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The total gross labour cost per worker stood at 34.014,61 euros in Catalonia in 2019, a figure that represents an increase of 2.8% compared to 2018 according to the Annual Labour Cost Survey.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 76.6 thousand in June 2020, 96.5% less than a year ago.

The expenditure made by foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 39 million euro for June 2020, 98.5% less than a year ago.

The gross domestic product of Catalonia registered a year-over-year variation of –20.1% and a quarter-over-quarter variation of –15.6%, according to the advance estimate of the second quarter of 2020.

The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia decreased by 90.5% in the second quarter of 2020 on the year-over-year data.

The Large Store Sales index at current prices in Catalonia decreased by a 6.7% in June 2020 with respect to the same month of the previous year.

The schedule for technical sessions and other training and promotional activities in the field of statistics, which Idescat has designed for the second semester of 2020, can now be consulted.

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments decreased by a year-over-year 83.0% in the second quarter of 2020.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, decreased by 5.8% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in June 2020.

The expenditure on innovation performed by all companies in Catalonia in 2018 is counted, regardless of the locations of their head offices, the amount totalled 4,958.2 million euros.

The employed persons in Catalonia decreased by 5.9% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2020 and stood at 3,227,500 people, 223,700 less compared to the previous quarter.

Idescat has updated the Social Welfare and Progress Indicators. It provides the data for 2019 for 24 indicators.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) decreased by 0.8 in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in June 2020.

87% of the establishments affected by the health crisis have experienced a decrease in turnover up to the second quarter of 2020.

Exports decreased by a year-over-year 37.2% and imports by 42.1% in Catalonia in May 2020.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased by 93.7% year-over-year in June 2020. Due to the small number of hotel establishments open in June, only global data for Catalonia are provided.

Due to the small number of hotel establishments open in June, it is not possible to disseminate the average billing data per occupied room nor the revenue per available room, given that the sufficient quality criteria for publication are not met.

The at-risk-of-poverty rate of the population of Catalonia stood at 19.5% in 2019, compared to 21.3% in 2018.

The Turnover Index on Industry for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-on-year decrease of 33.8% in Catalonia in May 2020.

The Turnover Index for the service sector decreased by 34.3% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in May 2020.

Marc and Julia continued to be the most popular names for newborn babies in Catalonia in 2019.

The number of live births in Catalonia in 2019 totalled 60,958, according to provisional data, 4.1% fewer than those recorded in the definitive data for 2018.

The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the second quarter of 2020 showed a balance of -62.9 points and the business situation expectations for the third quarter, a balance of -46.1 points.

The Consumer Price Index decreased by 0.6% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in June 2020.

The Harmonized Business Confidence Index in Catalonia increased by 1.1% in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the previous quarter.

The number of affiliations to the Social Security in Catalonia fell by 5.5% on 30 June 2020 compared with the same period of the previous year, with a decrease of 194,957, standing at 3,324,941 individuals, according to provisional data.

The gross annual salary per worker in Catalonia was 25,552.84 euros in 2018, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to provisional data.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days dropped a 25.6% in Catalonia in May 2020 with respect to the same month of the previous year.

The flow of international visitors for tourist reasons in May was zero, due to the closure of the borders determinated by the state of alarm. For this reason, the estimated magnitudes associated with the expenditure of international visitors are zero.

The flow of international visitors for tourist reasons in May was zero, due to the closure of the borders determinated by the state of alarm. For this reason, the estimated magnitudes associated with the number of international visitors are zero.

The ceremony for presenting the awards and diplomas of the 11th Nursery competition for Surveys and Experiments, was held virtually on the 22 June.

The Large Store Sales index at current prices in Catalonia decreased by a 24.9% in May 2020 with respect to the same month of the previous year.

Idescat updates the Non-Economic At Risk of Poverty and Social Exclusion Territorial Indicators with data from 2018.

The number of trips in Catalonia of residents of the rest of the State decreased 32.9% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2020, which meant a total of 623.9 thousand trips.

The number of trips made by Catalans decreased 30.3% year–over–year in the first quarter 2020, which means a total of 5.1 milion trips.

Exports decreased by a year-over-year 40.4% and imports by 38.3% in Catalonia in April 2020.

Statistical international journal SORT Volume 44 Number 1 has been published for the period January-June 2020 with the inclusion of eight articles.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased by 95.5% year-over-year in May 2020. Due to the small number of hotel establishments open in May, only global data for Catalonia are provided.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, decreased by 21.3% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in May 2020.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) decreased by 1.0 in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in May 2020.

