The number of trips made by Catalans increased 10.8% year-over-year in the fourth quarter 2017. People residing in Catalonia made 6,097.7 thousand trips, involving 18,839.7 thousand overnight stays. In 2017 the number of trips made by Catalans increased 11.1% and the total amount of expenditure by catalan travellers grew a 8.1%.

The number of trips to Catalonia by residents in the rest of Spain showed a 9.2% year-over-year decrease in the fourth quarter of 2017, which meant a total of 973.2 trips and 4021.2 overnight stays. In 2017, the number of trips to Catalonia by residents in the rest of Spain decreased a 0,5% and the total amount of expenditure in trips of residents in the rest of Spain in Catalonia grew a 2.4%.

The number of citizens of Catalonia who habitually reside abroad is 284,374 people as of 1 January 2017, amounting to an increase of 7.7% in comparison with the previous year, according to the Register of Inhabitants Residing Abroad.

The growth forecast of Catalan businesses for the segon quarter of 2018 registers a balance of 18.6 points, according to the Business Climate Survey.

The Harmonized Business Confidence Index for Catalonia increased by 1.9% in the second quarter of 2018 in comparison with the previous quarter.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 1.5% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in March 2018.