Business Confidence Indicators Results by activity sector Business Environment. Impact of the evolution of the following components Units: percentages, (Total establishments: absolute value) Total establishments 1. Macroeconomic environment: Favourable 1. Macroeconomic environment: No variation 1. Macroeconomic environment: Unfavourable 2. Economic regulation: Favourable 2. Economic regulation: No variation 2. Economic regulation: Unfavourable 3. Efficiency of the job market: Favourable 3. Efficiency of the job market: No variation 3. Efficiency of the job market: Unfavourable 4. Taxation: Favourable 4. Taxation: No variation 4. Taxation: Unfavourable 5. Default: Favourable 5. Default: No variation 5. Default: Unfavourable 6. Infrastructures: Favourable 6. Infrastructures: No variation 6. Infrastructures: Unfavourable 7. Legal costs: Favourable 7. Legal costs: No variation 7. Legal costs: Unfavourable 8. Input costs: Favourable 8. Input costs: No variation 8. Input costs: Unfavourable 9. Insufficient equipment: Favourable 9. Insufficient equipment: No variation 9. Insufficient equipment: Unfavourable 10. Adaptation of human capital: Favourable 10. Adaptation of human capital: No variation 10. Adaptation of human capital: Unfavourable 11. Product demand: Favourable 11. Product demand: No variation 11. Product demand: Unfavourable 12. Availability of financing: Favourable 12. Availability of financing: No variation 12. Availability of financing: Unfavourable National total 2019 5,533 6.49 62.68 30.83 3.20 69.31 27.49 6.76 75.85 17.39 2.37 73.32 24.31 4.12 73.50 22.37 6.13 85.32 8.55 0.98 88.88 10.14 1.74 83.05 15.22 2.06 90.42 7.52 9.24 78.55 12.22 13.81 63.15 23.04 9.89 74.86 15.25 2018 6,157 10.64 65.32 24.04 4.35 72.97 22.67 7.07 78.28 14.65 2.55 72.13 25.32 4.60 73.93 21.47 5.62 85.80 8.58 0.99 87.48 11.53 1.92 81.78 16.31 2.03 90.73 7.24 9.32 80.25 10.43 16.42 62.42 21.16 11.26 75.07 13.68 2017 6,473 16.27 63.08 20.66 5.61 74.74 19.65 8.11 80.81 11.08 2.50 73.03 24.47 6.32 70.74 22.94 5.98 85.88 8.14 0.91 86.76 12.33 2.01 83.47 14.52 1.92 90.81 7.28 9.36 81.46 9.18 18.11 61.36 20.53 11.77 73.64 14.58 2016 6,229 12.39 60.38 27.23 4.46 69.80 25.73 7.38 79.24 13.37 2.41 66.67 30.92 5.52 67.52 26.95 5.38 85.52 9.10 1.22 84.88 13.90 2.79 82.15 15.06 1.62 90.75 7.63 9.09 82.21 8.70 15.25 59.21 25.54 10.34 71.34 18.32 2015 6,196 14.41 57.59 28.00 5.55 68.83 25.61 7.52 79.42 13.06 3.41 69.90 26.69 6.46 62.81 30.73 5.37 86.31 8.31 1.10 82.92 15.98 3.63 82.02 14.35 2.07 90.03 7.91 8.78 83.57 7.65 16.30 55.46 28.24 11.60 66.91 21.48 2014 5,890 6.62 50.80 42.58 3.33 58.57 38.10 6.45 76.06 17.49 1.70 60.25 38.05 