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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 Official Bulletin of the Government of Catalonia (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.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia stood at 600.2 thousand in April 2021, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) grew by 5.6% year-on-year in Catalonia in April 2021.

The Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments in Catalonia stood at 72.69 euros in April 2021.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 20.5% in Catalonia in March 2021.

The Turnover Index for the service sector increased by 21.1% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in March 2021.

The population of Catalonia on 1 January 2021 amounted to 7,716,760 inhabitants, according to provisional data from the Population Estimates.

Idescat has published the maps of the census tracts of Catalonia in Shape and WMS formats, corresponding to the Continuous Population Register of 2018.

Catalan exports of products with a high technological content have increased by 3.2% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2021.

The contribution of total factor productivity (PTF) to GDP growth of Catalonia was -7.1 points in 2020, in a context marked by a sharp fall in economic activity in the wake of COVID-19.

Exports increased by a year-over-year rate of 36.1% and imports by 19.0% in Catalonia in March 2021.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 2.0% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in April 2021.

The average number of unemployment benefits in Catalonia increased by 78% in 2020 and the economic volume rose by 135.4%.

The monthly average of benefits as Guaranteed Income for Citizens increased a 20.6% in 2020, and decreased a 22.1% for Active Inclusion Income.

A total of 60,580 non-contributory Social Security pensions were paid in Catalonia in December 2020, a 0.5% more with respect to the previous year.

Idescat has launched a new design and updated “The municipality in figures”, a service that allows users to consult basic statistical data on Catalonia's municipalities.

The number of number of affiliations to the Social Security in Catalonia on 30 April 2021 had risen by 0.8% compared to March and stood at 3,401,736, according to provisional data.

The Industrial Products Production Index decreased by 9.6% in Catalonia in 2020, according to definitive data.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 17.7% in Catalonia in March 2021 compared to the same month of the previous year.

Catalonia's gross domestic product showed a year-over-year rate of –4.3% and a quarter-over-quarter variation of –0.4% in the first quarter of 2021, according to the advanced estimate.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 85.6 thousand in March 2021, 78.5% less than a year ago.

The expenditure made by foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 68 million euros in March 2021, 82.9% less than a year ago.

55.3% of business establishments in Catalonia stated that they had been affected by the Covid-19 health crisis in the first quarter of 2021, 8.3 percentage points less than in the previous quarter.

The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia decreased by 12.1% in the first quarter of 2021 on the year-over-year data.

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices has increased 16.3% in March 2021 compared to the same month of the previous year.

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments in Catalonia decreased by a year-over-year 66.0% in the first quarter of 2021.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 20.8% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in March 2021.

Idescat expands the records on Territorial Gross Disposable Household Income and the main items of income to include municipalities with 1,000 inhabitants or more. The counties with the highest increase in income per inhabitant were La Cerdanya (6.6%) and El Solsonès (6.2%).

Expenditure on in-house R&D conducted in Catalonia was 3,596.6 million euros in 2019, a 2.4% higher than the previous year. This figure accounted for 1.44% of GDP.

The employed population in Catalonia fell by 2.2% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2021 and stood at 3,373,900 people. In comparison with the previous quarter, employment increased by 33,300 people (1.0%).

Idescat presents the Small Area Socioeconomic Index (IST). Barcelona, Badalona and Girona were the municipalities in Catalonia with the greatest socioeconomic contrasts between their districts in 2018.•

Idescat publishes the new territorial nomenclature for census tract groups for the years 2015 to 2018. The nomenclature was created in-house for the production and dissemination of the Small Area Socioeconomic Index (IST).

The Industrial Products Price Index grew by 0.2% in Catalonia in 2020, according to definitive data.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) grew by 3.9% year-on-year in Catalonia in March 2021.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased by 52.8% year-over-year in March 2021 according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments decreased by a year-over-year 13.4% in Catalonia in March 2021 and stood at 73.55 euros.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-on-year decrease of 1.9% in Catalonia in February 2021.

The Turnover Index for the service sector decreased by 10.9% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in February 2021.