Due to the small number of hotel establishments open in May, it is not possible to disseminate the average billing data per occupied room nor the revenue per available room, given that the sufficient quality criteria for publication are not met.

The Turnover Index for the service sector decreased by 41.1% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in April 2020.

The Turnover Index on Industry for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-on-year decrease of 39.1% in Catalonia in April 2020.

The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) decreased by 7.2% on year-over-year data in Catalonia in the first quarter of 2020.

The fieldwork on the Business Climate Survey of the second quarter of 2020 start on 18 June and will finish on 5 July.

Idescat publishes monthly results of the statistics on Contributors and Affiliations to Social Security based on Contributors’ Registered Place of Residence to conduct a better monitoring and assessment of the impact of COVID-19.

The labour cost per worker and month stood at 2,680.88 euros in Catalonia as of the first quarter of 2020, 2.3% less than the same quarter in 2019.

The Consumer Price Index decreased by 1.0% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in May 2020.

The gross domestic product of Catalonia registered a year-over-year variation of –4.2% and a quarter-over-quarter variation of –4.9% in the first quart of 2020.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days dropped a 31.7% in April 2020 with respect to the same month of the previous year.

Idescat publishes the definitive results of Social Security contributors and affiliations according to contributors' registered place of residence on March 31.

The Large Store Sales index at current prices in Catalonia decreased by a 33.4% in April 2020 with respect to the same month of the previous year.

The flow of international visitors for tourist reasons in April was zero, due to the closure of the borders determinated by the state of alarm. For this reason, the estimated magnitudes associated with the number of international visitors are zero.

The flow of international visitors for tourist reasons in April was zero, due to the closure of the borders determinated by the state of alarm. For this reason, the estimated magnitudes associated with the expenditure of international visitors are zero.

Expenditure on in-house R&D conducted in Catalonia was 3,512.7 million euros in 2018, a 7.2% higher than the previous year. This figure accounted for 1.52% of GDP.

El Berguedà (29.2%), El Ripollès (28.4%) and La Terra Alta (28.2%) were the counties with the highest proportion of pensioners of the total population, almost the 30% in 2019.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, decreased by 30.9% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in April 2020. .

The contribution of the Total Factor Productivity to the growth of the Catalan economy was –0.2 points in 2019.

The Section on the current entrepreneurial situation of the Business Climate Survey for the first quarter of 2020 shows the impact of COVID-19 on business activity and the measures that companies have taken.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) decreased by 0.2 in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in April 2020.

Catalan exports of high-level technology content increased by 17.4% on a year-over-year basis in the first quarter of 2020.

Tourist activity at hotels in April was zero, due to the suspension of the opening of hotels to the public. For this reason, the estimated magnitudes are zero.

Tourist activity at hotels in April was zero, due to the suspension of the opening of hotels. For this reason, the average billing per occupied room at hotel establishments (ADR) and the revenue per available room (RevPar) were also zero.

Exports decreased by a year-over-year 13.2% and imports decreased by 21.8% in Catalonia in March 2020.

The Turnover Index for the service sector decreased by 18.7% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in March 2020.

The Turnover Index on Industry for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-on-year decrease of 11.6% in Catalonia in March 2020.

The competitiveness of the Catalan manufacturing industry prices improved 0.6 point year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Idescat issues, for the first time, the population of Catalonia by health regions, classified by sex and quinquennial age groups, as of 1 January 2019.

The Consumer Price Index decreased by 0.7 on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in April 2020.

The Industrial Products Production Index decreased by 1.8% in Catalonia in 2019, according to definitive data.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days dropped a 17.4% in March 2020 with respect to the same month of the previous year.

There were 3,012,500 households in Catalonia in 2019. 26.1% were single-person households.

The population of Catalonia on 1 January 2020 amounted to 7,727,029 inhabitants, according to provisional data of Population Estimates. .

The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia decreased by 29.3% in the first quarter of 2020 on the year-over-year data.

The gross domestic product of Catalonia shows a year-over-year rate of –3.9%, according to the advance estimate of the first quarter of 2020.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 0.4 million in March 2020, 68.2% less than a year ago.

The expenditure made by foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 416 million euro for March 2020, 66.4% less than a year ago.

The Large Store Sales index at current prices in Catalonia decreased by a 16.2% in March 2020 with respect to the same month of the previous year.

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments decreased by a year-over-year 15.3% in the first quarter of 2020.

