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The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 549.0% year-over-year in April 2022, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 45.0% in Catalonia in April 2022 and stood at 105.44 euros.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 10.2% in Catalonia in March 2022.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by 19.8% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in March 2022.

The contribution of total factor productivity (TFP) to the GDP growth of Catalonia was 1.3 points in 2021.

Catalan exports of products with a medium-low technological content increased the most in the first quarter of 2022, by 29.9% year-over-year. Sales of high technological content products increased by 20.2%.

59.9% of business establishments in Catalonia state that they are aware of the European Next Generation recovery funds and their help lines. 58.7% declare that the war between Ukraine and Russia affects their business.

Exports increased by a year-over-year 7.6% and imports by 27.4% in Catalonia in March 2022.

A total of 60,263 non-contributory Social Security pensions were paid in Catalonia in December 2021, a 0.5% less with respect to the previous year.

The population of Catalonia on 1 January 2022 amounted to 7,758,615 inhabitants, according to provisional data from the Population Estimates.

The Consumer Price Index (base 2021=100) increased by 8.0% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in April 2022.

The average number of unemployment benefits in Catalonia decreased by 40,0% in 2021 and the economic volume decreased by 25.0%.

The monthly average of benefits as Guaranteed Income for Citizens increased a 33.9% in 2021, and a 19.1% for Active Inclusion Income.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia in April 2022 increased by 5.1% compared with the previous year and grew in all the counties and Aran. The monthly variation was positive for Catalonia as a whole (1.5%) and in 37 counties.

The Industrial Products Production Index increased by 9.4% in Catalonia in 2021, according to definitive data.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 0.1% year-over-year in Catalonia in March 2022.

Catalonia's gross domestic product showed year-over-year growth of 6.4% in the first quarter of 2022 according to the advanced estimate, and the quarter-over-quarter rate stood at 0.1%.

The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia increased by 80.3% in the first quarter of 2022 on the year-over-year data.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 703.8 thousand in March 2022, compared to 85.6 thousand a year ago.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 733 million euros in March 2022, compared to 69 million a year ago.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 3.9% in March 2022 compared to the same month of the previous year. .

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments in Catalonia increased by a year-over-year 282.3% in the first quarter of 2022.

Idescat is publishing a new section of its website to monitor the evolution of the population with Ukrainian nationality in Catalonia. Data are provided on issued health cards and registrations in the Municipal Populations Register.

The expenditure of companies in innovative activities made in Catalonia reached 4,512.5 million euros in 2020, 14.0% less than the previous year.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 4.0% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in March 2022.

The number of affiliates of foreign companies with establishments in Catalonia increased by 8.3% in 2019. The main investor countries were Germany, France and the United States.

The employed population in Catalonia grew by 2.5% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2022 and stood at 3,457,300 people. In relation to the fourth quarter of quarter of 2021, there was a decrease of 40,900 people employed (−1.2%).

Idescat offers georeferenced population data from the Population Register of Catalonia on the 1st of January 2017 and 2018 with the variables of sex, age, nationality and place of birth, through files Shapefile.

The income per inhabitant in Catalonia was 18,200 euros in 2019, an annual increase of 2.1%. Income per inhabitant increased in all counties.

The Industrial Products Price Index (which does not include energy) grew by 6.6% in Catalonia in 2021, according to definitive data.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 350.4% year-over-year in March 2022, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 29.2% in Catalonia in March 2022 and stood at 94.92 euros.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) grew by 11.9% year-on-year in Catalonia in March 2022.

The population of Catalonia residing abroad increased by 4.8% in 2021. Those resident in the United Kingdom increased by 15.2%.

Idescat has enriched its offer of open data with the datasets that make up the entire exploitation of some statistics. These datasets are provided in CSV format in different variants and in JSON format.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 11.1% in Catalonia in February 2022.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by 21.5% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in February 2022.

The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the first quarter of 2022 registered a balance of −3.1 points, and that of expectations for the second quarter stood at −4.2 points.

On 20 April 2022, the director of Idescat presented the Bill of the Statistical Plan for Catalonia 2023-2028 and amendment of Law 23/1998 of 30 December 1998 on Statistics in Catalonia to the representatives of the parliamentary groupings.

The registered population of Catalonia stands at 7,783,302 inhabitants as of 1 January 2022, according to the provisional data of the Municipal Population Register.

23.9% of the employed population of Catalonia stated that they had worked at least one Saturday each month in 2021.

