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Harmonised Business Confidence Index (HBCI)

Harmonised Business Confidence Index (HBCI) Catalonia. 1st quarter 2024
Index Quarterly variation % Year-over-year variation %
Total 134.4 0.4 2.2
By activity sectors
Industry 124.1 1.4 1.3
Construction 154.2 2.1 1.8
Trade 139.5 -1.5 0.1
Accommodation and food service activities and transport 152.8 -1.0 4.5
Other services 130.1 0.7 3.1
By size of the business
Less than 10 wage-earners 137.2 -0.1 2.1
From 10 to 49 wage earners 140.2 0.0 1.3
From 50 to 199 wage earners 133.1 1.0 1.9
From 200 to 999 wage-earners 124.8 1.3 5.2
1000 or more wage-earners 125.8 -0.5 -0.4
By chamber
Chamber of Barcelona 133.5 0.4 1.4
Rest of chambers of Barcelona 129.1 0.3 1.6
Chambers of Girona 134.7 0.4 5.0
Chambers of Lleida 149.4 1.9 3.0
Chambers of Tarragona 136.6 -0.9 2.1
Units: Base 2013 I quarter = 100.
Source: Idescat and INE.
Harmonised Business Confidence Index (HBCI) Spain. 1st quarter 2024
Index Quarterly variation % Year-over-year variation %
Total 134.0 0.6 3.9
By activity sectors
Industry 125.0 2.0 4.1
Construction 148.4 2.1 4.5
Trade 138.8 0.3 5.1
Accommodation and food service activities and transport 137.6 -1.0 5.3
Other services 130.9 0.2 2.5
By size of the business
Less than 10 wage-earners 134.6 0.1 4.3
From 10 to 49 wage earners 137.7 0.7 2.5
From 50 to 199 wage earners 130.2 0.5 3.3
From 200 to 999 wage-earners 127.8 1.6 5.9
1000 or more wage-earners 122.2 1.2 2.9
Units: Base 2013 I quarter = 100.
Source: INE.

Last update: January 19, 2024. Next update: April 19, 2024 Calendari

ICEH

These statistics have a specific section with all the information available: Business Confidence Indicators (ICEH).

Methodological note

Business confidence indicators (BCI) are based on biased or qualitative circumstantialeconomic surveys on establishments. This type of survey at any given time captures the opinion held by entrepreneurson the current and future situation of the activity of their business.

The Harmonised Business Confidence Indesx (HBCI) is constructed on the basis of Business confidence (BC). The variable used in calculating the harmonized business confidence index (HBCI) is the evolution of the business of the establishment during the preceding quarter (status indicator) and for the following quarter (expectation indicator).

Said methodology is expanded in Business Confidence Indicators.