There were 340,514 Catalans residing abroad as at 1 January 2021, 2.8% more than on that same day a year ago. For the first time, there has been a decrease in the number of residents in South America.

The registered population of Catalonia stands at 7,756,928 inhabitants as of 1 January 2021, according to the provisional data of the Municipal Population Register.

Exports increased by a year-over-year rate of 6.4% and imports decreased by a 4.6% in Catalonia in February 2021.

The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the first quarter of 2021 showed a balance of -20.3 points, while that of expectations for the second quarter stood at -9.7 points.

The Harmonized Business Confidence Index in Catalonia registers 7.7% increase in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the previous quarter.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 1.3% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in March 2021.

The number of affiliations to the Social Security in Catalonia on 31 March 2021 rose by 1.4% compared with the same period of the previous year, standing at 3,376,198 individuals, according to provisional data.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days decreased by 3.4% in Catalonia in February 2021 compared to the same month of the previous year.

A total of 60,264 state pensions were paid to civil servants (chiefly teaching and healthcare personnel) and military servants in Catalonia under the passive class system in December 2020, a 3.0% more than the previous year.

23.0% of the employed population of Catalonia stated that they had worked at least one Saturday each month in 2020 (6.9 points less than the year before).

The Large Store Sales Index of Catalonia at current prices has decreased by 23.5% in February 2021 compared to the same month of the previous year.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 54.0 thousand in February 2021, 94.4% less than a year ago.

The expenditure made by foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 55 million euros in February 2021, 94.5% less than a year ago.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, decreased by 9.9% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in February 2021.

The Domestic Material Consumption (DMC) of the Catalan economy totalled 50.5 million tonnes in 2017, a figure representing 6.7 tonnes per inhabitant, a 6.1% more than the year before.

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 expenditure of companies in innovative activities made in Catalonia reached 5,246.8 million euros in 2019, 5.82% more than the previous year.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-on-year decrease of 8.8% in Catalonia in January 2021.

The Turnover Index for the service sector decreased by 16.3% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in January 2021.

The number of trips to Catalonia by residents in the rest of Spain decreased a 62.6% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2020 and the expenditure, 29.1%. In 2020, this trips decreased 58.6% and the total expenditure, 60.4%.

The number of trips made by Catalans decreased by 63.9% year-over-year in the fourth quarter 2020 and the expenditure decreased by 44.4%. In 2020, the number of trips made by Catalans decreased by 51.1% and the expenditure decreased byt 58.1%.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) grew by 1.9% year-on-year in Catalonia in February 2021.

The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) decreased by 13.8% on year-over-year data in Catalonia in the fourth quarter of 2020.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased by 85.8% year-over-year in February 2021, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments decreased by a year-over-year 32.1% in Catalonia in February 2021 and stood at 66.53 euros.

Exports decreased by a year-over-year 10.7% and imports by 19.2% in Catalonia in January 2021.

Catalonia’s gross domestic product reached 224,125 million euros in 2020, a figure that represents a reduction in volume of 11.5%, according to Annual Economic Accounts for Catalonia.

Catalonia's gross domestic product registered a year-over-year rate of –9.0% and a quarter-over-quarter rate of –0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Idescat publishes for the first time the Statistics on affiliates of foreign companies in Catalonia. In 2018, affiliates of foreign companies with establishments in Catalonia accounted for 1.3% of companies and for 31.1% of the turnover of the sectors investigated.

The number of affiliations to the Social Security in Catalonia grew by 0.4% as of 28 February 2021, compared to January, and stood at 3,376,260 individuals.

The labour cost per worker and month stood at 2,917.77 euros in Catalonia in the fourth quarter of 2020, 1.7% less than in the same quarter of 2019.

The Large Store Sales index at current prices in Catalonia decreased by 30.2% in January 2021 with respect to the same month of the previous year.

The fieldwork on the Business Climate Survey of the first quarter of 2021 start on 15 March and will finish on 11 April.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, decreased by 10.5% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in January 2021.

The Consumer Price Index dereased by 0.1% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in February 2021.