The Harmonized Business Confidence Index in Catalonia has decreased by 2.1% in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the previous quarter.

Exports increased by a year-over-year 16.3% and imports by 25.6% in Catalonia in February 2022.

The number of confirmed cases of covid-19 were 1,136,261 in the first quarter of 2022, a figure that represents 14.7 cases per 100 inhabitants.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by 4.3% year-over-year in March 2022 and grew in all the counties and Aran. The monthly variation was positive in 34 counties and the most intense rises were registered in El Baix Empordà and La Selva.

The Consumer Price Index (base 2021=100) increased by 9.5% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in March 2022.

The collection of information for the Survey of Living Conditions 2022 has begun. The fieldwork will be performed between April and June 2022.

The census tract groups with the highest socioeconomic level in Catalonia were mostly located in the Metropolitan Area and the those with the lowest socioeconomic level were more distributed throughout the territory, in 2019.

Idescat publishes the update of the maps for the territorial nomenclature for census tract groups for the years 2019 to 2021, in Shapefile format.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 2.5% year-over-year in Catalonia in February 2022.

Idescat has published "User satisfaction and use of Idescat's statistical dissemination" (PDF), which is the second volume of the "Projects for the proposed Statistical Plan for Catalonia 2023-2028" collection.

The population of Catalonia will be 8.1 million in 2031, according to the medium scenario. El Moianès, El Baix Penedès and El Gironès are the counties that will grow the most in the next decade.

A total of 62,231 state pensions were paid to civil servants (chiefly teaching and healthcare personnel) and military servants in Catalonia under the passive class system in December 2021, a 3.3% more than the previous year.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 21.0% in February 2022 compared to the same month of the previous year. .

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 589 million euros in February 2022, 977.1% more than a year ago.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 619.4 thousand in February 2022, 1,039.7% more than the previous year.

The Gender Equality Index in Catalonia in 2019 was 73.0 points (total equality stands at 100) with an increase of 0.7 points compared to 2018.

The 2,838 social services centres providing personal care in Catalonia provided services worth 2,351 million euros in 2019. The public administration contributed 60% of the centres’ funding and user fees accounted for 32%.

The number of trips made by Catalans increased by 152.8% year-over-year in the fourth quarter 2021 and the expenditure per person, by 49.9%. In 2021, the number of trips made by Catalans increased by 53.9% and the total expenditure by 60.3%.

The number of trips to Catalonia by residents in the rest of Spain increased 182.5% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2021 and the expenditure, 6.7%. In 2021, these trips increased 91.5% and the total expenditure 11.2%.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 11.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in February 2022.

Idescat is publishing the Annual Report 2021, which contains detailed information on the activity it performed throughout the year.

The Domestic Material Consumption (DMC) of the Catalan economy totalled 56.3 million tonnes in 2019, a figure representing 7.3 tonnes per inhabitant, a 5.5% more than the year before.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) grew by 11.1% year-on-year in Catalonia in February 2022.

Expenditure on in-house R&D conducted in Catalonia was 3,619.3 million euros in 2020, a 0.6% higher than the previous year. This figure accounted for 1.61% of GDP.

The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) increased by 16.2% on year-over-year data in Catalonia in the fourth quarter of 2021.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 12.1% in Catalonia in January 2022.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by 22.9% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in January 2022.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 440.6% year-over-year in February 2022, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 38.8% in Catalonia in February 2022 and stood at 91.09 euros

Exports increased by a year-over-year 16.1% and imports by 26.0% in Catalonia in January 2022.

The Catalan Government has aproved the Bill of the Statistical Plan for Catalonia 2023-2028 and amendment of Law 23/1998, of 30 December 1998, on Statistics in Catalonia. It is the seventh Plan proposed for approval by the Catalan Parliament.

Idescat updates the territorial nomenclature for census tract groups for the years 2019 to 2021. The nomenclature was created in-house for the production and dissemination of the Small Area Socioeconomic Index (IST).

In 2021, Catalonia's gross domestic product reached 244,172 million euros, and its volume growth was 5.8%.

Catalonia's gross domestic product registered year-over-year growth of 6.3% and quarter-over-quarter growth of 2.0% in the fourth quarter of 2021.

The labour cost per worker and month stood at 3,085.17 euros in Catalonia in the fourth quarter of 2021, 5.7% more than in the same quarter of 2020.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 29.8% in January 2022 compared to the same month of the previous year, and has decreased a 30.7% compared to the month before.