3.36 54.58 42.05 3.46 85.50 11.04 0.53 76.69 22.78 2.94 78.37 18.69 1.66 89.42 8.91 8.85 82.24 8.91 11.22 50.32 38.46 8.46 59.97 31.58 2013 5,544 2.47 38.58 58.95 1.61 46.75 51.64 5.72 70.85 23.43 0.96 51.42 47.62 1.66 44.61 53.73 2.83 83.28 13.89 0.61 72.82 26.57 2.07 74.08 23.85 1.75 88.17 10.08 8.19 81.33 10.48 7.07 43.09 49.84 3.43 51.61 44.97 Industry 2019 1,002 5.79 58.68 35.53 1.70 72.26 26.05 5.99 77.94 16.07 1.30 75.65 23.05 3.29 76.75 19.96 7.39 83.53 9.08 1.00 90.62 8.38 3.29 76.65 20.06 2.89 88.42 8.68 10.78 77.45 11.78 16.97 53.79 29.24 10.98 74.35 14.67 2018 1,069 9.54 65.01 25.44 3.27 77.64 19.08 6.36 79.70 13.94 1.50 75.21 23.29 4.49 77.08 18.43 7.67 84.75 7.58 0.75 91.49 7.76 2.99 74.93 22.08 2.25 89.15 8.61 9.07 79.70 11.23 18.71 56.22 25.07 11.32 75.87 12.82 2017 1,127 15.17 61.93 22.89 3.90 78.17 17.92 7.10 82.87 10.03 1.33 74.18 24.49 5.32 75.78 18.90 6.57 85.63 7.81 0.53 91.30 8.16 2.93 75.78 21.30 1.95 89.26 8.78 9.05 81.37 9.58 22.80 55.55 21.65 12.33 74.62 13.04 2016 1,079 12.42 60.80 26.78 3.71 72.94 23.35 6.67 82.48 10.84 1.48 69.69 28.82 5.56 70.53 23.91 5.56 85.91 8.53 0.74 90.36 8.90 5.84 76.00 18.16 2.41 89.53 8.06 8.99 82.85 8.16 19.46 52.92 27.62 12.79 72.94 14.27 2015 1,079 15.85 56.26 27.90 5.10 73.59 21.32 7.78 82.21 10.01 2.69 73.77 23.54 6.30 67.66 26.04 4.63 88.23 7.14 0.46 87.58 11.96 6.12 75.07 18.81 2.22 88.32 9.45 9.08 83.04 7.88 20.30 51.71 27.99 12.79 68.77 18.44 2014 1,035 8.21 50.72 41.06 3.38 63.77 32.85 6.38 80.87 12.75 1.16 64.83 34.01 3.67 58.16 38.16 3.96 85.89 10.14 0.19 82.61 17.20 4.93 73.62 21.45 1.64 90.05 8.31 9.47 82.42 8.12 15.27 47.15 37.58 9.86 62.51 27.63 2013 980 3.57 38.06 58.37 1.22 54.08 44.69 6.94 76.12 16.94 1.02 54.29 44.69 2.04 46.53 51.43 2.86 85.31 11.84 0.82 78.06 21.12 3.78 69.69 26.53 1.94 90.00 8.06 8.78 83.47 7.76 10.41 41.84 47.76 4.18 56.02 39.80 Construction 2019 618 6.80 63.92 29.29 2.91 69.90 27.18 5.02 74.27 20.71 1.78 70.23 27.99 3.24 68.61 28.16 5.66 81.72 12.62 1.13 86.08 12.78 1.13 82.85 16.02 2.27 89.81 7.93 7.61 74.11 18.28 13.92 62.62 23.46 7.44 68.61 23.95 2018 693 11.40 65.80 22.80 5.48 71.28 23.23 8.23 75.32 16.45 1.73 66.81 31.46 4.76 67.53 27.71 5.77 81.39 12.84 1.01 84.42 14.57 1.44 80.38 18.18 2.31 89.32 8.37 8.51 76.19 15.30 16.45 62.34 21.21 11.69 66.67 21.65 2017 735 13.20 65.31 21.50 5.44 73.61 20.95 9.66 77.41 12.93 1.50 69.12 29.39 4.90 66.80 28.30 5.58 84.22 10.20 0.82 83.54 15.65 1.90 83.67 14.42 2.72 89.66 7.62 7.76 81.63 10.61 17.01 58.50 24.49 10.48 66.39 23.13 2016 703 9.25 59.03 31.72 4.27 68.14 27.60 8.11 74.40 17.50 2.13 61.59 36.27 3.70 63.16 33.14 4.69 80.94 14.37 0.57 81.22 18.21 2.42 82.36 