The Spanish economy in 2019
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6-may-2020
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La economía española mantuvo un comportamiento expansivo en 2019, si bien su ritmo de crecimiento fue algo inferior al de 2018. Esta moderación fue resultado del menor dinamismo de la demanda interna, que contrarrestó el repunte de la contribución del sector exterior. La desaceleración de la demanda interna reflejó la evolución del consumo privado y de la inversión, mientras que la aportación de la demanda externa se explica por la ralentización de las importaciones y el avance algo mayor de las exportaciones. En línea con estos desarrollos, la creación de empleo aminoró su expansión. Con todo, la economía española presentó mayor resistencia al deterioro del entorno exterior que el área del euro, de manera que conservó un diferencial de crecimiento positivo. Por su parte, las presiones inflacionistas se mantuvieron contenidas, a pesar del ascenso de los costes laborales unitarios. En este contexto, la economía española presentaba a principios de 2020 una trayectoria de moderación gradual del ritmo de su crecimiento hacia su tasa potencial. Estas perspectivas económicas se han visto completamente alteradas por la crisis sanitaria global provocada por la pandemia del Covid-19, que afecta con virulencia a un número muy amplio de países, incluida España, e implica una disrupción muy severa de la actividad económica, cuya duración e intensidad está rodeada actualmente de una gran incertidumbre.
The Spanish economy prolonged its expansionary phase in 2019. However, its growth rate moderated, due to the loss of momentum of domestic demand, which counteracted the larger contribution of the external sector. The deceleration of internal demand reflected the lower dynamism of private consumption and investment, while the external demand contribution was the result of an easing in imports and some acceleration in exports. In line with these developments, employment creation grew at a slower pace. In any case, the Spanish economy showed greater resilience to the deterioration of the external context than the euro area, and hence kept its positive growth differential. Inflationary pressures remained contained in spite of the increase in unit labour costs. Against this background, the Spanish economy moved in early 2020 on a progressively decelerating path towards its potential growth rate. This outlook has been completely changed by the global health crisis caused by COVID-19. It has affected with virulence a large number of countries, including Spain, and is severely disrupting economic activity. The duration and intensity of the crisis is currently shrouded in great uncertainty.
The Spanish economy prolonged its expansionary phase in 2019. However, its growth rate moderated, due to the loss of momentum of domestic demand, which counteracted the larger contribution of the external sector. The deceleration of internal demand reflected the lower dynamism of private consumption and investment, while the external demand contribution was the result of an easing in imports and some acceleration in exports. In line with these developments, employment creation grew at a slower pace. In any case, the Spanish economy showed greater resilience to the deterioration of the external context than the euro area, and hence kept its positive growth differential. Inflationary pressures remained contained in spite of the increase in unit labour costs. Against this background, the Spanish economy moved in early 2020 on a progressively decelerating path towards its potential growth rate. This outlook has been completely changed by the global health crisis caused by COVID-19. It has affected with virulence a large number of countries, including Spain, and is severely disrupting economic activity. The duration and intensity of the crisis is currently shrouded in great uncertainty.
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Documentos Ocasionales / Banco de España, 2011
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Economía española; Consumo; Inversión; Exportaciones; Importaciones; Déficit; Precios; Empleo; Spanish economy; Investment; Exports; Imports; Deficit; Prices; Employment; Déficit y deuda públicos; Evolución y desarrollo económicos; Renta, empleo y precios; España
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