The estimated centenarian population of Catalonia was 2,100 people on 1 January 2019, a figure that represents an increase of 6.3% compared to the previous year.

Idescat has published the booklet Figures on Catalonia 2021, which presents a selection of basic statistics on Catalonia compared to those on Spain and the European Union.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased by 0.7% in Catalonia in January 2021 compared to the same month of the previous year.

Idescat is publishing the Standardised Death Rate by age corresponding to the 2015-2019 period. This rate in Catalonia totalled 807 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.

Idescat is publishing the life table of the population of Catalonia corresponding to the 2015-2019 period. Life expectancy at birth stood at 83.45 years in the above period, 80.62 years for men and 86.16 years for women.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 85.3 thousand in January 2021, 90.2% less than a year ago.

The expenditure made by foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 77 million euros in January 2021, 91.5% less than a year ago.

The Gender Equality Index in Catalonia in 2018 was 72.5 points (total equality stands at 100) with an increase of 1.6 points compared to 2017.

Idescat has updated the Social Welfare and Progress Indicators. This time the values have been included for the year 2020 of 17 indicators. Similarly, the data from previous years for 8 other indicators are completed and updated.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) grew by 0.4% year-on-year in Catalonia in January 2021.

The foreign population resident in Catalonia totalled 1,260,619 as of 1 January 2020, 101,192 people more than the previous year. The highest proportions of foreign population were found in La Segarra (27.8%) and L’Alt Empordà (24.7%).

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 2020.

The registered population in Catalonia on 1 January 2020 totalled 7,780,479 inhabitants. By place of birth, 63.6% were born in Catalonia,16.0% were born in the rest of Spain and 20.4% were born abroad.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased by 85.5% year-over-year in January 2021, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments decreased by a year-over-year 26.6% in Catalonia in January 2021 and stood at 63.83 euros.

Exports of high technology level industrial products decreased by 4.2% year-over-year in Catalonia in the fourth quarter of 2020. In 2020, Catalan high technology exports increased by 3.4%, provisional data.

Exports grew by a year-over-year 6.5% and imports by 0.1% in Catalonia in December 2020. In 2020, exports decreased by 10.3% and imports by 18.2%, according to provisional data.

The Turnover Index for the service sector decreased by 6.8% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in December 2020.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-on-year increase of 3.2% in Catalonia in December 2020.

The number of companies with establishments in Catalonia stood at 637,772 at 1 January 2020, 1.6% more than a year earlier.

The unemployment rate stood at 12.6% on average in 2020 and for young people under 25, it stood at 34.0%.

The employment rate for people with legal recognition of disability was 27.8% in 2019, 8 tenths higher than the previous year.

The Consumer Price Index increased by 0.4% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in January 2021.

56.2% of the business establishments that at some point had workers in ERTO due to covid-19 stated that they had already recovered 100% of the workers in the fourth quarter of 2020.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days fell by 1.6% for the year-over-year variation in Catalonia in December 2020. In 2020, the annual average dropped by 9.3%, according to provisional data.

The number of households in Catalonia is expected to increase and reach a figure of 3.72 million in 2048, a figure equivalent to 694,078 households more than in 2018.

The number of affiliations to the Social Security in Catalonia fell by 0.2% on 31 January 2021 compared to December, standing at 3,363,961, according to provisional data.

Catalonia's gross domestic product showed a year-over-year rate of –9.6% and a quarter-over-quarter variation of –0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the forecast estimate.

Catalonia’s gross domestic product fell by –11.4% in 2020, according to the advanced estimate.

The Large Store Sales Index at current prices (IVGS) in Catalonia decreased by a year-over-year 9.8% in December 2020 and, in 2020 as a whole, by 10.9%.

The total expenditure made by foreign tourists whose principal destination was Catalonia increased by 92.1% on the year-over-year data for December 2020 and, in 2020 as a whole, by 82.9%, according to provisional data.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia decreased by 90.2% in the fourth quarter of 2020 on the year-over-year data and, in the year 2020 as a whole, by 0.8%, according to provisional data.

