November

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Property

PROPERTY

Housing loans increase 24% in Spain, record best November in 11 years

The Nomad Today 1/27/22

Three out of four home buyers in Spain finance their purchase with a mortgage

Property

REAL ESTATE

Home sales in Spain remain at their highest level since 2007

The Nomad Today 1/20/22

In the first eleven months (January-November) of 2021, the number of home sales in Spain rose by 34.7% year-on-year

A general view of the Port of Barcelona. Photo: Pixabay.

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

Spanish industrial production records strong 4.8% rebound

The Nomad Today 1/11/22

Industrial output rebounded at a faster-than-expected pace in November

05 January 2022, Spain, Madrid: A traveller stands with his luggage as he looks at the display board at Adolfo Suarez Airport in Madrid. Photo: Jesús Hellín/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Tourism

TOURISM

Spain recovers 72% of foreign tourists attracted before Covid

The Nomad Today 1/5/22

Tourists who visited Spain in November stayed on average one day longer than in 2019, increasing spending

Shopping street city centre Spain. Photo: Pixabay.

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

Spanish retail sales grow at the fastest pace in six months

The Nomad Today 12/28/21

The increase was the strongest since May

23 December 2021, Spain, Madrid: People look at the arrivals schedule on a display board at Adolfo Suarez airport on the day before Christmas Eve. Photo: Gustavo Valiente/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Tourism

TOURISM

Spain's hotel sector still far from pre-pandemic occupancy levels

The Nomad Today 12/27/21

There is a long way to go before we can say that the recovery is complete

The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, during the press conference after the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

Economy & Business

PRICES

Spanish producer price inflation hits record high

The Nomad Today 12/22/21

Data showed that energy prices surged 88.3 per cent annually in November

Woman-girl-supermarket-lemon-fruits-shop-food-mask-flu-sick-ill-influenza by Pexels.

Economy & Business

INFLATION

Strongest increase in consumer prices in Spain since 1992

The Nomad Today 12/15/21

On a monthly basis, consumer prices grew 0.3%

woman smiling smile business project by Pixabay.

Work

WORK IN SPAIN

Spain unemployment fell to pre-pandemic levels in November

The Nomad Today 12/2/21

The total number of people registered as unemployed in Spain decreased by 826,102 in the last nine months

Economy & Business

INFLATION

Eurozone inflation rate climbs to highest point ever at 4.9%

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/30/21

Energy prices rose 27.4% year-on-year in the 19-country currency area in November

Shopping cart in a supermarket. Photo: Pixabay.

Economy & Business

CONSUMER PRICES

Inflation in Spain set new record due to rising food and fuel prices

The Nomad Today 11/29/21

Spanish public pensions will rise 2.5% in 2022 if this 5.6% rise in the advance of the CPI is confirmed on 15 December, when the INE publishes the final data

FILED - A tourist sits on her suitcase and waits for a return flight to her home country from Frankfurt. A US entry ban for Europe - now set to fall away for those who are vaccinated against Covid-19 - has disrupted travel the last two years. Photo: Andreas Arnold/dpa

World

CORONAVIRUS

US to lift entry restrictions on vaccinated foreigners in November

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/21/21

Many Europeans have been frustrated by the exclusion

FILED - Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the day two of the EU Summit on Brexit at the European Union headquarters. Lofven will start a visit to South Korea on 18 December 2019. Photo: -/European Council/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

SWEDEN

Swedish Prime Minister Lofven announces plan to resign in November

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/22/21

Lofven declared his intention to step down as leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, as well as from his prime ministerial post

Finland

CRISIS

Turnover in construction and industry decreased

The Nomad Today 1/18/21

The turnover in the chemical industry declined by 17.1% and in the forest industry by 6.1%.

A Covid-19 test point at Helsinki airport. Photo: HUS.

Finland

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Number of passengers at Finnish airports fell 91%

The Nomad Today 12/29/20

In November 2020 there were 122,426 passengers at Helsinki Airport, which was 92% fewer than one year before.

Tourism

TOURISM

Foreign tourist stays in Finland fell by 81% in November

The Nomad Today 12/23/20

The average price of a hotel room was 23.54 euros cheaper than 12 months earlier.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin. Photo: Jussi Toivanen/Vnk/File photo.

Finland

LABOR FORCE SURVEY

Finland has 27,000 more unemployed than a year ago

The Nomad Today 12/22/20

The employment rate is now further away than a year ago from the target set by Prime Minister Sanna Marin at the beginning of her mandate.

Finland

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

12 dead and 367 injured on Finnish roads in November

The Nomad Today 12/17/20

Pedestrians killed in road traffic accidents numbered 3 and cyclists 2.

A woman doing shopping in a supermarket. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

CONSUMER PRICES

Prices of vegetables, housing, medical services raise inflation

The Nomad Today 12/14/20

The rising of inflation from one year back was curbed most by reductions in the prices of fuels and hotel rooms.

Finland

AIR TRAFFIC CRISIS

Finnair's passenger traffic plummeted 92% in November

The Nomad Today 12/8/20

Passenger numbers decreased in Asian traffic by 98.3%, in North Atlantic traffic by 100%, in European traffic by 93.8% and in domestic traffic by 80.3%.