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Business confidence in Spain has seen a slight 0.1% increase in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter, according to the latest data published by the National Statistics Institute (INE). This modest improvement is mainly driven by the transport and hospitality sectors, which posted the highest increase at 1.6%. In contrast, the […]

Retail activity in the Canary Islands continues to show strong performance. In February 2025, the annual variation rate of the general retail trade index at constant prices — that is, excluding the effect of price changes — stood provisionally at 2.2%, well above the national average of 0.8%. This places the Canary Islands in third

Average affiliations grow by 3.4% compared to March 2024 In March 2025, the average number of Social Security affiliations in the Canary Islands reached 937,245, reflecting an increase of 3,149 affiliations compared to the previous month. On a year-on-year basis, the growth was even more significant, with 30,991 more affiliations than in March 2024, representing

In 2024, the European Union’s trade balance for goods closed with a €147 billion surplus, marking an increase of €113 billion compared to the previous year (€34 billion in 2023). Since 2014, the EU has consistently maintained a trade surplus, except in 2022, when soaring energy prices led to a significant deficit. In other years,

In 2024, employee compensation was the main component of income in the European Union (EU), accounting for 47.9% of GDP and 48.5% in the eurozone. This marked an increase of 0.9 and 0.8 percentage points (pp) respectively compared to 2023. Fourteen countries exceeded the EU average in this indicator, with Latvia (55.4%), Germany (54.5%), and

The European Union’s economy maintained its steady growth at the end of 2024 and into early 2025, with moderate GDP expansion and record employment levels. According to the latest data, the job vacancy rate remained stable, while labor market slack reached historic lows. In January 2025, unemployment remained at its lowest level since late 2024.

Inflation is an economic phenomenon that directly impacts citizens’ purchasing power and market stability. Over the past decade, the European Union has experienced significant changes in consumer prices, shifting from near-zero inflation rates to record highs due to various economic and health crises. A Decade of Inflationary Changes In 2015, inflation in the EU was

  Economic Landscape in the Eurozone and the EU: Mixed Picture with Sectoral Disparities and Labor Market Tension Growth and Stability Amid ChallengesIn Q4 2024, seasonally adjusted GDP modestly increased by 0.1% in the Eurozone and 0.2% in the EU, following a stronger 0.4% rise in the previous quarter. On an annual basis, GDP grew

In 2023, a total of 3.7 million women held leadership positions in the European Union, a significant increase compared to 3.1 million in 2014, according to the EU Labour Force Survey. Despite these advancements, women remain underrepresented in leadership roles. While they make up 46.4% of the total workforce in the EU, only 34.8% of

The European labor market shows signs of stability and improvement. According to Eurostat, in January 2025, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the Eurozone stood at 6.2%, remaining stable compared to December 2024 and decreasing from 6.5% in January 2024. In the European Union (EU), the unemployment rate was 5.8%, also unchanged from the previous