Idescat disseminates statistical information regarding the COVID-19 crisis to show its impact on the population, economy and society of Catalonia.

In 2017, per capita income increased in almost all counties, led by El Pallars Sobirà (8.1%) and L'Aran (6.3%).

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, decreased by 15.6% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in March 2020.

A total of 60,303 non-contributory Social Security pensions were paid in Catalonia in December 2019, a 1.4% more with respect to the previous year.

The employed population in Catalonia increased 1.8% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2020 and stood at 3,451,200 people, 27,000 less compared to the previous quarter.

Idescat disseminates, for the first time, the number of deaths according to the place of death, whether at home, in hospitals or in social health centres, for the years 2014-2018.

Idescat publishes its 2019 Annual Report, with detailed information on its activity throughout the year.

Exports increased by 2.1% year-over-year and imports decreased by 4.3% in Catalonia in February 2020.

The Industrial Products Price Index grew by 0.5% in Catalonia in 2019, according to definitive data.

Idescat is adding a new table to its website with data on possible cases of COVID-19 and of deaths confirmed or suspected to have been caused by it, recorded in hospitals, retirement homes, social health centres and at home. The set of records started on 15 April 2020 and will be updated every day.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) increased by 1.0% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in March 2020.

The Section on the current entrepreneurial situation for the fourth quarter of 2019 shows the difficulty of recruiting suitable personnel and the collaboration of business with vocational training centres.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased by 65.5% year-over-year in March 2020 according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Average Daily Rate (ADR) at hotel establishments decreased by a year-over-year 12.0% in Catalonia in March 2020 and stood at 82.22 euros.

The Turnover Index on Industry for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-on-year increase of 1.8% in Catalonia in February 2020.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by 2.9% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in February 2020.

The registered population of Catalonia stands at 7,778,362 inhabitants as of 1 January 20, according to the provisional data of the Municipal Population Register.

The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the first quarter of 2020 showed a balance of –34.3 points, as well as business situation expectations for the second quarter (–75.3 points).

The number of Catalans residing abroad totalled 331,189 as of 1st January 2020, a figure amounting to a year-over-year increase of 4.6%. This rise was reflected in practically all the counties.

The Harmonized Business Confidence Index for Catalonia decreased by 30.2% in the second quarter of 2020 with respect to the previous quarter.

The Consumer Price Index remained constant (variation of 0.0%) in March 2020 with respect to the same month of the previous year.

The number of affiliations to the Social Security in Catalonia fell by 3.1% on 31 March 2020 compared with the same period of the previous year, with a decrease of 106,079, standing at 3,328,454 individuals, according to provisional data.

29.9% of the employed population of Catalonia stated that they had worked at least one Saturday each month in 2019 (3.1 points more than in 2018).

The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) increased by 0.4% on year-over-year data in Catalonia in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Idescat publishes, for the first time, labour market data on people aged 16 to 64 with a disability recognised by law. In 2018, the activity rate of these people was 35.0%, 46 points lower than that of the population with no disability.

The number of trips to Catalonia by residents in the rest of Spain increased a 14.7% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2019 and the expenditure, 36.2%. In 2019, this trips increased 1.5% and the total expenditure increased 6.1%

The number of trips made by Catalans increased 8.9% year-over-year in the fourth quarter 2019 and the expenditure decreased 20.0%. In 2019, the number of trips made by Catalans decreased 0.6% and the expenditure decrease a 0.1%.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days remained constant (variation of 0.0%) in February 2020 with respect to the same month of the previous year.

Idescat is publishing the number of deaths on each day of the year for the first time. Data are provided for Catalonia during the period from 2014 to 2018.

The Large Store Sales index at current prices in Catalonia increased by a 6.8% in February 2020 with respect to the same month of the previous year.

The expenditure made by foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 975 million euro for February 2020, 3.8% less than a year ago.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 0.9 million in February 2020, 6.4% less than a year ago.

The monthly average of benefits as Guaranteed Income for Citizens increased a 14.7% in 2019, and decreased a 20% for Active Inclusion Income.

The average number of unemployment benefits in Catalonia increased by 7.6% in 2019 and the economic volume rose by 11%.

Idescat is adding statistical data on COVID-19 to its website. The daily figures of new confirmed cases, deaths and hospital discharges are provided, in addition to the cumulative totals.

The Domestic Material Consumption (DMC) of the Catalan economy totalled 49.2 million tonnes in 2016, a figure representing 6.6 tonnes per inhabitant .

