{"version":"1","article":{"id":"basque-industry-panorama-2026-eustat","slug":"basque-industry-panorama-2026-eustat","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/basque-industry-panorama-2026-eustat","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/basque-industry-panorama-2026-eustat?lang=en","title":"Industry accounts for 19.8% of Basque employment, Eustat says","summary":"Industry represented 19.8% of total employment in Spain’s Basque Country in 2024, according to a panorama published by Eustat on 21 October. Industry’s share of regional gross value added was 23.0%.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["statistics"],"published_at":"2026-10-22T05:34:34+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-22T05:34:34+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-21","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Eustat – Instituto Vasco de Estadística","url":"https://es.eustat.eus/elementos/ele0027300/not0027312_c.html","checkedAt":"2026-10-22","publishedAt":"2026-10-21"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/basque-industry-panorama-2026-eustat","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/basque-industry-panorama-2026-eustat?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/basque-industry-panorama-2026-eustat","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/basque-industry-panorama-2026-eustat?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/basque-industry-panorama-2026-eustat","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/basque-industry-panorama-2026-eustat?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/basque-industry-panorama-2026-eustat","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/basque-industry-panorama-2026-eustat?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/basque-industry-panorama-2026-eustat","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/basque-industry-panorama-2026-eustat?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["The Basque statistics institute’s 2026 industry panorama compiles the latest available structural data, mainly for 2024. Industry accounted for 19.8% of employment in the Basque Country, compared with 11.4% in Spain and 15.3% across the EU-27. Industrial establishments averaged 17.9 employees.","Labour productivity in manufacturing reached €79,700 per worker in 2024, above Spain’s €74,200 but below France (€90,500) and Germany (€96,400), Eustat reported. Industrial goods exports totalled €31.262 billion against imports of €27.341 billion, producing a €3.921 billion trade surplus and a 114.3% export-to-import coverage ratio."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Industry represented 19.8% of total employment in Spain’s Basque Country in 2024, according to a panorama published by Eustat on 21 October. Industry’s share of regional gross value added was 23.0%.\n\nThe Basque statistics institute’s 2026 industry panorama compiles the latest available structural data, mainly for 2024. Industry accounted for 19.8% of employment in the Basque Country, compared with 11.4% in Spain and 15.3% across the EU-27. Industrial establishments averaged 17.9 employees.\n\nLabour productivity in manufacturing reached €79,700 per worker in 2024, above Spain’s €74,200 but below France (€90,500) and Germany (€96,400), Eustat reported. Industrial goods exports totalled €31.262 billion against imports of €27.341 billion, producing a €3.921 billion trade surplus and a 114.3% export-to-import coverage ratio.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}