Business Climate Survey

The fieldwork for the Business Climate Survey for the second quarter of 2026 will be carried out from the 15 June and will end on 6 July.

In the first quarter of 2026, 34.9% of business establishments in Catalonia reported that in the last 3 years they have recruited graduates in vocational training.

The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the first quarter of 2026 registered a balance of 6.6 points, and the expected business performance for the second quarter of 2026 stands at 5.2 points.

The fieldwork for the Business Climate Survey for the first quarter of 2026 will be carried out from the 13 March and will end on 6 April.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, 46.6% of business establishments in Catalonia reported having had difficulties filling a job vacancy in the 3 years prior to the survey, a percentage that rose to 54.5% in both industry and the accommodation and food service activities.

The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the fourth quarter of 2025 registered a balance of 12.0 points, and the balance of the expectations for the first quarter of 2026 stood at 7.0 points.

The fieldwork for the Business Climate Survey for the fourth quarter of 2025 will start on 15 December and will take an expected 21 calendar days.

A total of 14.4% of companies in Catalonia reported in the third quarter of 2025 that they were affected by the tariff increase in the United States, and 30.1% stated that they were quite or very concerned about this increase.

The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the third quarter of 2025 registered a balance of 7.1 points, and the balance of the expectations stood at 8.6 points.

The fieldwork for the Business Climate Survey for the third quarter of 2025 will be carried out from 15 September and will end on 8 October.

In the second quarter of 2025, 35.0% of businesses in Catalonia declared that they were cyberattacked: 10.3% during last year and 24.7% more than 12 months ago.

The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the second quarter of 2025 registered a balance of 11.9 points, a value that matches the expectations for the third quarter of 2025.