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 5.9% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in February 2020.

The gross domestic product of Catalonia reached 250,597 million euros in 2019, a figure that represents an annual growth rate of 1.9%, according to the Annual Economic Accounts for Catalonia.

The gross domestic product of Catalonia registered a year-over-year increase of 1.3% and a 0.0% quarter-over-quarter in the fourth quarter of 2019.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by 1.0% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in January 2020.

The Turnover Index on Industry for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-on-year decrease of 2.8% in Catalonia in January 2020.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) increased by 1.6% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in February 2020.

Exports increased by 2.9% year-over-year and imports decreased by 2.7% in Catalonia in January 2020.

The labour cost per worker and month stood at 2,967.93 euros in Catalonia as of the fourth quarter of 2019, 3.0% higher than the same quarter in 2018.

The Large Store Sales index at current prices in Catalonia remains constant (variation of 0.0%) in January 2020 with respect to the same month of the previous year.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased by 2.4% year-over-year in February 2020 according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Average Daily Rate (ADR) at hotel establishments decreased by a year-over-year 12.8% in Catalonia in February 2020 and stood at 98.91 euros.

Idescat announces that the statistical activity interrupted temporarily last Monday, 16 March, as a result of the COVID-19 health emergency, will resume as soon as circumstances permit.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 0.8% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in February 2020.

In Catalonia, on 1 January 2018 there were 264 centenarian people per each million inhabitants. The centenarian population of Catalonia totalled 1,995, a figure representing an increase of 4.5% with respect to the previous year.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 1.2% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in January 2020.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days fell by 2.4% for the year-over-year variation in Catalonia in January 2020.

Idescat is publishing the life table of the population of Catalonia corresponding to the 2014-2018 period. Life expectancy at birth stood at 83.31 years in the above period, 80.48 years for men and 86.03 years for women.

Idescat is publishing the Standardised Death Rate by age corresponding to the 2014-2018 period. This rate in Catalonia totalled 817 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants a figure slightly lower than those of Spain (829) and the European Union (1,002).

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 0.9 million in January 2020, 4.5% less than a year ago.

The expenditure made by foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 904 million euro for January 2020, 4.2% less than a year ago.

The number of contributors to the Social Security in Catalonia increased by 1.7% in December 2019 with respect to December 2019, standing at 3,277,565 individuals.

The number of companies with establishments in Catalonia was 627,693 as of 1 January 2019. As for companies with head offices in Catalonia, the figure was 620,031.

A total of 58,489 state pensions were paid to civil servants (chiefly teaching and healthcare personnel) and military servants in Catalonia under the passive class system in December 2019, a 3.3% more than the previous year.

Idescat has updated the Social Welfare and Progress Indicators. This time the values have been included for the year 2019 of 19 indicators. Similarly, the data from previous years for 8 other indicators are completed and updated.

The exported industrial products of high-level technology increased by 20.8% year-over-year in Catalonia in the fourth quarter of 2019 and overall in 2019 the growth of foreign sales was at 18.2%, according to provisional data.

The foreign population resident in Catalonia totalled 1,159,427 as of 1 January 2019, accounting for 15.1% of the population of Catalonia. The number of foreign nationals has risen by 77,328 with respect to the previous year.

The registered population in Catalonia on 1 January 2019 totalled 7,675,217 inhabitants, according to the definitive data of the Municipal Population Register. By place of birth, 64.3% were born in Catalonia,16.6% were born in the rest of Spain and 19.1% were born abroad.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) increased by 1.8% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in January 2020.

Exports grew by 7.5% and imports decreased by 4.1% a year-over-year in Catalonia in December 2019. In 2019, exports increased by 3.1% and imports by 2.5%, according to provisional data.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 4.0% year-over-year in January 2020 according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average billing per occupied room or Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments decreased by a year-over-year 0.6% in Catalonia in January 2020 and stood at 87.01 euros.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by a 4.1% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in December 2019.

The Turnover Index on Industry for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-on-year increase of 4.1% in Catalonia in December 2019.

The Industrial New Orders Received Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a increase of 2.6% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in December 2019.

The competitiveness of the Catalan industry prices improved 1 point year-over-year in the third quarter of 2019.

The population will increase in 588 municipalities in Catalonia in 2033, will decline in 354 and remain stable in 5, according to the municipal population register scenario of the Municipal Population Projection, published by Idescat for the first time.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 1.2% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in January 2020.

