The seasonally adjusted industry confidence indicator in Spain declined by 0.9 points from the previous month to -5.4 in March 2024, remaining in pessimistic territory for the 21st consecutive period. Output expectations deteriorated (2.6 vs 5.0 in February), and the stock level increased for a second month in a row (11.7 vs 10.7), while the inflow of new orders fell at a slower pace (-7.1 vs -7.9). source: Ministerio de Industria, Energia Y Turismo

Business Confidence in Spain decreased to -5.40 points in March from -4.50 points in February of 2024. Business Confidence in Spain averaged -9.88 points from 1980 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 9.50 points in February of 2022 and a record low of -38.30 points in March of 2009. This page provides the latest reported value for - Spain Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Spain Business Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2024.

Business Confidence in Spain decreased to -5.40 points in March from -4.50 points in February of 2024. Business Confidence in Spain is expected to be -3.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Spain Business Confidence is projected to trend around 2.40 points in 2025, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-02-28 01:00 PM
Business Confidence
Feb -4.5 -5.4 -4.8
2024-03-27 12:55 PM
Business Confidence
Mar -5.4 -4.5 -6
2024-04-29 11:00 AM
Business Confidence
Apr -5.4 -4.8


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Bankruptcies 3936.00 2669.00 Companies Jan 2024
Business Confidence -5.40 -4.50 points Mar 2024
Capacity Utilization 77.20 77.84 percent Mar 2024
Car Production 1826.00 1768.00 Hundred Units Feb 2024
Car Registrations 94840.00 81348.00 Units Mar 2024
Cement Production 1409.10 1168.91 Thousands of Tonnes Feb 2024
Changes in Inventories 6010.00 3010.00 EUR Million Dec 2023
Composite Leading Indicator 99.84 99.80 points Mar 2024
HCOB Composite PMI 55.30 53.90 points Mar 2024
Corruption Index 60.00 60.00 Points Dec 2023
Corruption Rank 36.00 35.00 Dec 2023
Electricity Price 57.49 0.44 EUR/MWh Apr 2024
Electricity Production 21921.93 23353.41 Gigawatt-hour Feb 2024
Industrial Production YoY 1.50 0.30 percent Feb 2024
Industrial Production Mom 0.70 0.60 percent Feb 2024
HCOB Manufacturing PMI 51.40 51.50 points Mar 2024
Manufacturing Production 0.50 -2.80 percent Jan 2024
Mining Production 11.90 11.20 percent Jan 2024
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity 35.83 35.83 TWh Apr 2024
Natural Gas Stocks Injection 41.71 41.71 GWh/d Apr 2024
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory 29.53 29.48 TWh Apr 2024
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal 0.00 0.00 GWh/d Apr 2024
New Orders -5.10 -7.40 points Mar 2024
New Passenger Car Registrations YoY -4.70 9.90 percent Mar 2024
HCOB Services PMI 56.10 54.70 points Mar 2024
New Car Sales YoY 94840.00 81348.00 Units Mar 2024

Spain Business Confidence
In Spain, the Industrial Confidence Indicator (ICI) measures the level of optimism of entrepreneurs for the future development of industrial activity. The ICI is conducted based on the sample of 2500 enterprises representing different sizes, regions and sectors of Spanish economy. The response rate is around 60 percent. ICI is measured on a scale of -100 (extreme lack of confidence) to +100 (extreme confidence).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-5.40 -4.50 9.50 -38.30 1980 - 2024 points Monthly
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Spain Industry Confidence Deteriorates in March
The seasonally adjusted industry confidence indicator in Spain declined by 0.9 points from the previous month to -5.4 in March 2024, remaining in pessimistic territory for the 21st consecutive period. Output expectations deteriorated (2.6 vs 5.0 in February), and the stock level increased for a second month in a row (11.7 vs 10.7), while the inflow of new orders fell at a slower pace (-7.1 vs -7.9).
2024-03-27
Spain Industry Morale at 10-Month High
The seasonally adjusted industry confidence indicator in Spain rose by 0.9 points from the previous month to -4.5 in February 2024, although it remained in pessimistic territory. This marked the highest reading in ten months, driven primarily by an improvement in output expectations (5.2 vs 4.4 in January) and a smaller decline in new orders (-8.1 vs -12). Meanwhile, the stock level increased (10.7 vs 8.7).
2024-02-28
Spain Industry Morale Hits 8-Month High
The seasonally adjusted industry confidence indicator rose to -5.6 in January 2024, up from a revised -6.7 the month before and reaching the highest level since May 2023. The stocks of finished products declined (8.7 vs 12.3 in December), indicating higher demand, and assessments of the current level of overall order books improved (-12.3 vs -13.6), while production expectations deteriorated (4.3 vs 5.8).
2024-01-30