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Second quarter 2024 The labor cost of companies increased by 4.1% with respect to the same period of the previous year and reached 3,161.60 euros per worker per month. Wage costs grew by 4.0%. With seasonally adjusted and calendar-adjusted results, the labor cost per worker increased by 3.9% in annual rate and by 1.0% in […]

In 2023, 6.8% of the EU population faced severe material and social deprivation. Among EU countries, the rates of severe material and social deprivation vary widely. Romania recorded the highest rate at 19.8 per cent, followed by Bulgaria (18.0 per cent), Greece (13.5 per cent), Hungary (10.4 per cent) and Spain (9.0 per cent). In

Main results The number of employed persons increased by 434,700 in the second quarter of 2024 to 21,684,700. The quarterly rate of change was 2.05%.By sex, employment grew this quarter by 202,600 men and 232,100 women. By nationality, it increased by 304,900 persons among Spaniards – including dual nationality – and by 129,700 among foreigners.

Monthly series. Provinces and autonomous communities The Mercantile Companies Statistics provide monthly information for the Canary Islands and the rest of the Autonomous Communities and their respective provinces on the number and subscribed capital of mercantile companies created and those that increase capital. More information at ISTAC PUBLICATION

Consumer Price Index The year-on-year variation rate of the CPI in the Canary Islands stood at 2.9% in July 2024, which represents a decrease of two tenths of a percentage point with respect to the previous month’s figure (3.1%). At the national level, this rate takes the value of 2.8%. Oils and fats (30.7%), sheep

Second quarter of 2024 The number of Canary Islands companies registered with Social Security grew by 0.1% in one year.At the end of the second quarter of 2024, the archipelago had 60,654 registered companies, i.e. 76 more than in the same period of the previous year.The sector that grew the most was Construction. Among the

The Canary Islands-Spain Purchasing Power Parities operation presents annual indices that allow a comparison of price levels between the Canary Islands and the rest of Spain. Food and beverage prices were 1.02% more expensive in the Canary Islands in 2023 than in the rest of Spain. This represents an increase of 0.16 percentage points with

August 2024 In July, the average number of new registrations fell by about 5,000 compared with June. Although average enrolment rose by about 1,300 men, it fell by about 6,300 women. Compared with July 2023, average enrolment rose by 30,416 persons, an increase of 3.5%. The Social Security Affiliation Statistics offer affiliation data for provinces,

Annual inflation in the euro area falls to 2.2%. Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 2.2% in August 2024, down from 2.6% in July, according to a preliminary estimate by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, services are expected to have the

Advance indicator of the Consumer Price Index (CPI). August 2024 The annual change in the CPI flash estimate stands at 2.2% in August, six tenths of a percentage point lower than that recorded in July. The annual rate of the leading indicator of core inflation fell by one tenth of a percentage point to 2.7%.