The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia decreased by 49.7% in the fourth quarter of 2020 on the year-over-year data and, in the year 2020 as a whole, by 57.2%, according to provisional data.

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments decreased by a year-over-year 64.7% in the fourth quarter of 2020 and, in the whole year 2020 by 36.5%, according to provisional data.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, decreased by 1.1% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in December 2020.

Idescat has added a new table to its website with weekly data on Covid-19 vaccinations in Catalonia and Spain.

The employed population of Catalonia fell by 4.0% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2020 and stands at 3,340,600 people. If this is compared with the previous quarter, it is an increase of 16,700 people (0.5%).

In 2019, Catalonia's exports of high technology-level industrial products increased by 18.2% with respect to the previous year, according to definitive data from the State Tax Administration Agency.

In 2019, exports increased by 3.8% and imports by 1.9% in comparison to the previous year, according to definitive data from the State Tax Administration Agency.

The industrial price index remained practically stable (0.1%) in Catalonia in December 2020, as well as the average for 2020, according to provisional data.

Exports increased by a year-over-year 5.5% and imports decreased by 6.4% in Catalonia in November 2020.

Overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased by 84.0% year-over-year rate for the month of December, 2020 and by 77.4% in the whole year 2020.

The average billing per occupied room or Average Daily Rate (ADR) at hotel establishments decreased by a year-over-year 23.4% in Catalonia in December 2020 and by 14.5% in 2020.

The business situation of companies in Catalonia in the fourth quarter of 2020 showed a balance of -26.0 points, while that of expectations for the first quarter of 2021 stood at -30.5 points.

The Turnover Index for the service sector decreased by a 11.7% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in November 2020.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-over-year increase of 0.6% in Catalonia in November 2020.

The Harmonized Business Confidence Index in Catalonia increased by 5.0% in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the previous quarter.

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 2021, can now be consulted.

Idescat and the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development are incorporating new EU Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators for Catalonia

Idescat has published the definitive data of the Marriage Statistics for 2019. That year, 26,939 marriages were recorded in Catalonia. Compared with 2018, marriages had decreased 2.9%.

Idescat has published the definitive data of the Birth Statistics for 2019. That year, 61,548 live births were recorded in Catalonia. Compared with 2018, live births had decreased 3.2%.

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

The number of affiliations to the Social Security in Catalonia fell by 2.2% on 31 December 2020 compared with the same period of the previous year, standing at 3,370,175 individuals, according to provisional data.

The Large Store Sales index at current prices in Catalonia dropped by a 18.7% in November 2020 with respect to the same month of the previous year.

Exports decreased by a year-over-year 7.1% and imports by 11.0% in Catalonia in October 2020.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days decreased by 2.5% in Catalonia in November 2020 with respect to the same month of the previous year.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 58.8 thousand in November 2020, 94.4% less than a year ago.

The expenditure made by foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 43 million euros in November 2020, 95.5% less than a year ago.

Idescat published official population figures by sex, referring to 1 January 2020, resulting from the revision of the Municipal Population Register, approved by Royal Decree 1147/2020, of 15 December.

The Government has approved the Annual Programme for Statistical Action 2021 (PAAE 2021). The number of actions scheduled is 327.

60.2% of the population aged between 16 and 74 years in Catalonia have bought something via the Internet in the last 3 months in 2020, 8.2 percentage points higher compared to last year.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, decreased by 9.5% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in November 2020.

The calendar for the release of the results of Idescat's statistical production for the year 2021 is now available.

The number of trips in Catalonia of residents of the rest of the State decreased 45.7% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2020, which meant a total of 929.1 thousand trips.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) grew by 0.2% year-on-year in Catalonia in November 2020.

Statistical international journal SORT Volume 44 Number 2 has been published for the period July-December 2020 with the inclusion of one invited article and four more articles.

The number of trips made by Catalans decreased 25,6% year–over–year in the third quarter 2020, which means a total of 7.5 milion trips.

