INE publishes the leading indicator of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the leading indicator of the Harmonized Consumer Price Index (IPCA)
October 2024 The estimated annual CPI inflation in October 2024 is 1.8%, according to the leading indicator prepared by the INE. This indicator provides an advance of the CPI which, if confirmed, would mean an increase of three tenths in its annual rate, since in the month of September it is […]
INE publishes the Retail Trade Indices (ICM)
September 2024. Provisional data The General Retail Trade Index at constant prices corrected for seasonal and calendar effects presented a variation of 4.1% in September compared to the same month of the previous year. This rate was 1.7 points higher than that registered in August. The original ICM series at constant prices recorded a […]
INE publishes the Business Confidence Indicators (ICE)
Fourth quarter 2024 Business Confidence decreases by 1.2% in the fourth quarter compared to the third. The five sectors analyzed decrease confidence compared to the previous quarter. Industry (-3.0%) presents the greatest decrease. For its part, Commerce (-0.4%) registered the smallest decrease. By segment of employees, the five ranges analyzed decrease confidence compared to the quarter […]
Annual inflation in the euro area falls to 1.8% in September 2024
Eurostat reports a reduction in eurozone inflation, which marks the lowest value of the year driven by a fall in energy prices. Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has estimated that annual inflation in the euro area will be 1.8% in September […]
House prices in the euro area fall by 0.4%, while in the EU they increase by 1.3%
Despite declines in key countries, EU house prices rise in the first quarter of 2024, driven by strong growth in Poland, Bulgaria and Lithuania. In the first quarter of 2024, house prices in the euro area experienced a slight drop of 0.4%, […]
Significant increase in exports of recyclable products in the EU during 2023
In 2023, EU exports of recyclable products increased by 34%, while imports fell by 19%, with India, Turkey and the United Kingdom as the main trading partners. In 2023, the European Union experienced notable growth in its exports of recyclable products, reaching 8.5 million tons. This meant a […]
INE publishes the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
The annual CPI drops to 1.5% in September, while core inflation falls to 2.4 In September, the annual rate of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell to 1.5%, the lowest since March 2021 and eight tenths below that registered in August. The groups that contributed the most to this […]
INE publishes the Statistics of Commercial Companies
The number of commercial companies created increased by 3.9% in August compared to the same month in 2023. The number of companies dissolved grew by 0.9% compared to the same month in 2023. In August, 6,874 commercial companies were created, 3.9% more than in the same month of 2023. The capital subscribed for their incorporation registered […]
House prices accelerated to 3.6% between April and June, the highest pace in nine years
In the second quarter of 2024, the eurozone ended a year of falls in house prices, with increases in twenty countries and decreases in six. House prices in Spain increased by 3.6% in the second quarter of 2024, the largest increase since 2015. This increase was […]
Eurostat publishes the EU current account surplus: 130.4 billion euros
In the second quarter of 2024, the seasonally adjusted current account of the EU balance of payments recorded a surplus of €130.4 billion Overview In the second quarter of 2024, the seasonally adjusted current account of the EU balance of payments recorded a surplus of €130.4 billion (+2.9% […]