15.22 1.28 90.75 7.97 7.68 83.64 8.68 13.09 55.05 31.86 7.82 62.30 29.87 2015 688 10.03 57.12 32.85 4.80 65.70 29.51 7.70 75.15 17.15 2.91 65.26 31.83 3.34 56.83 39.83 4.65 80.23 15.12 0.73 77.91 21.37 2.47 81.40 16.13 2.33 87.94 9.74 7.27 83.72 9.01 13.81 50.58 35.61 9.16 54.36 36.48 2014 680 4.41 48.97 46.62 2.35 56.47 41.18 5.74 70.59 23.68 1.76 57.79 40.44 2.50 49.56 47.94 2.94 77.79 19.26 0.29 70.15 29.56 2.65 75.29 22.06 1.62 86.76 11.62 6.76 80.29 12.94 6.47 48.38 45.15 4.41 49.56 46.03 2013 617 1.30 35.01 63.70 1.94 39.55 58.51 5.19 65.48 29.34 0.97 48.14 50.89 2.27 38.90 58.83 3.24 72.12 24.64 1.30 64.51 34.20 2.27 70.02 27.71 1.94 84.44 13.61 8.59 77.47 13.94 6.00 37.44 56.56 1.62 34.20 64.18 Trade 2019 1,084 5.72 59.41 34.87 2.49 67.99 29.52 5.72 74.91 19.37 1.57 73.06 25.37 2.95 75.83 21.22 5.44 86.99 7.56 0.83 91.79 7.38 1.85 82.20 15.96 2.03 91.14 6.83 7.56 82.47 9.96 13.84 59.78 26.38 8.95 77.40 13.65 2018 1,251 8.39 64.59 27.02 3.76 73.30 22.94 5.44 80.58 13.99 2.00 71.70 26.30 3.28 75.30 21.42 5.44 86.25 8.31 1.12 89.37 9.51 1.60 81.14 17.27 1.60 90.89 7.51 9.43 81.14 9.43 15.99 57.31 26.70 10.87 76.50 12.63 2017 1,317 15.95 60.44 23.61 4.33 75.78 19.89 6.15 82.92 10.93 2.13 73.12 24.75 4.86 72.97 22.17 3.87 87.78 8.35 0.91 88.53 10.55 1.90 83.83 14.27 1.90 91.19 6.91 8.73 83.60 7.67 19.67 57.78 22.55 9.49 76.31 14.20 2016 1,262 10.70 59.98 29.32 3.25 71.87 24.88 5.86 81.22 12.92 1.74 68.23 30.03 4.68 71.95 23.38 3.88 88.67 7.45 0.87 88.51 10.62 2.14 83.84 14.03 1.58 91.52 6.89 9.03 83.91 7.05 14.82 59.75 25.44 11.17 70.92 17.91 2015 1,262 12.12 60.06 27.81 4.28 71.87 23.85 6.34 79.64 14.03 2.85 68.23 28.92 5.07 67.51 27.42 5.31 86.45 8.24 0.63 87.08 12.28 3.09 83.76 13.15 1.51 90.89 7.61 8.00 83.68 8.32 17.27 53.80 28.92 11.33 69.81 18.86 2014 1,187 5.56 50.88 43.56 2.53 60.07 37.41 4.80 76.41 18.79 1.01 58.38 40.61 3.29 56.61 40.10 3.03 85.68 11.29 0.59 80.54 18.87 2.11 78.77 19.12 2.36 88.80 8.85 9.01 81.89 9.10 12.38 46.67 40.94 8.00 59.81 32.18 2013 1,124 2.58 37.37 60.05 1.33 44.57 54.09 5.96 68.59 25.44 1.25 47.86 50.89 2.14 47.24 50.62 3.83 83.10 13.08 0.71 76.42 22.86 1.69 72.51 25.80 2.05 87.10 10.85 7.74 81.94 10.32 8.63 41.99 49.38 3.83 51.42 44.75 Transport and Catering 2019 718 7.38 65.18 27.44 3.90 71.87 24.23 7.94 73.54 18.52 2.51 72.28 25.21 2.65 78.55 18.80 7.10 80.92 11.98 0.97 91.09 7.94 1.11 84.68 14.21 1.53 91.78 6.69 8.08 78.97 12.95 12.40 70.89 16.71 9.05 78.55 12.40 2018 796 9.92 67.59 22.49 4.40 75.88 19.72 6.91 79.15 13.94 3.39 72.24 24.37 3.27 79.90 16.83 6.66 82.16 11.18 1.13 89.32 9.55 2.01 81.16 16.83 2.26 90.45 7.29 8.17 81.41 10.43 15.58 68.84 15.58 11.56 