The Spanish business fabric grew again in July, when the number of newly created commercial companies increased by 2.2% compared to the same month in 2025, reaching 11,150 companies. This is the best figure for a month of July since the historical series began in 1995, according to the figures...
The cost per hour worked recorded in the second quarter an increase of 4.8% compared to the same period of 2025, a variation that is six tenths below that recorded in the first three months of the year, according to provisional data from the Harmonized Labor Cost Index (ICLA) released...
Residents in Spain carried out a total of 18.7 million tourist trips in July, which represents a decrease of 0.6% compared to the same month of the previous year, according to the new Advanced Estimator of the Resident Tourism Survey (ETR) released this Monday by the National Institute of Statistics...
The price of free housing recorded a year-on-year increase of 12.2% in the second quarter of the year compared to the same period of 2025, the most contained rate since the first quarter of the previous year, when it also advanced by 12.2%, according to the Housing Price Index (IPV)...
The volume of merchandise stocks in the commercial sector recorded in the second quarter an annual increase of 5.7%, a rate 1.9 points above that noted in the previous three months and the highest in almost the last three years, specifically since the third quarter of 2023, according to the...
Retail sales recorded a year-on-year drop of 0.2% in July, which represents a deceleration of 2.8 points compared to the increase registered the previous month, according to data released this Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).After this year-on-year setback, retail turnover returns to negative territory after the 2.6%...
The launch of commercial companies in Spain rose by 2.1% year-on-year in June, reaching a total of 11,152 new companies, according to figures released by the Statistical Information Center of the Notariat (CIEN).Within the total number of companies created, 7,963 were established with an initial share capital of between 3,000...
The volume of mortgages formalized on homes increased by 10.8% in June compared to the same month in 2025, reaching 45,907 operations, the highest figure for a month of June since 2010, according to data published this Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).After this year-on-year rebound in June,...
The production of the services sector advanced by 4.4% in June compared to the same month in 2025, a pace 4.2 points higher than that recorded in May and the most intense since last December, according to data released this Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).With the increase...
The turnover of the industry registered in June an annual increase of 9.2% compared to the same month of 2025, a rise six tenths higher than that recorded in May, according to the data published this Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).With this advance in June, the sales...
The registry of newly created commercial companies increased by 1.7% in June compared to the same month in 2025, reaching 11,153 companies, the highest volume for a June since 2007, according to data published this Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).After this increase in June, the launch of...
The constitution of new commercial companies decreased in May by 3.4% compared to the same month of the previous year, totaling 11,156 companies, according to the statistics released this Thursday by the Statistical Information Center of the Notary (CIEN). This decline is explained because the creation of companies fell in...
The General Index of Export Prices of industrial products advanced by 3.3% in June compared to the same month in 2025, thus totaling four consecutive months in positive territory, according to a statement made this Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).However, this rise is eight tenths lower than...
Retail sales increased in June by 2.4% year-on-year, an advance that represents 2.7 points more than that recorded the previous month, according to data published this Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).Thanks to this year-on-year increase, the turnover of retail trade returns to positive territory after the 0.3%...
The production of the services sector registered in May an annual increase of 0.3% compared to the same month of 2025, which represents almost two points less than the pace observed in April, according to the data released this Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).With the rebound in...
The number of mortgages constituted on homes recorded in May a year-on-year decrease of 0.1% compared to the same month of 2025, reaching a total of 42,213 contracts. This slight setback marks the end of a streak of 22 consecutive months of increases, according to data published this Monday by...
The turnover of the industry advanced 3.2% in May compared to the same month of 2025, thus chaining three consecutive months of increases, according to data published this Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).With this new increase, industrial sector sales prolong the streak of year-on-year rises initiated in...
The purchase and sale operations of rural properties rose in May to 15,108 transactions, representing an increase of 1.2% compared to the same month of the previous year, according to the Statistics of Property Rights Transfers disseminated by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).The rural segment thus adds three consecutive...
The purchase and sale operations of rural properties stood at 15,108 transactions in May, representing an increase of 1.2% compared to the same month of the previous year, according to the Statistics of Property Rights Transfers disseminated by the National Institute of Statistics.The rural segment thus adds three consecutive months...
In 2015, 70% of people convicted in Spain were of Spanish nationality, although the rate of offenses per 1,000 inhabitants was higher among the foreign population. Overall, the number of convictions decreased by 0.2%, with crimes against road safety (22.5% of the total), injuries (17.3%), and theft (16.4%) as the...
The Harmonized Business Confidence Indicator (ICEA), prepared by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), registered an increase of 3.2% in the third quarter of the year, the sharpest advance since the third quarter of 2022.This rebound in confidence for the July-September period responds to a better perception of the quarter...
The demand for bus transport in Spain increased by 2.55% between January and May 2026 compared to the same period last year, reaching 1,535 million passengers, according to the latest data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE).The Spanish Confederation of Bus Transport (Confebús) emphasizes that in May alone, 327...
The number of newly established commercial companies registered a year-on-year decrease of 15.4% in May compared to the same month in 2025, totaling 11,194 companies, according to provisional data published by the National Statistics Institute (INE). Compared to April, the figure also represents a monthly decrease of 3.1%.This behavior confirms...
The volume of rail transport users fell 5.9% in May compared to the same month of the previous year, remaining close to 59 million passengers. This decline in train travel dragged the entire intercity transport sector into negative figures, despite advances in bus (+2.5%) and air (+2.4%) travel, according to...
The General Price Index of Industrial Exports advanced 4.1% in May compared to the same month in 2025, representing its most intense increase since February 2023, according to data released this Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).This increase implies that industrial product export prices have now registered three...