The fieldwork for the Business Climate Survey for the first quarter of 2022 start on 15 March and end on 10 April.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 10.7% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in January 2022.

The Consumer Price Index (base 2021=100) increased by 7.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in February 2022.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia increased by a year-over-year rate of 3.7% in February 2022 and grew in all the counties and Aran. The monthly variation was also positive in practically all counties and Aran.

In 2021, the total expenditure made by foreign tourists whose principal destination was Catalonia increased by 51.2% compared to 2020, according to definitive data.

In 2021, the number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia increased by 49.5% compared to 2020 and stood at 5.8 million, according to definitive data.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days decreased by 3.4% year-over-year in Catalonia in January 2022.

Idescat has published the booklet Figures on Catalonia 2022, which presents a selection of basic statistics on Catalonia compared to those on Spain and the European Union.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 463.7 thousand in January 2022, 442.7% more than the previous year.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 436 million euros in January 2022, 467.3% more than a year ago.

The estimated centenarian population of Catalonia was 2,250 people on 1 January 2020, a figure that represents an increase of 9.0% compared to the previous year.

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 2021.

The registered population in Catalonia on 1 January 2021 totalled 7,763,362 inhabitants. By place of birth, 63.8% were born in Catalonia,15.6% were born in the rest of Spain and 20.6% were born abroad.

The foreign population resident in Catalonia was 1,250,665 people as of 1 January 2021, 0.8% less than the previous year. Les Garrigues, L'Alt Urgell and El Pallars Sobirà are the counties where the number of foreigners increased the most.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) grew by 11.1% year-on-year in Catalonia in January 2022.

Idescat has updated the Social Welfare and Progress Indicators. This time the values have been included for the year 2021 of 16 indicators. Similarly, the data from previous years for 9 other indicators are completed and updated.

Idescat is publishing the Standardised Death Rate by age corresponding to the 2016-2020 period. This rate in Catalonia totalled 828 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.

Idescat is publishing the life table of the population of Catalonia corresponding to the 2016-2020 period. Life expectancy at birth stood at 83.24 years in the above period, 80.42 years for men and 85.96 years for women.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 287.9% year-over-year in January 2022, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 22.5% in Catalonia in January 2022 and stood at 76.53 euros.

In 2021, there were 908,286 confirmed cases of Covid-19, a figure that represents 11.8 cases per 100 inhabitants. By age, the highest incidence was registered among the population aged 20 to 29 (17.3 cases per 100 inhabitants)

The number of companies with establishments in Catalonia stood at 630,474 at 1 January 2021, 1.1% less than a year earlier.

Exports of high technology level industrial products increased by 16.3% year-over-year in Catalonia in the fourth quarter of 2021, and by 8.3% in the yaer 2021 according to provisional data.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 11.2% in Catalonia in December 2021.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by 16.0% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in December 2021.

The unemployment rate stood at a mean of 11.6% 2021 and for young people under 25, it stood at 28.9%.

Exports grew by a year-over-year 16.2% and imports by 26.8% in Catalonia in December 2021. In 2021, exports increased by 21.5% and imports by 19.5%, according to provisional data.

Idescat has published the maps of the census tracts of Catalonia in Shape and WMS formats, corresponding to the Continuous Population Register of 2019, 2020 and 2021.

57.4% of industrial establishments in Catalonia had supply chain difficulties in the fourth quarter of 2021. 34.3% of business establishments were affected by the health crisis.

The Consumer Price Index (base 2021=100) increased by 5.9% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in January 2022.

On 10 February, the Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (DOGC) announced the Resolution PRE/215/2022, of February 4, which ratifies the name change of the municipality of Sant Carles de la Ràpita, which will now be called La Ràpita.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia in January increased by 3.4% compared with the previous year and grew in all counties and Aran. The monthly variation was negative for Catalonia as a whole (0.6%) and in 31 counties and Aran.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 0.8% for the year-over-year variation in Catalonia in December 2021. In 2021, the annual average grew by 8.2%, according to provisional data.

Catalonia's gross domestic product showed year-over-year growth of 6.9% in the fourth quarter of 2021 according to the advanced estimate, and the quarter-over-quarter rate stood at 2.2%.

Catalonia's gross domestic product registered annual growth of 5.9% in 2021, according to the advanced estimate.

The Large Store Sales Index at current prices (IVGS) in Catalonia increased by a year-over-year 0.4% in December 2021 and, in 2021 as a whole, by 1.0%.

