The number of contributors to the Social Security in Catalonia increased by 2.5% in September 2018 with respect to the same period of the previous year, standing at 3,253,644 individuals. For the first time, Idescat is publishing temorality and parciality data of affiliations to the Social Security on someone else's account.

The field work of the Business climate survey is underway corresponding to the fourth quarter of 2018. The field operation is conducted from the 14 December and takes an expected 20 calendar days.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 1.9% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in November 2018.

The gross domestic product of Catalonia registered a year-over-year increase of 2.7% and a quarter-over-quarter increase of 0.5% in the third quarter of 2018.

In 2017, Catalonia's exports of high technology-level industrial products increased by 9.5% with respect to the previous year, according to definitive data from the State Tax Agency.

In 2017, exports increased by 6.9% and imports by 9.9% in comparison with the previous year, according to definitive data from the State Tax Administration Agency.