This document is a presentation given by Professor Antonio Argandoña at the Alimentaria conference in Barcelona on September 30, 2011. The presentation summarizes economic indicators for Spain such as GDP growth, household and business indebtedness, unemployment, housing market data, foreign trade, tourism, public debt, inflation, and the composition of exports. It references sources from institutions like BBVA Research, Bank of Spain, FIAB, Funcas, and AEB.

1. ALIMENTARIA:
THE ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK
Prof. Antonio Argandoña
Professor of Economics
‘la Caixa’ Chair of Corporate Social Responsibility
and Corporate Governance
Alimentaria
Barcelona, September 30, 2011

2. Forecast for Spain
BBVA Research Sept. 2011
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3. GDP, domestic and net foreign demand
Bank of Spain
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4. Food and beverage production
FIAB
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5. Households: indebtedness
Bank of Spain
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6. Households: financial burden
Bank of Spain
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7. Households: saving
Bank of Spain
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8. Employment and unemployment
Funcas, July 2011
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9. Housing: unsold units
Bank of Spain
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10. Non-financial business: indebtedness
Bank of Spain
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11. Non-financial business: financial burden
Bank of Spain
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12. Foreign trade
Bank of Spain
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13. Tourism
Bank of Spain
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14. 10-years public debt: interests and spread
Bank of Spain
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15. Public deficit
BBVA Research
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16. Gross debt
AEB
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17. External debt
AEB
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18. Consumer price inflation
Bank of Spain
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19. Composition of the exports
BBVA Research
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