The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia increased by 136.5% in the fourth quarter of 2021 on the year-over-year data and, in the year 2021 as a whole, by 87.4%, according to provisional data.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia increased by 473.0% in December 2021 on the year-over-year data and, in the year 2021 as a whole, by 48.6%, according to provisional data.

The total expenditure made by foreign tourists whose principal destination was Catalonia increased by 543.8% on the year-over-year data for December 2021 and, in 2021 as a whole, by 50.6%, according to provisional data.

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments in Catalonia increased by a year-over-year 206.1% in the fourth quarter of 2021 and, in the whole year 2021 by 34.7%, according to provisional data.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 4.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in December 2021.

The number of confirmed cases of covid-19 were 342,429 in the fourth quarter of 2021, a figure that represents 4.4 cases per 100 inhabitants.

In 2020, Catalonia's exports of high technology-level industrial products increased by 4.0% with respect to the previous year, according to definitive data from the State Tax Administration Agency.

In 2020, exports decreased by 10.0% and imports by 18.1% in comparison to the previous year, according to definitive data from the State Tax Administration Agency.

The employed population in Catalonia grew by 4.7% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2021. The unemployment rate stood at 10.16%, below that of the fourth quarter of 2019 (10.45%) and the lowest since 2008.

The employment rate of people legally recognised as being disabled increased by 0.7% to 28.5% in 2020.

Exports increased by a year-over-year 15.4% and imports by 27.3% in Catalonia in November 2021.

The overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 363.0% year-over-year in December 2021 and by 90.2% in the whole year 2021.

The industrial products price index (which does not include energy) increased by 10.4% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in December 2021. The annual average increased by 6.6% in comparison with the previous year, according to provisional data.

The Average Daily Rate (ADR) at hotel establishments increased year-over-year by 21.3% in Catalonia in December 2021 and by 2.6% in 2021.

The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the fourth quarter of 2021 registered a balance of 5.6 points, and that of expectations for the fourth quarter stood at −4.2 points.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 16.2% in Catalonia in November 2021.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by 22.2% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in November 2021.

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 2022, can now be viewed.

The Harmonized Business Confidence Index in Catalonia has decreased by 1.8% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the previous quarter.

Idescat has published the definitive data of the Birth Statistics for 2020. That year, 58,464 live births were recorded in Catalonia. Compared with 2019, live births decreased 5.0%.

Idescat has published the definitive data of the Marriage Statistics for 2020. That year, 15,662 marriages were recorded in Catalonia. Compared with 2019, marriages decreased 41.9%.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices increased by 19.6% in November 2021 compared to the same month of the previous year.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 6.1% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in December 2021.

The number of affiliations to Social Security in Catalonia in December 2021 increased by 124,184 compared to a year ago, and by 61,253 in relation to December 2019, before the pandemic.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 5.9% year-over-year in Catalonia in November 2021.

The Government has approved the Annual Programme for Statistical Action 2022 (PAAE 2022). The number of actions scheduled is 330.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 604.9 thousand in November 2021, 928.1% more than the previous year.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 525 million euros in November 2021, 1,088.7% more than a year ago.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 14.8% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in November 2021.

59.7% of the population aged 16 to 74 years in Catalonia has shopped on the Internet at some time during the last 3 months in 2021, 0.5% less compared to last year and 7.7% more compared to 2019.

The calendar for the release of the results of Idescat's statistical production for the year 2022 is now available.

Idescat published official population figures by sex, referring to 1 January 2021, resulting from the revision of the Municipal Population Register, approved by Royal Decree 1065/2021, of 30 November.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 555,1% year-over-year in November 2021, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 39.0% in Catalonia in November 2021 and stood at 83.81 euros.

Exports increased by a year-over-year rate of 8.8% and imports by 10.2% in Catalonia in October 2021.

The number of trips in Catalonia of residents of the rest of the State increased 111.9% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2021, which meant a total of 2.0 million trips.

The number of trips made by Catalans increased by 30,5% year–over–year in the third quarter 2021, which means a total of 9.8 milion trips.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) grew by 9.9% year-on-year in Catalonia in November 2021.

The results of the Consultation on the state and outlook of official statistics in Catalonia, which will be used to draw up the seventh Statistical Plan for Catalonia, have been published.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 3.5% in Catalonia in October 2021.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by 14.5% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in October 2021.

The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) increased by 14.1% year-over-year in Catalonia in the third quarter of 2021.

