Business Confidence Indicators Results by activity sector Business Environment. Current importance of the following components in growth capacity Units: percentages, (Total establishments: absolute value) ,Total establishments,1. Macroeconomic environment: Great,1. Macroeconomic environment: Medium,1. Macroeconomic environment: Little,2. Economic regulation: Great,2. Economic regulation: Medium,2. Economic regulation: Little,3. Efficiency of the job market: Great,3. Efficiency of the job market: Medium,3. Efficiency of the job market: Little,4. Taxation: Great,4. Taxation: Medium,4. Taxation: Little,5. Default: Great,5. Default: Medium,5. Default: Little,6. Infrastructures: Great,6. Infrastructures: Medium,6. Infrastructures: Little,7. Legal costs: Great,7. Legal costs: Medium,7. Legal costs: Little,8. Input costs: Great,8. Input costs: Medium,8. Input costs: Little,9. Insufficient equipment: Great,9. Insufficient equipment: Medium,9. Insufficient equipment: Little,10. Adaptation of human capital: Great,10. Adaptation of human capital: Medium,10. Adaptation of human capital: Little,11. Product demand: Great,11. Product demand: Medium,11. Product demand: Little,12. Availability of financing: Great,12. Availability of financing: Medium,12. Availability of financing: Little, National total, 2019,5,533,39.09,46.58,14.33,36.87,50.08,13.05,29.73,54.64,15.63,32.21,53.55,14.24,29.48,46.18,24.34,16.50,59.37,24.13,7.92,48.55,43.54,19.61,56.23,24.16,13.81,57.55,28.65,28.45,54.40,17.15,50.88,38.77,10.36,26.44,51.20,22.36, 2018,6,157,36.41,49.23,14.36,33.21,53.52,13.27,27.37,57.28,15.35,31.44,54.33,14.23,29.33,46.00,24.67,15.46,59.83,24.70,7.89,50.28,41.82,20.35,57.07,22.58,13.87,57.66,28.47,26.99,55.09,17.91,51.06,38.83,10.10,26.94,52.17,20.89, 2017,6,473,37.23,47.60,15.17,30.97,54.27,14.75,25.92,57.19,16.89,31.18,53.85,14.97,30.43,45.39,24.18,15.68,59.45,24.87,8.48,49.61,41.91,18.74,57.69,23.57,13.07,58.83,28.10,25.81,55.89,18.29,50.97,39.05,9.98,28.32,51.34,20.35, 2016,6,229,38.56,45.80,15.64,34.76,51.44,13.81,25.12,56.65,18.22,35.03,50.18,14.79,32.62,43.39,23.98,14.63,58.28,27.10,8.20,47.58,44.21,19.33,55.74,24.93,12.46,57.18,30.36,23.76,55.26,20.98,53.49,35.40,11.11,30.26,47.74,21.99, 2015,6,196,40.49,43.45,16.06,33.91,51.92,14.17,25.66,56.28,18.06,33.33,51.24,15.43,36.36,41.16,22.48,14.90,58.62,26.48,9.18,48.34,42.48,19.95,54.92,25.13,13.04,56.79,30.16,22.66,55.73,21.61,54.81,34.76,10.43,33.34,46.79,19.87, 2014,5,890,43.68,40.58,15.74,38.57,47.23,14.19,26.74,54.57,18.69,39.00,46.89,14.11,42.67,37.05,20.29,14.65,57.18,28.17,11.92,45.72,42.36,22.04,53.19,24.77,12.31,54.97,32.72,22.68,53.53,23.79,58.49,31.19,10.32,38.57,42.50,18.93, 