The National Statistics Institute published provisional August 2026 business turnover figures on 19 October. Its general index, adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects, rose 8.1% from a year earlier; the unadjusted annual increase was 9.1%.
In the adjusted series, energy, water and sanitation activities rose 33.3%. Turnover increased 8.7% in industry, 6.3% in trade and 4.1% in services. The composite index is not a direct measure of profits or physical output.
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Spanish business turnover rises 8.1% year on year in August
INE’s provisional, seasonally and calendar-adjusted index rose 8.1% year on year in August 2026; the unadjusted annual increase was 9.1%.
Adjusted turnover year-on-year change
8.1 percentData period: 2026-08 · Observed
Unadjusted turnover year-on-year change
9.1 percentData period: 2026-08 · Observed
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Provisional INE August 2026 data compared with the same month a year earlier. Seasonal/calendar-adjusted and original series are distinct measures, not index levels, month-on-month changes or profits.
INSEE data for 2022 put the share of the region’s most polluting car classes at 29.8%, rising to 48.7% among car-owning households with the lowest incomes.
INE reported that the index fell 1.8% from the preceding quarter in the fourth quarter of 2026. The balance of firms expecting favorable conditions narrowed to 5.7 points.
The province’s exports declined 0.9% and imports 5.7% month over month in August; exports were down 2.7% year over year for the first eight months while imports rose 1.3%.
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