The resident population of Catalonia stood at 7,739,758 people on 1 January 2021, an increase of 17,555 inhabitants compared to one year ago. Migration with foreign countries was the only positive item in terms of population growth in 2020.

Statistical international journal SORT Volume 45 Number 2 has been published for the period July-December 2021 with the inclusion of five articles.

The labour cost per worker and month stood at 2,811.43 euros in Catalonia as of the third quarter of 2021, 4.4% more than the same quarter in 2020.

The turnover of companies in the audiovisual sector in Catalonia in 2019 was 1,738 million euros, 8.1% less than the previous year.

All the municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants showed a negative evolution of Gross Domestic Product in 2020 compared to the previous year, according to advanced data.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 5.3% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in November 2021.

The fieldwork on the Business Climate Survey of the fourth quarter of 2021 will start on 14 December and will take an expected 20 calendar days.

Catalonia's gross domestic product registered a year-over-year variation of 4.1% and a quarter-over-quarter variation of 1.3% in the third quarter of 2021.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days decreased by 0.7% year-over-year in Catalonia in October 2021.

In 2020, 79,784 deaths were registered in Catalonia, 15,237 more than in 2019. This figure represents an increase of 23.6%, the highest annual variation in the last 82 years.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia on 30 Npvember had increased by 3.7% over the previous year and grew in all counties and Aran. The monthly variation is positive in more than half of the counties.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices decreased by 0.4% in October 2021 compared to the same month of the previous year.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 855.2 thousand in October 2021, 270.2% more than the previous year.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 754 million euros in October 2021, 451.1% more than a year ago.

The turnover generated by the cultural sector in Catalonia stood at 12,230 million euros in 2019, 1.7% less compared to the previous year.

The turnover of tourism companies was 39,210 million euros in 2019, which represents an increase of 9.2% compared to the previous year.

The turnover generated by the TIC sector in Catalonia stood at 20,903 million euros in 2019, a figure which represents a 8.2% increase with respect to the previous year.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 2.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in October 2021.

Idescat publishes the updated procedure for researchers and research centres requesting access to confidential data for scientific purposes.

The turnover generated by companies in the non-financial market services sector in Catalonia stood at 276,011 million euro in 2019, a figure which represents a 5.5% with an increase in comparison with the previous year.

30.5% of Catalan companies with 10 or more employees made e-commerce sales in 2020, which is 3.6% more than the previous year.

El Barcelonès is the county where the seasonal population decreased the most in 2020 compared to 2019 in absolute terms; it went from a seasonal population of 40,657 annual full-time equivalents per year to -7,749. It was followed by El Tarragonès and La Selva.

El Barcelonès (27.681€) and El Garraf (27.033€) were the counties with the highest personal income tax rates (IRPF) in 2019.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) grew by 8.7% year-on-year in Catalonia in October 2021.

Catalan exports of products with a high technological content increased by 9.3% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2021.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 389.0% year-over-year in October 2021, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 28.2% in Catalonia in October 2021 and stood at 87.27 euros.

Exports increased by a year-over-year rate of 18.3% and imports by 21.6% in Catalonia in September 2021.

Idescat has added new weekly data on Covid-19 to its website. Data on booster doses have been added to the vaccination table and the number of people admitted to hospital and to the ICU have been added to the weekly incidence table.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by 16.2% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in September 2021.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 9.5% in Catalonia in September 2021.

42.8% of vocational training cycle students and 75.1% of baccalaureate students studied in the municipality in which they lived in the 2020/2021 school year.

The turnover generated by industrial companies in Catalonia stood at 148,795 million euros in 2019, a figure that shows an increase of 1.2% compared to the year before.

Idescat is taking part with five presentations in the 21st Conference on Statistics of the Autonomous Communities (JECAS), to be held in the Canary Islands between 15 and 19 November (online event).

The Consumer Price Index increased by 5.2% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in October 2021.

The value of the sales of industrial products in Catalonia stood at 84,519 million euros in 2020, a figure 13.5% lower than that for the previous year, according to provisional data.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia on 31 October increased by 3.5% compared to the previous year and grew in all counties and Aran. Compared to September, the number of contributors increased by 1.0% in Catalonia as a whole as well as in 32 counties.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days remained stable (variation of 0.0%) in Catalonia in September 2021 compared to the same month of the previous year.