2013,5,544,49.69,35.12,15.19,44.46,41.63,13.91,28.37,51.57,20.06,42.14,43.25,14.61,49.62,31.46,18.92,14.66,55.81,29.53,13.28,44.08,42.64,22.15,50.74,27.11,12.66,52.56,34.78,21.57,53.39,25.04,60.82,27.67,11.51,45.53,35.88,18.60, Industry, 2019,1,002,42.91,45.31,11.78,34.93,51.90,13.17,27.45,55.69,16.87,29.64,55.69,14.67,28.14,45.61,26.25,18.76,60.38,20.86,4.79,46.91,48.30,33.03,47.41,19.56,17.66,55.09,27.25,28.74,52.79,18.46,58.68,32.24,9.08,27.35,50.50,22.16, 2018,1,069,39.85,49.49,10.66,31.62,56.59,11.79,28.25,56.41,15.34,29.09,56.13,14.78,27.50,46.30,26.19,18.99,58.28,22.73,4.68,47.15,48.18,33.49,49.30,17.21,19.46,54.91,25.63,26.94,56.50,16.56,61.09,31.81,7.11,27.03,50.61,22.36, 2017,1,127,37.53,49.25,13.22,28.57,56.34,15.08,23.34,59.09,17.57,29.02,55.55,15.44,26.97,46.76,26.26,18.19,59.80,22.01,5.94,46.05,48.00,31.06,50.22,18.72,17.21,56.79,26.00,23.69,57.85,18.46,59.18,32.56,8.25,27.86,51.11,21.03, 2016,1,079,41.43,46.71,11.86,32.81,54.87,12.33,23.63,60.06,16.31,32.16,53.57,14.27,31.23,43.65,25.12,18.07,60.43,21.50,4.91,46.06,49.03,31.14,49.86,19.00,17.70,54.68,27.62,22.98,56.90,20.11,61.63,29.75,8.62,29.29,49.30,21.41, 2015,1,079,43.93,43.19,12.88,31.70,54.87,13.44,24.37,58.29,17.33,31.79,53.85,14.37,35.22,42.91,21.87,17.42,60.33,22.24,6.86,47.45,45.69,31.33,50.42,18.26,20.11,55.79,24.10,24.28,56.53,19.18,62.56,29.19,8.25,32.99,48.75,18.26, 2014,1,035,45.12,43.67,11.21,35.75,53.33,10.92,23.96,60.77,15.27,35.17,52.46,12.37,42.13,38.45,19.42,17.68,59.61,22.71,7.63,46.38,45.99,31.69,50.92,17.39,15.85,57.49,26.67,23.67,53.82,22.51,66.96,26.28,6.76,39.90,43.09,17.00, 2013,980,48.98,38.78,12.24,40.31,46.73,12.96,26.53,54.08,19.39,36.84,48.98,14.18,47.14,35.41,17.45,15.51,59.29,25.20,8.27,45.31,46.43,30.31,49.29,20.41,14.69,53.16,32.14,19.59,55.61,24.80,67.65,23.16,9.18,45.00,38.37,16.63, Construction, 2019,618,33.98,48.87,17.15,35.11,49.03,15.86,31.07,52.10,16.83,38.67,49.35,11.97,38.83,42.07,19.09,19.09,60.52,20.39,9.06,51.29,39.64,20.55,57.44,22.01,13.43,59.39,27.18,30.10,51.78,18.12,46.60,38.83,14.56,35.60,45.47,18.93, 2018,693,32.76,46.46,20.78,31.60,51.52,16.88,29.00,54.69,16.31,35.64,49.06,15.30,34.63,43.87,21.50,20.63,56.28,23.09,10.25,50.07,39.68,20.49,55.12,24.39,13.28,57.72,29.00,29.00,50.51,20.49,45.45,41.70,12.84,34.78,45.74,19.48, 2017,735,35.51,45.58,18.91,31.56,51.56,16.87,27.76,54.56,17.69,33.74,50.07,16.19,35.65,42.59,21.77,19.18,57.82,22.99,11.56,48.98,39.46,19.05,54.83,26.12,13.74,54.42,31.84,25.17,51.97,22.86,49.52,37.55,12.93,38.78,43.95,17.28, 2016,703,37.55,40.68,21.76,36.13,44.95,18.92,25.75,50.78,23.47,39.69,43.81,16.50,40.97,36.70,22.33,17.50,53.91,28.59,11.38,45.66,42.96,19.35,53.77,26.88,12.23,55.19,32.57,22.90,52.92,24.18,53.77,30.58,15.65,41.82,38.26,19.91, 