October

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Economy & Business

INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT

Spanish industrial production falls for first time in 8 months

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/10/21

Among components, capital goods posted the biggest fall

31 August 2021, Spain, Mercadal: Beachgoers enjoy the Mediterranean sea at the sunny Cavalleria beach at Menorca's north coast. Photo: Matthias Oesterle/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Tourism

TOURISM

Foreign tourists spent 27,5 billion euros in Spain so far this year

The Nomad Today 12/6/21

The average daily expenditure grew by 31.5%, to 140 euros, in October

Tourism

TOURISM

Sun-seeking Brits and Germans boost tourist arrivals to Spain

The Nomad Today 12/3/21

Spain received 5.1 million tourists in October, which is 402.1% more year-on-year.

Hotel at the seaside in Palma Nova, a town on the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca, in the municipality of Calvià. Photo: Pixabay.

Tourism

TOURISM

Overnight stays of foreigners in hotels exceed those of Spaniards

The Nomad Today 11/26/21

The average stay per traveler also increased 38.3% compared to October 2020, standing at 3.0 nights per traveler

HANDOUT - 24 May 2021, Belgium, Brussels: Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin speaks to media upon her arrival to attend a special EU summit. Photo: -/EU Council/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

Finland

ECONOMY

Finland producer price inflation rises in October

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/25/21

Producer prices increased 20.8% year-on-year in October

10 October 2021, Spain, Lugo: A demonstrator sets fire to a banner with a portrait of the Spanish Minister of Industry, Reyes Maroto, during a joint rally of workers of Alcoa and Vestas factories to against job cuts and to demand the prevention of the factories' shutdown. Photo: Carlos Castro/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

Economy & Business

ECONOMY

Spain producer price inflation strongest on record

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/25/21

Energy prices logged an annual growth of 87.3% in October

Work

WORK IN SPAIN

Romanians, Moroccans, largest groups of foreign workers in Spain

The Nomad Today 11/18/21

The number of foreign contributors to the Spanish Social Security increased in October for the fifth consecutive month

28 October 2021, Spain, Madrid: The spokesperson of the Alliance Against Energy Poverty Maria Campuzano takes part in a demonstration to denounce the rise in electricity and gas prices and to demand responsibility from the government, in the Plaza de la Villa. Photo: Gustavo Valiente/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

Economy & Business

CONSUMER PRICES

Rising electricity and fuel prices drive inflation to 40-year record

The Nomad Today 11/12/21

The situation is becoming more and more complicated for families due to the rise in prices of basic necessities such as electricity (62.8%), liquid fuels (57.1%) and gas for heating (11.3%)

Work

WORK IN SPAIN

Spain registers first October unemployment drop in 46 years

The Nomad Today 11/3/21

This is the first decline in unemployment in October since 1975, the first year for which the Spanish government keeps records

22 October 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Robot arms work on the bodywork of various BMW models at the main plant in Munich. Three months after starting the BMW iX electric SUV production, the German giant carmaker has now also started series production of the all-electric BMW i4. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

Economy & Business

CAR INDUSTRY

Sales of passenger cars plummet by more than 20% in Spain

The Nomad Today 11/2/21

Car manufactures blame the global shortage of semiconductors and the economic crisis, which has caused doubts among potential car buyers

Economy & Business

CONSUMER PRICES

Inflation soars in Spain: October records highest rise in 29 years

The Nomad Today 10/28/21

There are two main factors that explain the strong price increase in October

Finland

BUSINESS

Finland consumer sentiment weakens

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/27/21

Finnish confidence decreased to 2.7 in October from 6.0 in September

Lifestyle

SET CLOCKS

Spain will switch to winter time on 31 October

The Nomad Today 10/20/21

In spring 2019, the European Parliament voted in favor of ending seasonal time changes and proposed that clocks would be changed in 2021 for the last time

Woman-engineer-production-plant-worker by Pexels

Finland

CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

National economy output falls for ninth consecutive month

The Nomad Today 12/16/20

Working day adjusted primary production (agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing) decreased by around 4%.

Welding-industry-manufacturing-by-pixabay

Finland

BUSINESS

Industry turnover falls for the tenth consecutive month

The Nomad Today 12/16/20

Turnover in the chemical industry decreased by 12.7% and turnover in the forest industry by 8.4% from twelve months earlier.

Forest-forestry-machine-harvester-by-Pixabay

Finland

BUSINESS

Finnish forestry industry output plummets, monthly and annually

The Nomad Today 12/10/20

The total production of Finnish industry improved compared to the previous month, but is still far from the level of a year ago and with some industries unable to emerge from the crisis.

Street Christmas stalls in Helsinki. Photo: © Foreigner.fi.

Finland

BUSINESS

Finnish retail sales and turnover grew year over year

The Nomad Today 12/2/20

This improvement in sales was especially visible in daily consumer goods.

A Neste worker at the Porvoo refinery. Photo: Neste.

Finland

BUSINESS

Turnover of large Finnish companies fell for tenth month in a row

The Nomad Today 11/30/20

Despite better resisting the coronavirus crisis, large Finnish enterprises have not recorded a single month of year-on-year turnover growth in 2020.

bike-fat-bikes-cycling-forest-Lapland-by-Visit-Rovaniemi

Tourism

CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

Few clients in tourist establishments despite calls to domestic travelers

The Nomad Today 11/29/20

Finnish travelers did not respond as well as expected to calls from local tourism entrepreneurs to fill their establishments during the October school holidays