Catalonia's gross domestic product showed year-over-year growth of 3.4% in the third quarter of 2021, according to the advanced estimate, and the quarter-over-quarter rate stood at 0.7%.

Idescat and the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development begin today the publication of the Indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations for Catalonia.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 789 million euros in September 2021, 322.1% more than year ago.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 867.5 thousand in September 2021, 215.2% more than the previous year.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices remained practically stable in September 2021 compared to a year ago, with a decrease of 0.1%.

The number of overnight stays at campsites in Catalonia stood at 9.5 million in the third quarter of 2021.

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments in Catalonia stood at 553.6 thousand in the third quarter of 2021.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 3.8% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in September 2021.

The employed population in Catalonia grew by 4.7% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2021 and stood at 3,479,400 people. Compared to the previous quarter, it increased by 62,300 people (1.8%).

From 2021 to 2025 the population of Catalonia would should by almost 180,000 people, according to the medium scenario.

The number of marriages of residents officiated in Catalonia in 2020 was 15,561, 41.3% less than in 2019, according to provisional data.

32.2% of business establishments in Catalonia stated that they had been affected by the Covid-19 health crisis in the third quarter of 2021. 9 out of 10 employees that had been temporary laid off with suspension of employment (ERTO) have already returned to work.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) grew by 8.2% year-on-year in Catalonia in September 2021.

Information gathering begins for the Statistics on Financing and Expenditure of Private Education. 2020/2021 school year. This fieldwork will be carried out from October 2021 to March 2022.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 166.8% year-over-year in September 2021, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 17.1% in Catalonia in September 2021 and stood at 87.97 euros.

In 2019, 31.8% of the population held higher education qualifications, while 17.7% had at most completed primary education (the reference population is aged 15 and over).

The ceremony for presenting the awards of the 19th Student Contest on Applied Statistics, was held on the 8 October, framed within the Statistics Day of Catalonia.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 16.5% in Catalonia in August 2021.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by 15.7% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in August 2021.

Exports increased by a year-over-year rate of 23.2% and imports by 30.5% in Catalonia in August 2021.

The registration period for the 13th edition of the Nursery Competition for Surveys and Experiments for statistical studies conducted by students in compulsory secondary education, baccalaureate and training cycles in the academic year 2021-2022, is already open. The closing date for registering is 8 April 2022.

Idescat is joining the celebration of the European Statistics Day, which this year has the motto "Statistics, a vaccine to protect democracy and combat the virus of disinformation".

The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the third quarter of 2021 registered a balance of 4.1 points, and that of expectations for the fourth quarter stood at 4.3 points.

The Harmonised Business Confidence Index for Catalonia has increased by 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to the previous quarter.

The collection of information for the Survey of Living Conditions 2021 has begun. The fieldwork will be performed between October and December 2021.

In 2020, the number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia decreased by 80.0% compared to 2019 and stood at 3.9 million, according to definitive data.

In 2020, the total expenditure made by foreign tourists whose principal destination was Catalonia decreased by 82.9% compared to 2019, according to definitive data.

The number of confirmed cases of covid-19 was 246,402 in the third quarter of 2021, a figure that represents 3.2 cases per 100 inhabitants.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 3.7% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in September 2021.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia, as at 30 September, had increased by 3.4% over the previous year and grew in all counties. The monthly variation is positive in Catalonia as a whole (0.5%) and also in 17 counties.

In the school year 2019/2020, 75.0% of the 165,505 university students resident in Catalonia studied outside their municipality of residence, in one of the 25 municipalities where there are university education centres.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 4.3% in Catalonia in August 2021 compared to the same month of the previous year.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices decreased by 1.6% in August 2021 compared to the same month of the previous year.

Overnight stays in hotels decreased by 77.1% in Catalonia in 2020 according to definitive data from the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 1,075.9 thousand in August 2021, 134.7% more than the previous year.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 1,124 million euros in August 2021, 158.4% more than year ago.

The programme for Statistics Day of Catalonia 2021 is now available. It will take place on 8 October in person.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 6.2% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in August 2021.

In 2020, Catalan households' average expenditure on basic necessities remained stable, while for the rest of goods and services it fell by 24.8%.

The number of overnight stays in campsites decreased by 57,4% in Catalonia in 2020, according to definitive data from the Survey of Employment in Campsites.

In 2020, 243,566 changes of residence among municipalities in Catalonia were recorded, 8.2% less than in 2019. The total balance of migration for Catalonia was 47,553 people, 58.2% less than in 2019.

