Tag: Spain economy

• Monday, July 31st 2017 - 08:06 UTC

  Spanish economy recovering strongly reaches pre-2008 size

  

  Spain's economy grew by 0.9% in the second quarter thanks to improved exports and household spending. The growth figure, a first estimate from the National Statistics Institute (INE), suggests the country's economy has finally grown back to the size it was before the credit crunch of 2008.

• Saturday, May 3rd 2014 - 05:39 UTC

  Spain's economy shows timid performance but unemployment remains at 26%

  

  Spain's economy expanded by 0.4% in the first quarter of the year topping the previous quarter's growth rate by two-tenths of a point, the National Statistics Institute, INE, confirmed. However unemployment remains at a record 25.93%.