During the 2017-2018 academic year, 83.3% of non-university students studied in the same municipality as their place of residence. Among the municipalities with more than 5,000 inhabitants, Barcelona was the one that retained more resident students of non-university studies (97.0%), followed by Lleida (96.0%), La Seu d’Urgell (95.9%) and Mataró (95.0%).

The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in October 2018.

El Barcelonès and El Garraf were the counties with the highest personal income tax rates (IRPF) in 2016, with 25,598 and 24,319 euros respectively.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days decreased by 1.5% on a year-over-year basis in September 2018.

Catalonia's gross domestic product grew by 2.7%, on a year-over-year basis, during the third quarter of 2018 - according to the Advance of the GDP prepared by the Ministry of the Vice-presidency and of the Economy and Finance in collaboration with Idescat.

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments in Catalonia increased by 0.1% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2018, according to provisional data from the Rural tourism accommodation occupancy survey.