The resident population of Catalonia was 7,722,203 as of 1 January 2020, according to the definitive Population Estimates data.

The Government approves the new Catalan Classification of Education (CCED 2020), which is a full review of the old CCED 2000.

The average annual earnings per worker in Catalonia were 25,552.8 euros in 2018, 1.5% more than the previous year's gross average wage, according to the Wage Structure Survey.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased by 89.3% year-over-year in November 2020, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

Idescat has published the definitive results of the Annual Wage Structure Statistics for 2018.

The Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments decreased by a year-over-year 38.1% in Catalonia in November 2020 and stood at 59.64 euros.

The Turnover Index for the service sector decreased by a 13.4% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in October 2020.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-on-year decrease of 8.4% in Catalonia in October 2020.

The turnover of tourism companies was 35,900 million euros in 2018, which represents an increase of 5.4% compared to the previous year.

The turnover of companies in the audiovisual sector in Catalonia in 2018 was 1,891 million euros, 14.9% more than the previous year.

The turnover generated by the TIC sector in Catalonia stood at 19,326 million euros in 2018, a figure which represents a 5.5% increase with respect to the previous year.

The Production Index in the Service Sector (IPROSS) decreased by 18.1% on year-over-year data in Catalonia in the third quarter of 2020.

The labour cost per worker and month stood at 2,693.73 euros in Catalonia in the third quarter of 2020, 0.6% more than in the same quarter of 2019.

Idescat has published the data on the Death Statistics for 2019. In that year 64,547 people died in Catalonia. Compared with 2018 deaths decreased by 3.0%.

Martorell and Castellbisbal led the group of 10 municipalities with more than 5,000 inhabitants with a GDP per inhabitant that doubled the Catalan average in 2018.

The turnover generated by the cultural sector in Catalonia stood at 12,442 million euros in 2018, 8.2% more with respect to the previous year.

The gross domestic product of Catalonia registered a year-over-year variation of –8.8% and a quarter-over-quarter variation of 16.9% in the third quarter of 2020.

The fieldwork on the Business Climate Survey of the fourth quarter of 2020 will start on 14 December and will take an expected 20 calendar days.

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

Sales of products with a high technological content from Catalonia to abroad fell by 2.6% in the third quarter of 2020.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days increased a 0.7% in Catalonia in October 2020 with respect to the same month of the previous year.

The number of Social Security affiliations in Catalonia on 30 November 2020 stood at 3,388,690 and it remains stable compared to the figure for October.

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 1920, 1930, 1940 and 1950.

Exports decreased by a year-over-year 5.5% and imports by 16.7% in Catalonia in September 2020.

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

The expenditure made by foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 135 million euros in October 2020, 92.8% less than a year ago.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 0.2 million in October 2020, 86.2% less than a year ago.

The Large Store Sales index at current prices in Catalonia increased by a 0.5% in October 2020 with respect to the same month of the previous year.

The turnover generated by companies in the non-financial market services sector in Catalonia stood at 261,687 million euro in 2018, a figure which represents a 6.0% with an increase in comparison with the previous year.

El Barcelonès (26,939€) and El Garraf (26,120€) were the counties with the highest personal income tax rates (IRPF) in 2018.

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, decreased by 3.5% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in October 2020.

26.9% of Catalan companies with 10 or more employees made e-commerce sales in 2019, which is 1.6 % more than the previous year.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) remains practically stable with a decrease of 0.1% year-on-year in Catalonia in October 2020. L'índex de preus de productes industrials (excloent-ne l'energia) es manté pràcticament estable amb una disminució d’un 0,1% interanual a Catalunya a l’octubre del 2020. En aquest mateix període, l'índex de preus industrials (que inclou l’energia) decreix un 2,4% respecte al mateix mes de l'any anterior. Per grans sectors industrials, disminueixen els preus de l'energia (−11,2%) i els dels béns intermedis (−2,0%), mentre que creixen els preus dels béns de consum (1,3%) i els dels béns d'equipament (0,7%). D'altra banda, per divisions industrials, les disminucions més grans de preus es registren a les indústries químiques (−5,5%) i a la metal·lúrgia, fabricació de productes bàsics del ferro, acer i ferroaliatges (−2,4%). En canvi, s'incrementen els preus a les indústries manufactureres diverses (2,8%) i a la fabricació de begudes i a la d’altres productes minerals no metàl·lics (ambdós, un 1,7%). On the other hand, prices increased in the various manufacturing industries (2.8%) and in the manufacture of beverages and other non-metallic mineral products (both by 1.7%).

