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Price Competitiveness of Industry Index. By country areas

Price Competitiveness of Industry Index. By country areas Catalonia. 4th quarter 2019
Current quarter Previous quarter Same quarter previous year
Industrialised countries 105.1 105.2 105.7
Prices component 104.4 104.0 104.1
Nominal component 100.6 101.1 101.6
Eurozone 105.5 105.1 105.2
Prices component 105.5 105.1 105.2
Nominal component z Category not applicable z Category not applicable z Category not applicable
European Union (EU-28) 105.8 106.0 105.9
Prices component 102.9 102.5 102.7
Nominal component 102.8 103.4 103.1
Developed countries 105.8 105.9 106.4
Prices component 104.7 104.4 104.5
Nominal component 101.0 101.4 101.8
New Asian industrialised countries 106.6 106.8 108.1
Prices component 111.0 110.1 109.6
Nominal component 96.1 96.9 98.7
Units: Base 1999 I quarter = 100.
Source: Idescat and Departament of the Vice-presidency and of the Economy and Finance, based on IMF, United Nations and OECD data.
Notes:
- A rise in the index indicates a loss of competitiveness.
- See the methodology note for the countries which are in the areas.
- Indicator pending update, awaiting a review of the methodology.
(z) Category not applicable.
Price Competitiveness of Industry Index. By country areas Spain. 4th quarter 2019
Current quarter Previous quarter Same quarter previous year
Industrialised countries 110.0 110.4 111.3
Prices component 108.9 108.8 109.2
Nominal component 101.0 101.5 101.9
Eurozone 110.6 110.5 111.0
Prices component 110.6 110.5 111.0
Nominal component z Category not applicable z Category not applicable z Category not applicable
European Union (EU-28) 111.2 111.6 111.9
Prices component 107.7 107.6 108.2
Nominal component 103.2 103.7 103.5
Developed countries 110.7 111.1 112.1
Prices component 109.4 109.3 109.8
Nominal component 101.3 101.7 102.1
New Asian industrialised countries 111.5 111.9 113.8
Prices component 115.7 115.0 114.8
Nominal component 96.4 97.3 99.1
Units: Base 1999 I quarter = 100.
Source: Bank of Spain.
Notes:
- Quarterly averages calculated by Idescat using monthly Bank of Spain data.
- A rise in the index indicates a loss of competitiveness.
- See the methodology note for the countries which are in the areas.
- Indicator pending update, awaiting a review of the methodology.
(z) Category not applicable.

Last update: May 20, 2020.

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Methodological note

The Index of Competitive Position in Prices is defined as the product of the euro exchange rate by an index of relative prices of the Catalan manufacturing industry (section C of the CCAE-09).

An increase in the index always occurs when the euro is globally appreciated and/or when relative prices increase more (decrease less) in Catalonia than in the rest of the world. Note that this measure of competitiveness does not contain any other competitiveness factor other than price, in particular not those that modify the quality of manufactured products.

To calculate these indicators, the following steps are taken into account in each of the areas:

  • Eurozone:Germany, Austria, Belgium, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal and Cyprus.
  • EU-28: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Romania, Sweden and Cyprus.
  • Developed countries:GGermany, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Slovenia, United States, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxemburg, Norway, New Zealand, Netherlands, Portugal, United Kingdom, Sweden and Switzerland.
  • New Asian industrialised countries:South Korea, Philippines, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan and China.
  • Industrialised countries:all of the above.

Data is provisional. If the international sources modify the exchange rates or the price indicators of previous periods, the price competitiveness is actualized.