2015,688,40.12,42.30,17.59,35.17,49.71,15.12,27.33,52.91,19.77,36.34,48.11,15.55,42.73,37.35,19.91,17.88,56.54,25.58,11.48,45.49,43.02,18.31,55.09,26.60,12.06,56.98,30.96,21.08,53.49,25.44,56.83,30.09,13.08,45.78,37.94,16.28, 2014,680,40.29,42.06,17.65,36.32,48.09,15.59,24.56,54.41,21.03,42.79,43.97,13.24,49.26,31.47,19.26,17.21,57.50,25.29,14.56,46.91,38.53,21.32,54.71,23.97,10.44,56.03,33.53,18.97,54.71,26.32,56.76,29.26,13.97,50.00,32.79,17.21, 2013,617,51.38,31.28,17.34,47.65,37.76,14.59,29.17,50.08,20.75,45.06,39.87,15.07,56.08,25.61,18.31,21.23,51.05,27.71,17.99,41.82,40.19,22.53,48.95,28.53,14.59,53.16,32.25,21.23,51.70,27.07,62.72,24.31,12.97,59.64,24.15,16.21, Trade, 2019,1,084,34.50,50.65,14.85,32.56,53.23,14.21,24.26,58.67,17.07,28.78,54.98,16.24,25.37,46.22,28.41,13.56,59.59,26.85,4.98,46.68,48.34,19.00,55.81,25.18,9.87,59.69,30.44,21.13,59.59,19.28,51.11,39.02,9.87,23.52,52.77,23.71, 2018,1,251,35.41,49.96,14.63,32.13,55.32,12.55,23.74,61.47,14.79,30.30,55.32,14.39,26.54,46.84,26.62,14.15,62.75,23.10,6.31,49.16,44.52,19.98,58.19,21.82,12.39,59.71,27.90,24.06,57.07,18.86,51.72,40.37,7.91,23.90,55.56,20.54, 2017,1,317,33.49,51.25,15.26,27.41,56.64,15.95,22.63,60.82,16.55,28.25,56.11,15.64,26.35,46.24,27.41,13.14,61.88,24.98,5.69,50.87,43.43,19.13,59.53,21.34,11.62,60.82,27.56,21.79,59.38,18.83,53.53,36.60,9.87,25.28,53.30,21.41, 2016,1,262,33.68,50.24,16.09,29.95,55.55,14.50,22.03,60.38,17.59,32.41,53.09,14.50,27.42,46.83,25.75,11.57,62.04,26.39,5.63,49.92,44.45,17.12,59.03,23.85,9.27,60.54,30.19,19.89,58.08,22.03,53.01,37.16,9.83,27.10,50.79,22.11, 2015,1,262,35.18,46.91,17.91,29.71,55.47,14.82,21.63,60.22,18.15,32.25,52.46,15.29,30.19,44.93,24.88,12.76,61.97,25.28,6.58,48.89,44.53,18.38,57.29,24.33,10.14,57.92,31.93,19.65,56.66,23.69,53.72,36.21,10.06,29.56,47.86,22.58, 2014,1,187,39.76,41.95,18.28,34.20,49.03,16.76,23.34,55.60,21.06,39.34,46.42,14.24,39.43,39.68,20.89,13.06,58.05,28.90,9.44,45.91,44.65,20.64,55.52,23.84,11.88,53.50,34.63,19.21,55.60,25.19,59.14,30.58,10.28,33.61,46.50,19.88, 2013,1,124,47.51,36.03,16.46,43.42,41.64,14.95,26.78,52.05,21.17,42.26,43.51,14.23,45.73,32.92,21.35,12.28,58.27,29.45,10.23,43.33,46.44,23.40,49.56,27.05,11.21,53.83,34.96,19.75,54.80,25.44,62.81,25.27,11.92,42.44,37.01,20.55, Transport and Catering, 2019,718,37.33,47.08,15.60,33.57,53.48,12.95,29.67,55.85,14.48,29.67,54.46,15.88,22.14,45.96,31.89,23.68,56.69,19.64,4.87,46.10,49.03,16.57,59.05,24.37,17.13,56.27,26.60,28.13,54.32,17.55,46.52,43.73,9.75,21.17,56.69,22.14, 2018,796,32.66,52.64,14.70,27.14,57.16,15.70,25.38,58.17,16.46,29.90,54.65,15.45,21.11,46.11,32.79,21.86,56.41,21.73,6.53,49.87,43.59,19.60,57.04,23.37,18.09,55.90,26.01,25.38,54.27,20.35,45.60,41.46,12.94,23.24,55.90,20.85, 