Catalonia is not safe from clouds This is loosening World economyThe field despite this Generalitat retains its growth predictions Over the next few years, it puts them over the economy of the environment. In it Annual Catalan economy report 2024Prepared by the Department of Economics and Finance, the regional authorities claim that the community will grow to 2.6% in 2025 and 2% in 2026. These interest belong to the last macroeconomic scenario published in May by a ministry directed by Alisia Romero. The Catalan economy was already closed in 2024 with the advancement of gross domestic product (GDP) by 3.6%, four tenths above Spain and four times, increasing the average value of the Eurozone.
“World Trade restored dynamism in 2024 due to the relaxation of financial conditions and moderation of inflation. By 2025 and 2026, a slowdown in world trade is expected, weighed by an increase in protectionism and geopolitical uncertainty, ”says the monograph. “By 2026, an annual growth of 2%is expected to be exceeding the environment, but with descending risks from the climb into global uncertainty from the teeth tension. Economic data and indicators available for 2025 continue with positive signals, but with a more moderate tone“It also indicates a report.
In the public presentation of the report, President of General, Salvador Illa, checked the foundations of the Catalan economy to face this new situation. “The economy is good, and more prosperity is generated than in the countries of our environment. This is not a merit GovernmentThe field is not our merit to spoil this, ”he said. It does not seem that there is an internal imbalance of this composition that gives an idea that this is one day, ”he added.
In this sense, the study emphasizes the unified model of growth of various economic sectors in 2024: the industry increased to 3.9%; Services, up to 4.1%and agriculture, up to 4.2%. Construction was more lazy, with an evolution of 1.7%. While Illa admitted that Housing This “Narrow place that can be ballast If we do not approach this properly. “
Tariff exposure
On the other side, Catalan export Of the goods, 100,000 million euros exceeded for the second time, while the cost is slightly lower than 2023 (-0.5%), despite the atony of European demand. ABOUT Hidden threat of US tariffsAccording to the analysis of the economy, the impact of Catalan companies to the Atlantic giant will be “limited”. This is due to the fact that the United States is only 4.4% of the total weight of exports. Mechanical machines and devices, oils, perfumes and pharmaceutical products will be the most dependent categories of transactions with the US market.
On the other hand, Illa extolled Good profession dataLast year, the field increased belonging to 2.4%, which allowed the historical maximum 3.8 million members. The class of classes (from 15 to 64) increased to 70.3%and practically converged with the Eurozone (70.5%), while the unemployment rate reached 8.9%, the lowest annual fact since 2007. However, unemployment was preserved between two groups: young people (15.5%) and unsecured foreigners (13.9%).
Despite the good data on the labor market, there is an indisputable reality: wages over the course of 2024 have increased above inflation, but without reimbursing the purchasing power lost in 2022. Other recent studies show that, based on adjusted criteria, Over the past twenty years, rewards have not improvedThe field “We are not independent,” said Romero, who also participated in this act and remembered that 34% of children under the age of 18, at risk of poverty or exclusion in Catalonia.
Without financial relief
He President He explained that every day They ask for “four or five times” to reduce taxesbut defended that it was necessary “Return debts five years ago to save productive fabric”In connection with the help of companies adopted during the pandemic. The leader confirmed that they were “successful” measures at the European level in order to save productive fabric without “fear” of public debt.
“It is true that we must find a balance: neither a strictly equal approach, nor the one that contributes to inequality. But we did not damage us to increase the minimum wage. We are not quite rethinking pensions. Reports on the results of the companies are good, ”he said in the protection of politics undertaken by the coalition government between PSOE and the addition. “The division of prosperity is good,” he concluded.