The Statistical Nomenclature of Population Entities in Catalonia has been updated with the data from the Municipal Population Register on the date of 1 January 2019.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days fell by 2.6% for the year-over-year variation in Catalonia in December 2019. In 2019, the annual average dropped by 1.3%, according to provisional data.

The employed persons in Catalonia rose by 2.3% in 2019 and reached a mean value of 3,440,700 people, 575,700 of which had an employment seniority of less than a year.

The gross domestic product of Catalonia registered a year-over-year increase of 1.8%, according to the advanced estimate for Q4/2019 and, in the year 2019 as a whole, of 2.0%.

Idescat has published the booklet Figures on Catalonia 2020, which presents a selection of basic statistics on Catalonia compared to those on Spain and the European Union.

The registration period for eleventh edition of the Nursery Competition for Surveys and Experiments, aimed at pupils in secondary, pre-university and vocational education.

Idescat disseminates the Section on the Current Entrepreneurial Situation of the Business Climate Survey corresponding to the third quarter of 2019, on the effects of increasing the minimum wage up to 900 euros, which came into force on 1 January 2019.

The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia increased by 0.9% in the fourth quarter of 2019 on the year-over-year data and, in the year 2019 as a whole, by 2.1%, according to provisional data.

The total expenditure made by foreign tourists whose principal destination was Catalonia increased by 1.2% on the year-over-year data for December 2019 and, in 2019 as a whole, by 4.1%, according to provisional data.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia increased by 2.5% in the fourth quarter of 2019 on the year-over-year data and, in the year 2019 as a whole, by 0.8%, according to provisional data.

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments decreased by a year-over-year 3.7% in the fourth quarter of 2019 and, in the whole year 2019, by 1.6%, according to provisional data.

The Large Store Sales Index at current prices (IVGS) in Catalonia increased by a year-over-year 5.5% in December 2019 and, in 2019 as a whole, by 3.9%.

The General Commerce Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 1.6% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in December 2019.

Idescat is publishing the Gender Equality Index (IIG) for the first time. This index stood at 70.9 points in Catalonia in 2017.

The unemployment rate in Catalonia stood at 10.45% in the fourth quarter of 2019 with a year-over-year decrease of 10.1% in the unemployed population.

The industrial price index increased by 0.9% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in December 2019 and the average for 2019 increased by 0.5%, according to provisional data.

Exports have decreased by a year-over-year 0.6% and imports by 8.4% in Catalonia in November 2019.

Overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 0.9% year-over-year rate for the month of December, 2019 and by 2.6% in the whole year 2019.

The average billing per occupied room or Average Daily Rate (ADR) at hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 1.1% in Catalonia in December 2019 and increased by 5.4% in 2019.

The Government has approved the Annual Programme for Statistical Action 2020 (PAAE 2020). The number of actions scheduled is 323.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by a 0.5% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in November 2019.

The Turnover Index on Industry for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-on-year decrease of 2.7% in Catalonia in November 2019.

The Industrial New Orders Received Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a decrease of 6.2% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in November 2019.

The business situation of Catalan companies in the fourth quarter of 2019 recorded a balance of 8.7 points, a figure representing an increase of 2.4 points with respect to the previous quarter.

The Harmonized Business Confidence Index for Catalonia rose by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2020 with respect to the previous quarter.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 0.9% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in December 2019.

The schedule for technical sessions and other training and promotional activities in the field of statistics, which Idescat has designed for the first semester of 2020, can now be consulted.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days decreased by 2.1% on a year-over-year basis in November 2019.

Exports increased by 5.2% year-over-year and imports decreased by 1.8% in Catalonia in October 2019.

The Large Stores Sales index at current prices in Catalonia increased by a year-over-year 9.4% in November 2019.

Idescat has published the definitive data of the Marriage Statistics for 2018. That year, 27,738 marriages were recorded in Catalonia. Compared with 2017, marriages had decreased 5.4%.

Idescat has published the Death Statistics data for 2018. That year, 66,562 deaths were recorded in Catalonia. Compared with 2017, deaths had increased 0.6%.

Idescat has published the definitive data of the Birth Statistics for 2018. That year, 63,566 live births were recorded in Catalonia. Compared with 2017, live births had decreased 4.8%.

The expenditure made by foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 968 million euro for November 2019, 4.8% less than a year ago.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 1.05 million in November 2019, 1.4% more than a year ago.

Idescat published official population figures by sex, referring to January 1, 2019, resulting from the revision of the Municipal Population Register, approved by Royal Decree 743/2019, of December 20.