77.26 11.18 2017 851 16.10 66.86 17.04 6.82 78.03 15.16 8.93 78.61 12.46 3.06 73.68 23.27 5.41 79.67 14.92 8.11 80.61 11.28 0.82 89.89 9.28 1.76 84.84 13.40 2.59 89.89 7.52 9.05 80.96 9.99 18.33 67.33 14.34 10.22 76.97 12.81 2016 813 16.11 60.27 23.62 5.90 69.99 24.11 8.24 76.75 15.01 3.69 65.07 31.24 5.54 72.32 22.14 8.36 78.60 13.04 1.72 85.85 12.42 3.81 78.11 18.08 2.09 87.45 10.46 8.73 81.43 9.84 17.10 62.61 20.30 9.96 73.55 16.48 2015 822 17.52 59.73 22.75 6.93 69.34 23.72 7.66 78.83 13.50 3.28 72.26 24.45 5.72 71.17 23.11 7.18 83.58 9.25 1.58 85.04 13.38 5.72 81.27 13.02 2.92 89.42 7.66 9.61 82.36 8.03 16.91 60.34 22.75 11.68 69.22 19.10 2014 758 7.39 54.35 38.26 3.83 60.55 35.62 7.78 73.09 19.13 2.11 60.16 37.73 3.56 65.44 31.00 4.49 84.70 10.82 0.66 82.45 16.89 3.83 77.31 18.87 1.19 88.52 10.29 8.05 84.17 7.78 11.08 56.07 32.85 7.26 61.87 30.87 2013 729 2.33 43.35 54.32 1.78 51.99 46.23 6.31 69.68 24.01 0.96 48.97 50.07 1.23 55.83 42.94 3.98 81.89 14.13 0.27 79.29 20.44 2.19 71.88 25.93 2.06 87.11 10.84 8.23 80.38 11.39 6.45 46.78 46.78 3.43 53.22 43.35 Other Services 2019 2,111 6.82 65.04 28.14 4.12 67.55 28.33 7.77 76.60 15.63 3.41 73.61 22.97 5.87 70.49 23.64 5.68 87.87 6.44 0.99 86.64 12.36 1.33 86.03 12.65 1.80 90.72 7.48 10.23 78.21 11.56 12.74 66.84 20.42 10.85 74.37 14.78 2018 2,348 12.35 64.95 22.70 4.81 70.19 25.00 7.96 77.00 15.03 3.28 72.49 24.23 5.75 71.64 22.61 4.39 88.59 7.03 0.98 84.92 14.10 1.70 85.86 12.44 2.00 91.87 6.13 10.01 80.83 9.16 15.89 65.80 18.31 11.20 75.68 13.12 2017 2,443 17.93 63.04 19.03 6.71 71.80 21.49 8.88 80.52 10.60 3.36 73.39 23.25 8.31 65.29 26.40 6.22 87.31 6.47 1.15 83.59 15.27 1.76 86.29 11.95 1.43 91.98 6.59 10.44 80.47 9.09 15.35 64.76 19.89 13.67 72.78 13.55 2016 2,372 12.94 60.83 26.22 5.02 67.71 27.28 8.01 79.01 12.98 2.82 66.53 30.65 6.49 63.45 30.06 5.27 87.39 7.34 1.64 81.20 17.16 1.52 85.37 13.11 1.22 92.03 6.75 9.70 80.86 9.44 13.58 61.85 24.58 9.65 72.77 17.58 2015 2,345 15.18 56.25 28.57 6.18 65.76 28.06 7.93 79.49 12.58 4.22 69.55 26.23 8.44 56.89 34.67 5.33 88.10 6.57 1.58 79.28 19.15 2.39 84.73 12.88 1.92 91.17 6.91 9.21 84.14 6.65 14.46 57.78 27.76 11.90 67.38 20.72 2014 2,230 6.86 50.13 43.00 3.86 55.34 40.81 7.13 76.32 16.55 2.15 59.91 37.94 3.45 49.69 46.86 3.27 87.85 8.88 0.67 71.93 27.40 2.24 81.66 16.10 1.48 90.58 7.94 9.37 82.29 8.34 10.22 52.38 37.40 9.69 61.39 28.92 2013 2,094 2.29 38.87 58.83 1.77 44.79 53.44 4.97 71.59 23.45 0.76 53.82 45.42 1.19 40.07 58.74 1.77 86.20 12.03 0.38 68.62 30.99 1.38 78.94 19.68 1.34 89.35 9.31 8.02 81.47 10.51 5.21 44.65 50.14 3.39 54.20 42.41 Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute