Spain Unemployment Rate
The unemployment rate in Spain was last reported at 20.33 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010. From 1983 until 2010, Spain's Unemployment Rate averaged 14.20 percent reaching an historical high of 20.00 percent in June of 2010 and a record low of 8.00 percent in March of 2007. The labour force is defined as the number of people employed plus the number unemployed but seeking work. The nonlabour force includes those who are not looking for work, those who are institutionalised and those serving in the military. This page includes: Spain Unemployment Rate chart, historical data and news.
Spain Government Budget chart, historical data, forecast and news. Government Budget is an itemized accounting of the payments received by government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by government (purchases and transfer payments). A budget deficit occurs when an government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Spain Current Account chart, historical data, forecast and news. Spain major exports are: wine, machinery, motor vehicles and foodstuffs. Spain imports mainly machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, semi finished goods, foodstuffs and consumer goods. The EU accounts for 70 percent of Spain's exports and 59 percent of imports, the most important trading partners being France and Germany.
Spain Interest Rate chart, historical data, forecast and news. In Spain, interest rate decisions are taken by the Governing Council of the European Central Bank. Since January 1999 the ECB has been releasing 3 main official interest rates. The ECB deposit rate provides a lower bound or floor for the daily European Overnight Interbank Average (EONIA) market rate. The ECB marginal lending rate provides an upper bound or ceiling for the daily EONIA. The third official interest rate relates to the ECBs main refinancing operations (MROs).
Spain Balance of Trade
Spain major exports are: wine, machinery, motor vehicles and foodstuffs. Spain imports mainly machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, semi finished goods, foodstuffs and consumer goods. The EU accounts for 70 percent of Spain's exports and 59 percent of imports, the most important trading partners being France and Germany.
Spain major exports are: wine, machinery, motor vehicles and foodstuffs. Spain imports mainly machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, semi finished goods, foodstuffs and consumer goods. The EU accounts for 70 percent of Spain's exports and 59 percent of imports, the most important trading partners being France and Germany.
Spain GDP Annual Growth Rate
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Spain expanded 0.60 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010 over the same quarter, previous year. Unlike the commonly used quarterly GDP growth rate the annual GDP growth rate takes into account a full year of economic activity, thus avoiding the need to make any type of seasonal adjustment. From 1996 until 2010, Spain's average annual GDP Growth was 2.84 percent reaching an historical high of 5.80 percent in March of 2000 and a record low of -4.20 percent in June of 2009. This page includes: Spain GDP Annual Growth Rate chart, historical data and news.
Source : WorldBank/TEconomics