The number of trips in Catalonia of residents of the rest of the State decreased 3.1% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019, which means a total of 1,710.3 thousand trips.

The number of trips made by Catalans decreased 8.4% in the third quarter of 2019 in comparison to the same quarter of the year before, which means a total of 10.0 milion trips.

The General Retail Trade Indices without service stations, at current prices, increased by 4.2% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in November 2019.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) increased by 0.3% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in November 2019.

In 2018, Catalonia's exports of high technology-level industrial products increased by 1.1% with respect to the previous year, according to definitive data from the State Tax Administration Agency.

The calendar for the release of the results of Idescat's statistical production for the year 2020 is now available.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 3.6% year-over-year in November 2019, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average billing per occupied room or Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 1.3% in Catalonia in November 2019 and stood at 96.39 euros.

In 2018, exports increased by 2.2% and imports by 5.7% in comparison to the previous year, according to definitive data from the State Tax Administration Agency.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by a year-over-year 2.0% in Catalonia in October 2019.

The Turnover Index on Industry for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-on-year increase of 1.9% in Catalonia in October 2019.

The Industrial New Orders Received Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered an increase of 0.9% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in October 2019.

In 2017, the counties in the Metropolitan Area were the ones that generated the largest gross domestic product, 161,102.8 million euros in total, and accounted for 68.6% of Catalonia's GDP.

The resident population of Catalonia was 7,619,494 as of 1 January 2019, according to the definitive Population Estimates data.

The turnover of tourism companies was 34.075 million euros in 2017, which represents an increase of 9.8% compared to the previous year.

The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) increased by 3.5% on year-over-year data in Catalonia in the third quarter of 2019.

25.3% of Catalan companies with 10 or more employees used e-commerce as a sales channel in 2018, which is 0.4 % more than the previous year.

The labour cost per worker and month stood at 2,678.68 euros in Catalonia as of the third quarter of 2019, 3.1% higher than the same quarter in 2018.

Statistical international journal SORT Volume 43 Number 2 has been published for the period July-December 2019 with the inclusion of eight articles.

The turnover generated by the TIC sector in Catalonia stood at 18,325 million euros in 2017, a figure which represents a 9.9% increase with respect to the previous year.

The turnover of companies in the audiovisual sector in Catalonia in 2017 was 1,646 million euros.

A total of 3,844,225 people were registered for paid employment for at least one day in Catalonia in 2018, 1.7% more than the previous year.

The fieldwork on the Business Climate Survey of the fourth quarter of 2019 start on 13 December and will take an expected 20 calendar days.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 0.5% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in November 2019.

Catalonia's gross domestic product recorded a year-over-year increase of 2.0% and a quarter-over-quarter increase of 0.4% in the third quarter of 2019.

The turnover generated by the cultural sector in Catalonia stood at 11,504 million euros in 2017, 6.3% more with respect to the previous year.

In 2018 the number of public libraries in Catalonia increased by 1.3% with respect to 2016, while the number of specialised libraries fell by 2.1%.

The Idescat incorporates in the Demographic Historical Series the census data of the population according to the relationship with economic activity in respect of the censuses taken in 1860, 1877, 1900 and 1910.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days decreased by 3.5% on a year-over-year basis in Octuber 2019.

The Large Stores Sales index at current prices in Catalonia increased by a year-over-year 3.0% data for October 2019.

The number of contributors to the Social Security in Catalonia increased by 1.2% in September 2019 with respect to September 2018, standing at 3,293,209 individuals.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 1.7 million in October 2019, 1.6% more than a year ago.

The expenditure made by foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 1,876 million euro for October 2019, 9.7% more than a year ago.

78.3% of the population declare that they can speak Catalan in the city of Barcelona and 62.1% do so in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, according Survey on Language Uses of the Population 2018.

Catalan exports of high-level technology content increased by 20.5% on a year-over-year basis in the third quarter of 2019.

The turnover generated by companies in the non-financial market services sector in Catalonia stood at 246,766 million euros in 2017, a figure which represents a 4.6% increase with respect to the previous year.

The General Retail Trade Indices without service stations, at current prices, increased by 1.3% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in October 2019.

Exports increased by 10.0% year-over-year and imports by 13.2% in Catalonia in September 2019.

The competitiveness of the Catalan industry prices improved 1 point year-on-year in the second quarter of 2019.

Expenditure on in-house R&D conducted in Catalonia was 3,275.8 million euros in 2017, according to definitive results, a 5.6% higher than the previous year.

