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Spanish companies expect recent strong growth to continue over the coming 12 months, according to the latest Business Outlook survey. Sentiment regarding output is unchanged from the start of the year, reflecting further optimism around new order receipts. 

A net balance of +49% of companies in Spain predict business activity to rise over the next 12 months, unchanged from February’s survey. Spanish firms are the most optimistic in Europe and the joint - highest globally (equal with Brazil).

Central to confidence among firms are improving economic conditions, not only in Spain but across Europe in general. This is likely to help companies secure greater volumes of new orders and increase their business activity. Potential threats to the generally positive outlook include global political instability, strong competition and rising input costs.

With workloads set to continue to rise, firms are expecting to increase their staffing levels over the next 12 months.

A net balance of +19% of Spanish companies expect to raise their investment in capital. Although this is down slightly from the previous outlook survey, it is still one of the strongest recorded to-date. Meanwhile, manufacturers also expect to up their spending on R&D.

Fuente:

https://www.markiteconomics.com/Survey/PressRelease.mvc/d9228eb5fd614a70a78e7c3ae4237123