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Trade sector enterprises

Trade sector enterprises 2021
Value Percentage (%)
Wholesale trade Retail trade Repair of motor vehicles Total Wholesale trade Retail trade Repair of motor vehicles Total
Catalonia 42,265 (b) Break in time series 72,297 (b) Break in time series 11,517 (b) Break in time series 126,079 (b) Break in time series 33.5 57.3 9.1 100.0
Spain .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
European Union-27 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Units: Number.
Source Catalonia: Idescat. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
Note: As of 2018, for Spain and the European Union, the concept of a company changed from legal unit (NIF) to statistical unit company (business group). Consequently, that year's results are not strictly comparable with those of previous years.
(b) Break in time series.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: November 23, 2023.

EAS

These statistics have a specific section with all the information available: Structural Business Statistics in the Service Sector (EAS).

Methodological note

Eurostat disseminates the Structural business statistics (SBS), that describe the structure, conduct and performance of economic activities, down to the most detailed activity level.

The Catalonia data come from the Structural business statistics in the trade sector, performed annually by the National Statistical Institute (INE) in collaboration with the Statistical Institute of Catalonia (Idescat) in the Catalan territory. Its fundamental objective is the study of the economic characteristics of companies in the sector, such as their primary activities and employment, as well as accounting data such as expenses or income.

The data published for Catalonia regarding this statistic refers to the activities developed by the company units in Catalonia, according to the Catalan Classification of Economic Activities 2009 (CCAE-2009).

As for the trade sector, the sectorisation corresponding to the Catalan Classification of Economic Activities 2009 (CCAE-2009) is as follows:

Sectorisation corresponding to the Catalan Classification of Economic Activities 2009 (CCAE-2009)
Activity groups CCAE-2009
Sale and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles45
Wholesale and intermediaries, except motor vehicles46
Retail sales, except motor vehicles and motorcycles 47

From 2018, the results for Spain and the European Union are shown using the statistical companies unit, while for Catalonia the results continue to be shown in legal units.

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