52% of the population aged between 16 and 74 years in Catalonia have bought something via the Internet in the last 3 months in 2019, 2.7 percentage points higher compared to last year.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) increased by 0.2% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in October 2019

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 0.7% year-over-year in October 2019, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average billing per occupied room or Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 5.7% in Catalonia in October 2019 and stood at 97.58 euros.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by a year-over-year 3.3% in Catalonia in September 2019.

The Turnover Index on Industry for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-on-year increase of 6.2% in Catalonia in Septembrer 2019.

The Industrial New Orders Received Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered an increase of 4.9% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in September 2019.

The seasonal population fell in 2018 in all counties, except L'Anoia, El Bages and El Moianès, with respect to the previous year.

The turnover generated by industrial companies in Catalonia stood at 138,826 million euros in 2017, a 6.8% increase in comparison to the year before.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 0.3% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in October 2019.

The expenditure on technological innovation performed by companies in Catalonia stood at 3,766.4 million euros in 2017, a figure 11.9% higher than the previous year.

The value of the sales of industrial products in Catalonia stood at 98,084 million euros in 2018, a figure 3.5% higher than that for the previous year, according to provisional data.

In the 2018/2019 school year there were 1,227,695 non-university students studying and living in Catalonia. Of the above, 83.1% studied in the same municipality where they lived.

The gross domestic product of Catalonia registered a year-over-year increase of 1.8% in the third quarter of 2019, according to the Advance of the GDP.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days decreased by 1.8% on a year-over-year basis in September 2019.

The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia decreased by 0.3% in the third quarter of 2019 on the year-over-year data. .

El Barcelonès (26,276€) and El Garraf (25,1809€) were the counties with the highest personal income tax rates (IRPF) in 2017.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 2.0 million in September 2019, 0,2% more than a year ago.

The expenditure made by foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 2,277 million euro for September 2019, 4.2% more than a year ago.

The Large Stores Sales index at current prices in Catalonia increased by 4.0% on year-over-year data for September 2019.

Overnight stays in rural tourism establishments in Catalonia decreased by 1.1% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2019.

The General Retail Trade Indices without service stations, at current prices, increased by 2.9% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in September 2019.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) increased by 0.2% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in October 2019

The employed population in Catalonia increased 2.0% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2019 and stood at 3,462,400 people.

Exports decreased by 4.7% year-on-year and imports increased by 5.1% in Catalonia in August 2019.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased by 0.7% year-over-year in September 2019, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average billing per occupied room or Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 11.7% in Catalonia in September 2019 and stood at 103.65 euros.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by a year-over-year 2.0% in Catalonia in August 2019.

The Turnover Index on Industry for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-on-year increase of 1.4% in Catalonia in August 2019.

The Industrial New Orders Received Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a decrease of 9.9% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in August 2019.

Idescat is joining the celebration of the European Statistics Day (20 October), which this year has the motto "Look at the facts".

The number of marriages of residents in Catalonia held in 2018 stood at 27,026, according to provisional data, a figure that represents a fall of 7.9% with respect to the definitive data for 2017.

The ceremony for presenting the awards of the 17th Student Contest on Applied Statistics, was held on the 4 October, framed within the Statistics Day of Catalonia.

The business situation of Catalan companies in the third quarter of 2019 recorded a balance of 6.3 points, a figure representing an decrease of 5.3 points with respect to the previous quarter.

The Harmonized Business Confidence Index for Catalonia fell by 2.9% in the fourth quarter of 2019 with respect to the previous quarter.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 0.3% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in September 2019.

Idescat disseminates the Section on the Current Entrepreneurial Situation of the Business Climate Survey corresponding to the second quarter of 2019, on the improvement of productivity and the financing of the activity.

In the school year 2017/2018, 73.9% of the 161,810 university students living in Catalonia travelled to one of the 24 municipalities where the university education centres are located.

Overnight stays in hotels decreased 0.8% in Catalonia in 2018 according to definitive data from the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 1.5% on a year-over-year basis in August 2019.

The collection of information for the Survey of Living Conditions 2019 has begun. The fieldwork will be performed between October 2019 and January 2020.

In 2018 as a whole, the total expenditure made by foreign tourists whose principal destination was Catalonia increased by 6.5% with respect to 2017, according to definitive data.

In 2018 as a whole, the number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia increased by 0.4% with respect to 2017 and stoos at 19.2 million, according to definitive data.

The competitiveness of the Catalan industry prices improved 2.1 points year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019.