2017,851,35.61,47.94,16.45,27.61,55.35,17.04,27.50,55.58,16.92,28.79,55.35,15.86,21.15,48.30,30.55,21.97,57.46,20.56,4.82,49.47,45.71,16.10,58.28,25.62,14.57,59.93,25.50,24.68,56.40,18.92,43.48,45.36,11.16,21.15,57.46,21.39, 2016,813,35.55,44.65,19.80,32.10,52.40,15.50,27.18,52.15,20.66,32.96,48.34,18.70,24.11,40.96,34.93,21.40,54.00,24.60,6.03,43.54,50.43,20.17,51.41,28.41,15.62,54.98,29.40,22.88,53.01,24.11,51.17,36.16,12.67,23.86,50.55,25.58, 2015,822,36.98,42.82,20.19,29.20,52.68,18.13,24.45,54.50,21.05,28.83,51.58,19.59,25.67,42.34,32.00,18.86,55.72,25.43,6.33,45.50,48.18,20.80,52.19,27.01,14.36,55.47,30.17,19.59,55.84,24.57,48.18,39.54,12.29,28.22,50.49,21.29, 2014,758,40.11,41.03,18.87,36.81,45.78,17.41,28.63,49.47,21.90,37.07,44.85,18.07,29.95,38.79,31.27,18.60,54.75,26.65,8.84,46.04,45.12,22.30,48.94,28.76,13.59,53.30,33.11,20.58,51.98,27.44,51.19,35.36,13.46,32.45,44.59,22.96, 2013,729,44.17,35.25,20.58,41.43,41.29,17.28,28.94,49.11,21.95,43.21,40.74,16.05,38.68,34.02,27.30,20.03,52.26,27.71,11.66,41.70,46.64,27.57,44.03,28.40,15.78,49.11,35.12,22.22,49.79,27.98,54.87,31.00,14.13,41.56,38.00,20.44, Other Services, 2019,2,111,41.73,44.24,14.02,41.64,46.76,11.61,33.25,52.39,14.35,34.15,52.72,13.12,31.98,47.70,20.32,13.74,59.36,26.91,11.61,50.31,38.09,14.31,59.31,26.39,12.98,57.51,29.51,31.69,53.29,15.02,49.79,40.03,10.18,26.62,50.54,22.83, 2018,2,348,37.73,48.38,13.88,37.05,50.51,12.44,29.09,55.92,14.99,32.41,54.43,13.16,32.88,46.00,21.12,10.86,61.20,27.94,9.97,52.51,37.52,14.78,60.60,24.62,10.86,58.39,30.75,28.53,55.03,16.44,49.66,39.48,10.86,27.47,51.70,20.83, 2017,2,443,40.20,45.35,14.45,35.00,52.48,12.53,27.79,55.71,16.50,33.81,52.48,13.71,35.90,44.13,19.98,12.65,59.15,28.20,11.50,50.80,37.70,13.67,60.79,25.54,11.22,59.64,29.14,29.55,54.11,16.33,48.83,41.63,9.54,29.51,50.47,20.02, 2016,2,372,41.19,44.94,13.87,38.70,49.28,12.02,26.56,56.41,17.03,37.06,49.62,13.32,36.47,44.27,19.27,11.51,58.05,30.44,10.88,48.99,40.13,14.84,58.73,26.43,10.75,57.88,31.37,26.73,54.47,18.80,50.76,38.20,11.05,31.16,47.26,21.59, 2015,2,345,43.11,42.26,14.63,38.46,49.04,12.49,28.36,54.84,16.80,35.31,50.19,14.50,42.09,39.02,18.89,12.62,57.65,29.72,11.98,50.28,37.74,15.74,56.63,27.63,11.17,57.06,31.77,25.07,55.48,19.45,53.56,36.25,10.19,33.69,46.61,19.70, 2014,2,230,47.35,37.80,14.84,43.50,43.68,12.83,29.87,52.91,17.22,40.09,46.14,13.77,46.95,36.10,16.95,11.97,56.32,31.70,15.47,44.84,39.69,18.43,53.99,27.58,11.03,54.84,34.13,25.92,52.47,21.61,57.22,32.96,9.82,39.19,42.33,18.48, 2013,2,094,52.63,34.00,13.37,47.09,40.50,12.42,29.66,51.43,18.91,43.31,42.31,14.37,54.78,29.66,15.57,11.75,55.49,32.76,16.43,45.42,38.16,15.66,54.92,29.42,10.84,52.63,36.53,23.35,53.34,23.30,58.07,30.90,11.03,44.65,36.82,18.53, Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute