Spain

This briefing examines how the automotive industry is performing globally and in the largest countries in terms of automotive output. The report also provides data for production, market size, imports, exports, industry costs, industry profitability…

Away-from-home tissue, being a B2B (business-to-business) category, faced challenges associated with the fluctuating costs of cellulose in the market. Many contracts in this category are made well in advance, often a year or more, and are based on…

Sales in baby and child-specific products in Spain saw sluggish volume growth in 2023, while value is being more strongly supported by the high unit prices triggered by ongoing inflationary pressures. This overall poor performance is attributed to…

A low birth rate is behind the continuing decline of baby food sales in Spain in 2023. Spain’s birth rate is being negatively affected by economic challenges and changes in social and cultural norms. Traditional expectations of having a large family…

Total packaging volumes in baby food continued to decline in 2022, with falling volumes across all categories and most pack types, as more parents fed their babies with home-cooked food and breastfed their babies, as this is considered better for…

After a strong recovery in 2021 as Spain started to ease its COVID-19 restrictions demand has since slowed considerably with sales of bags and luggage seeing only a moderate recovery in retail volume terms in 2022 while in 2023 sales stagnated. The…

Despite the uncertainties arising from Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine and the delicate nature of the grain corridor deal between Russia and Ukraine, the prices of baked goods are increasing at a slower rate in 2023 compared to 2022. In an effort to…

The Barcelona in Spain report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital penetration,…

Bath and shower sales remained in a slump in Spain in 2023, in both value and volume terms. That said, this still-negative performance is still an improvement on the previous year and there are signs of gradual recovery noted for over the coming…

Sales in beauty and personal care in Spain returned to normal patterns in 2023, following the disruptions seen during the era of the pandemic. Notably, overall volume sales returned to small positive growth, while value sales continue to be supported…

Flexible paper packaging continued to lose share to folding cartons and flexible plastic in beauty and personal care in Spain in 2022. This can be attributed to the fact that, when compared to flexible paper, flexible plastic and folding cartons are…

Beer saw moderate growth in total volume terms in 2023, with much stronger growth in total current value terms. The strong value growth was fuelled by inflationary pressures and an increase in unit prices rather than a significant increase in demand.…