The number of trips in Catalonia of residents of the rest of the State increased 1.5% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2019, which means a total of 1,302.5 thousand trips.

The number of trips made by Catalans in the second quarter of 2019 remained basically stable in comparison to the same quarter of the year before (-0.1%). People residing in Catalonia made 9.3 million trips.

The number of contributors to the Social Security in Catalonia increased by 2.2% in June 2019 with respect to June 2018, standing at 3,356,578 individuals.

Mrs. Guadalupe Gómez Melis has been appointed president of the Catalan Statistical Council.

The Large Stores Sales index at current prices in Catalonia increased by 5.0% on year-over-year data for August 2019.

The expenditure made by foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 2,781 million euro for August 2019, 2.0% more than a year ago.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 2.4 million in August 2019, 3.1% less than a year ago.

The average annual consumer expenditure of Catalan households totalled 32,586 euros per household in 2018, an increase of 3.1% in comparison with the previous year.

Marc was once again the name given to most boys in Catalonia in 2018 and Júlia/Julia was the one given to most girls for the second consecutive year.

The number of live births registered in Catalonia in 2018 stood at 63,174, according to provisional data, a 5.4% less compared to definitive data for 2017.

The General Retail Trade Indices without service stations, at current prices, increased by 2.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in August 2019.

Exports increased by 8.0% year-on-year and imports increased by 2.2% in Catalonia in July 2019.

The programme for Statistics Day of Catalonia 2019 is now available. It will take place on 4 October at the Sala Gran of the Bellvitge University Hospital.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 2.8% year-over-year in August 2019, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) increased by 0.3% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in August 2019

The average billing per occupied room or Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 2.1% in Catalonia in August 2019 and stood at 109.96 euros.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by a year-over-year 5.5% in Catalonia in July 2019.

The Turnover Index on Industry for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-on-year increase of 2.5% in Catalonia in July 2019.

The Industrial New Orders Received Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered an increase of 4.7% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in July 2019.

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments increased by 5.2% in Catalonia in 2018, according to definitive data from the Rural Tourism Accommodation Occupancy Survey.

The number of overnight stays in campsites fell by 0.7% in Catalonia in 2018, according to definitive data from the Survey of Employment in Campsites.

The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) increased by 4.1% on year-over-year data in Catalonia in the second quarter of 2019.

The labour cost per worker and month stood at 2,874.60 euros in Catalonia as of the second quarter of 2019, 2.5% higher than the same quarter in 2018.

The balance of migration between Catalonia and the rest of Spain was negative in 2018 (−2,689 people) after four years of positive balances.

The fieldwork of the Business Climate Survey of the third quarter of 2019 starts on 16 September and will last till 3 October.

The gross domestic product of Catalonia registered a year-over-year increase of 2.0% and a quarter-over-quarter rise of 0.5% in the second quarter of 2019.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 0.6% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in August 2019.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days decreased by 3.2% on a year-over-year basis in July 2019.

Catalan exports of high-level technology content increased by 20.5% on a year-over-year basis in the second quarter of 2019.

Exports decreased by 1.1% year-on-year and imports increased by 2.9% in Catalonia in Juny 2019.

The Industrial Products Price Index increased by 0.6% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in July 2019.

The Large Stores Sales index at current prices in Catalonia increased by 5.7% on year-over-year data for July 2019.

Idescat will attend the 12th Conference on Public Statistics at the 38th SEIO Congress 2019, to be held in Alcoi from 3 to 6 September 2019.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by a year-over-year 0.7% in Catalonia in Juny 2019.

The index of new orders for industry for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a decrease of 4.9% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in Juny 2019.

The Industrial business volume index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-on-year decrease of 7.0% in Catalonia in Juny 2019.

The expenditure made by foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 2,999 million euro for July 2019, 3.4% more than a year ago.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 2.4 million in July 2019, 2.1% less than a year ago.

The General Retail Trade Indices without service stations, at current prices, increased by 3.9% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in July 2019.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 2.5% year-over-year in July 2019, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The average billing per occupied room or Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 4,0% in Catalonia in July 2019 and stood at 109.32 euros.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 0.7% on a year-over-year basis in June 2019.

Idescat provides information on real estate cadastre and property tax regarding year 2018, based on data from the Dirección General del Catastro.

Antonio and José and Maria/María and Montserrat are the most common given names for males and females in the Catalan population in the year 2018. Meanwhile, Garcia and Martinez are at the top of the list of surnames.