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments decreased by 35.7% in Catalonia in 2020, according to definitive data from the Rural Tourism Accommodation Occupancy Survey.

The number of trips in Catalonia of residents of the rest of the State increased 470.9% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2021, which meant a total of 660.3 thousand trips.

The number of trips made by Catalans increased by 403,3% year–over–year in the second quarter 2021, which means a total of 6.6 milion trips.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) grew by 8.2% year-on-year in Catalonia in August 2021.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 111.8% year-over-year in August 2021, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 10.1% in Catalonia in August 2021 and stood at 105.93 euros.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 9.6% in Catalonia in July 2021.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by 8.9% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in July 2021.

Exports increased by a year-over-year rate of 14.9% and imports by 13.3% in Catalonia in July 2021.

The field work on the 2021 Territorial survey on ICT in Households is underway. It will be performed from 21 September to the month of November.

The labour cost per worker and month stood at 2,967.78 euros in Catalonia as of the second quarter of 2021, 16.2% more than the same quarter in 2020.

The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) increased by 38.2% year-over-year in Catalonia in the second quarter of 2021.

The fieldwork on the Business Climate Survey of the third quarter of 2021 start on 15 September and will finish on 6 October.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 3.1% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in August 2021.

Catalan exports of products with a high technological content have increased by 3.8% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2021.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 6.8% in Catalonia in July 2021 compared to the same month of the previous year.

Catalonia's gross domestic product registered a year-over-year variation of 18.9% in the second quarter of 2021. The quarter-over-quarter variation of GDP in Catalonia was 3.9%.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia on 31 August increased by 3.3% compared to the previous year. All of the counties and Aran registered decreases in monthly variation, except in El Pla d'Urgell.

Exports increased by a year-over-year rate of 31.3% and imports by 32.0% in Catalonia in June 2021.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices decreased 0.5% in July 2021 compared to the same month of the previous year.

The total expenditure by tourists residing abroad whose main destination is Catalonia stood at 875 million euros in July 2021, 104.4% more than year ago.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 814.3 thousand in July 2021.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 5.2% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in July 2021.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) grew by 7.6% year-on-year in Catalonia in July 2021.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia increased by 120.5% year-over-year in July 2021, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments increased by a year-over-year 4.1% in Catalonia in July 2021 and stood at 94.61 euros.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 23.7% in Catalonia in June 2021.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by 21.4% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in June 2021.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 12.8% in Catalonia in June 2021 compared to the same month of the previous year.

The total gross labour cost per worker stood at 32,787.82 euros in Catalonia in 2020, a figure that represents a decrease of 3.6% compared to 2019, according to the Annual Labour Cost Survey.

The number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia on 31 July had increased by 4.8% over the previous year. All of the counties and Aran registered increases in both annual and monthly variation.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 404.2 thousand in June 2021.

The expenditure made by foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 387 million euros in June 2021.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices decreased 1.7% in June 2021 compared to the same month of the previous year.

The number of overnight stays at campsites in Catalonia stood at 2.9 million in the second quarter of 2021.

Catalonia's gross domestic product showed year-over-year growth of 19.1% in the second quarter of 2021, according to the advanced estimate, and the quarter-over-quarter rate stood at 4.1%.

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments in Catalonia stood at 207.9 thousand in the second quarter of 2021.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 6.5% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in June 2021.

42.7% of business establishments in Catalonia stated that they had been affected by the Covid-19 health crisis in the second quarter of 2021. When recruiting staff, over 80% of the establishments gave preference to interdisciplinary, social and cognitive skills and work experience.

It is now possible to view the fulfilment of the statistical actions of the PAAE 2020 on the Idescat website.

The employed population in Catalonia grew by 5.9% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2021 and stood at 3,417,100 people. Compared to the previous quarter, it increased by 43,300 people (1.3%).

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) grew by 7.3% year-on-year in Catalonia in June 2021.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia stood at 2.2 million in June 2021, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments in Catalonia stood at 82.67 euros in Juny 2021.

Idescat has updated the Social Welfare and Progress Indicators. Updated data for 2020 is provided for 24 indicators.

Exports increased by a year-over-year rate of 58.0% and imports by 54.4% in Catalonia in May 2021.

Marc, Julia, Jan and Emma, the most popular names for newborn babies in Catalonia in 2020.