El Tarragonès was the county with the highest seasonal population in 2019 (a full-time equivalent population of 41,536), although it was 7% lower than in the previous year.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased by 87.8% year-over-year in October 2020, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments decreased by a year-over-year 29.2% in Catalonia in October 2020 and stood at 68.48 euros.

On Tuesday, 20 October the distinction was published of the three most original statistical tweets of the initiative Data Story Telling, as part of Catalonia Statistics Day.

The Turnover Index for the service sector decreased by a 11.9% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in September 2020.

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-on-year decrease of 3.8% in Catalonia in September 2020.

The turnover generated by industrial companies in Catalonia stood at 147,007 million euros in 2018, a 5.9% increase in comparison to the year before.

The Consumer Price Index decreased by 1.1% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in October 2020.

In the academic year 2019-2020, 12.2% of students resident in Catalonia in compulsory education and 43.5% of post-compulsory students will not study in the municipality where they reside.

The value of the sales of industrial products in Catalonia stood at 97,722 million euros in 2019, a figure 0.2% lower than that for the previous year, according to provisional data.

The number of Social Security affiliations in Catalonia up to 31 October 2020 increased by 1.0% compared to the figure for September, and currently stands at 3,390,328, according to provisional data.

The Industrial Production Index adjusted by working days dropped a 2.4% in Catalonia in September 2020 with respect to the same month of the previous year.

The gross domestic product of Catalonia registered a year-over-year variation of –9.1% and a quarter-over-quarter variation of 15.7% in the third quarter of 2020, according to the forecast estimate.

80.3% of establishments affected by the health crisis have decreased its turnover in the third quarter of 2020.

The expenditure made by foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 186 million euros for September 2020, 91.8% less than a year ago.

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Catalonia stood at 0.3 million in September 2020, 86.3% less than a year ago.

The Large Store Sales index at current prices in Catalonia decreased by a 5.2% in September 2020 with respect to the same month of the previous year.

The number of overnight stays spent at campsites in Catalonia decreased by 44.7% in the third quarter of 2020 on the year-over-year data.

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.

The number of overnight stays in rural tourism establishments in Catalonia decreased by a year-over-year 1.5% in the third quarter of 2020.

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

The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, decreased by 3.8% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in September 2020.

In 2019, in all of the counties of Catalonia, over 90% of households had a broadband Internet connection, except La Ribera d'Ebre (88.9%), led by El Tarragonès (96.5%), El Maresme and El Baix Llobregat (96.0%, respectively).

The employed population of Catalonia fell by 4.0% year on year in the third quarter of 2020 and stands at 3,323,900 people. If this is compared with the previous quarter, it is an increase of 96,400 people (3.0%).

The ceremony for presenting the awards of the 18th Student Contest on Applied Statistics, was held on the 20 October, framed within the Statistics Day of Catalonia.

The Industrial Products Price Index (excluding energy) decreased by 0.3% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in September 2020.

Exports decreased by a year-over-year 6.2% and imports by 24.6% in Catalonia in August 2020.

The number of overnight stays in hotel establishments in Catalonia decreased by 80.7% year-over-year in September 2020, according to the Hotel Occupancy Survey.

The Average Daily Rate at hotel establishments decreased by a year-over-year 26.4% in Catalonia in September 2020 and stood at 75.72 euros

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

The Industry Turnover Index for industrial products, excluding energy, registered a year-on-year decrease of 10.9% in Catalonia in August 2020.

The Turnover Index for the service sector decreased by a 15.9% year-over-year rate in Catalonia in August 2020.

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.