- Manufacturing and services PMIs in Spain and the Eurozone fell in August, indicating a contraction in activity, with declines in new orders and employment growth. - International tourist arrivals in Spain increased by 14.7% compared to January-July 2019 but fell 0.8% compared to the same period in 2022. - Eurozone industrial production prices declined 7.6% year-on-year in July, while the trade deficit with Russia narrowed due to lower energy imports.

1. Business…
at a glance
September 2023
46.5
49.3
40
45
50
55
60
65
Feb-21
Apr-21
Jun-21
Aug-21
Oct-21
Dec-21
Feb-22
Apr-22
Jun-22
Aug-22
Oct-22
Dec-22
Feb-23
Apr-23
Jun-23
Aug-23
Manufacturing Services
0.2
1.7
-1.8 -2
-1
0
1
2
685000
690000
695000
700000
705000
710000
715000
Jan-20
Apr-20
Jul-20
Oct-20
Jan-21
Apr-21
Jul-21
Oct-21
Jan-22
Apr-22
Jul-22
Oct-22
Jan-23
Apr-23
Jul-23
Volume
% y-o-y change (right axis)
1.9
7.2
-2.8
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
860000
880000
900000
920000
940000
960000
980000
Jan-20
Apr-20
Jul-20
Oct-20
Jan-21
Apr-21
Jul-21
Oct-21
Jan-22
Apr-22
Jul-22
Oct-22
Jan-23
Apr-23
Jul-23
Volume
% y-o-y change (right axis)
International tourist arrivals in Spain (INE)
tourists
x1.3
Jan.-Jul.23
Jul. 23
47,628,867
r/ Jan.-Jul.22
-0.8%
r/ Jan.-Jul.19
Millions of tourists accumulated Jan.-Jul.23
10,131,579
tourists
Cumulative
expenditure
+14.7% r/ Jan.-Jul.19
€ 59.8 bn
x 1.3 r/ Jan.-Jul.22
Cumulative % tourists Top 10 origin countries
US
6th
46.5 points
r/ Aug.22
-3.4points
Manufacturing
Manufacturing and services PMI Spain (Investing/Markit)
Value < 50: activity contraction / >50: expansion
Aug. 23
Services PMI
49.3 points
r/ Aug.22
-1.3points
Services
• ▼ activity for the 1st
time since Oct.22
• Decrease in new
orders
• Weakest employment
growth since Jan.23
Deteriorating expectations,
especially in manufacturing
Corporate and household financing (Bank of Spain)
Million € and % y-o-y change
Jul. 23
-2.8%
Companies
Households
y-o-y
-1.8%
y-o-y
Companies Households
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May.
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
2023 2019 2020
2021 2022

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63.4
43.5
63.4
47.9
Feb-21
May-21
Aug-21
Nov-21
Feb-22
May-22
Aug-22
Nov-22
Feb-23
May-23
Aug-23
Eurozone
US
Industrial production prices in Europe (Eurostat)
Jul. 23
monthly
-0.5%
y-o-y
-7.6%
Eurozone
% y-o-y change Major economies in the Eurozone
0.4
43.4
-7.6
Jan-21
Mar-21
May-21
Jul-21
Sep-21
Nov-21
Jan-22
Mar-22
May-22
Jul-22
Sep-22
Nov-22
Jan-23
Mar-23
May-23
Jul-23
Jul.23
EU-Russia trade (Eurostat)
Jun. 23
Destabilized data
Imports
extra-EU
Russia's share in
1.7%
Exports
extra-EU
1.4%
Bn €
▼ deficit mainly due to ▼ energy imports
Trade balance. Bn €
Manufacturing
Manufacturing and services PMIs Eurozone and US (Markit)
Aug. 23
-6.1p.
-3.6p.
y-o-y
43.5 points
47.9 points
y-o-y
Services
-1.9p.
+6.8p.
y-o-y
47.9 points
50.5 points
y-o-y
Value < 50: activity contraction / >50: expansion
% y-o-y change
Jan-21 – Jul-23
2
7
12
17
22
Feb-21
Apr-21
Jun-21
Aug-21
Oct-21
Dec-21
Feb-22
Apr-22
Jun-22
Aug-22
Oct-22
Dec-22
Feb-23
Apr-23
Jun-23
Imports
Exports
-40.4
-5.7
-45.0
-1.6
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
Q121Q221Q321Q421Q122Q222Q322Q422Q123Q223
Energy Total
47.9
70.4
59.9
50.5
Feb-21
May-21
Aug-21
Nov-21
Feb-22
May-22
Aug-22
Nov-22
Feb-23
May-23
Aug-23
Eurozone
US