The number of live births registered to mothers residing in Catalonia in 2020 was 57,889, according to provisional data, a decrease of 5.9% compared to definitive data for 2019.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by 42,1% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in May 2021.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 47.6% in Catalonia in May 2021.

The at risk of poverty or social exclusion rate (AROPE) increased by 2.7 points in Catalonia and stood at 26.3% in 2020. All the items worsened compared to the previous year.

Idescat provides monthly, quarterly and annual information on Covid-19, classified by sex and age, on its website. Data are provided on confirmed cases, hospital admissions, deaths, vaccinated population for Catalonia, the counties and Aran.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.6% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in June 2021.

The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the second quarter of 2021 registered a balance of 0.1 points, while that of expectations for the third quarter stood at 6.0 points.

On 30 June, the number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia had increased by 4.3% compared to the previous year. There was a year-over-year increase in the number of contributors in all the counties and Aran.

The Harmonised Business Confidence Index for Catalonia has increased by 9.8% in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the previous quarter.

The nineteenth edition of the Student Contest on Applied Statistics has been announced, a competition that is organised annually by the Statistics Service at the UAB with the collaboration of the Statistical Institute of Catalonia.

Idescat updates the Non-Economic At Risk of Poverty and Social Exclusion Territorial Indicators with data from 2019.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 29.2% in Catalonia in May 2021 compared to the same month of the previous year.

On 2 July, the Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya (DOGC) announced the Resolution PRE/2023/2021, of June 29, which ratifies the name change of the municipality of Bigues i Riells, which will now be called Bigues i Riells del Fai.

The gross annual salary per worker in Catalonia was 25,968.20 euros in 2019, 1.6% more than the previous year.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 251.5 thousand in May 2021.

The expenditure made by foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 211 million euros in May 2021.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices has increased 20.3% in May 2021 compared 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 2021, can now be consulted.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 21.2% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in May 2021.

Idescat provides information on real estate cadastre and property tax for the year 2020 (provisional data).

The number of trips in Catalonia of residents of the rest of the State decreased 61.1% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021, which meant a total of 242.8 thousand trips.

The number of trips made by Catalans decreased 48.5% year–over–year in the first quarter 2021, which means a total of 2.6 milion trips.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) grew by 7.1% year-on-year in Catalonia in May 2021.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia stood at 1,063.5 thousand in May 2021, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments in Catalonia stood at 77.00 euros in May 2021.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by 56.8% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in April 2021.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 68.1% in Catalonia in April 2021.

Exports increased by a year-over-year rate of 72.4% and imports by 54.4% in Catalonia in April 2021.

Statistical international journal SORT Volume 45 Number 1 has been published for the period January-June 2021 with the inclusion of one invited article and four more articles.

There were 3,029,300 households in Catalonia in 2020. 26.0% of these were single-person households.

The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) decreased by 7.3% on year-over-year data in Catalonia in the first quarter of 2021.

The labour cost per worker and month stood at 2,775.56 euros in Catalonia as of the first quarter of 2021, 3.5% more than the same quarter in 2020.

The fieldwork on the Business Climate Survey of the second quarter of 2021 start on 15 June and will finish on 4 July.

Catalonia's gross domestic product registered a year-over-year variation of –4.0% and a quarter-over-quarter variation of -0.1% in the first quarter of 2021.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.6% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in May 2021.

On 31 May, the number of Social Security contributors in Catalonia had increased by 3.3% compared to the previous year. There was a year-over-year increase in the number of contributors in all the counties and Aran, except in La Ribera d'Ebre and La Terra Alta.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 52.2% in Catalonia in April 2021 compared to the same month of the previous year.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices has increased 41.6% in April 2021 compared to the same month of the previous year.

Idescat publishes the 2020 Annual Report, which contains detailed information on the activity carried out throughout the year.

The ceremony for presenting the awards and diplomas of the 12th Nursery Competition for Surveys and Experiments was held online on Friday 28 May..

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 94.4 thousand in April 2021.

The expenditure made by foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 90 million euros in April 2021.

Idescat publishes the maps for the new territorial nomenclature for census tract groups for the years 2015 to 2018, in Shapefile format.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 39.3% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in April 2021.

Idescat publishes the first Tourism Satellite Account of Catalonia, prepared with the participation of the Ministry of Business and Knowledge and through the Directorate-General of Tourism, and the Employment and Productive Model Observatory.

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 2020.

26.7% of women aged between 40 and 55 had no biological children, according to the 2018 Fertility survey.

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.