| Indicator |
Unit |
Basque Country |
Spain |
E.U. (27) |
Time Reference |
| Surface |
Km2 |
7,235 |
505,990 |
4,402,273 |
Basque Country |
Spain |
E.U. (27) |
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| Economic issues |
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| GDP |
Million € |
65,146 | 1,049,848 |
12,834,337 |
(e)2007 |
(e)2007 |
(e)2007 |
| GDP (Variation %) |
% |
3.90 |
3.80 |
2.90 |
(e)2007 |
(e)2007 |
(e)2007 |
| Per Capita Income |
€ |
30,599 |
23,396 |
22,270 |
(e)2007 | (e)2007 | (e)2007 |
| ICP (Index of Consumer Prices) |
% |
4.50 |
4.50 |
3.70 |
Mar.08 |
Mar.08 |
Mar.08 |
| IPI (Industrial Production Index) |
Annual Rate |
4.40 |
1.90 |
3.30 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
| Euribor |
% |
4.82 |
4.82 |
4.82 |
Apr.08 |
Apr.08 |
Apr.08 |
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| Industry + R&D |
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| Industrial GDP |
Million € |
15,208 |
141,838 |
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(e)2007 |
(e)2007 |
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| Industrial Employment |
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| Expense in R&D (% of/GNP) |
% |
1,47 |
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2006 |
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| Expense in R&D financed by companies |
% | 1,17 |
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2006 |
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| Access to Internet by companies |
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93.5 |
94.0 |
93.0 | 2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
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| Foreign Trade |
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| Non-Energy Exports |
Million € |
15,130 |
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2007 |
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| Non-Energy Imports |
Million € |
11,190 |
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2007 |
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| Maritime Traffic (Port of Bilbao) |
Tons |
8,985,020 |
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2008Q1 |
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| Air Traffic (VIA) |
Tons |
7,851.66 |
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2008Q1 |
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| Labour Market |
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| LFS-Activity Rate |
% |
57.39 |
59.35 |
57.4 |
2008Q1 |
2008Q1 |
2007Q4 |
| LFS-Unemployment Rate |
% |
5.62 |
9.63 |
7.0 |
2008Q1 |
2008Q1 |
2008Q1 |
| LFS-Employment Rate |
% |
54.16 |
53.63 |
53.5 |
2008Q1 |
2008Q1 |
2007Q4 |
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| Tourism |
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| Arrivals in Hotels |
Persons |
2,143,467 |
84,601,228 |
596,253,581 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
| Nights Spent in Hotels |
Persons |
3,960,716 |
272,433,947 |
1,537,381,261 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
| Passenger Air Traffic |
Persons |
982,987 |
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2008Q1 |
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| Population |
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| Total Population |
Persons |
2,141,860 |
45,200,737 |
494,051,900 |
2007 |
2007 |
2006 |
| Foreign Population |
Persons |
98,524 |
4,519,554 |
27,205,460 |
2007 |
2007 |
2006 |
| Density |
Inhab./Km2 |
296 |
89 |
112 |
2007 |
2007 |
2006 |
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| Quality of Life |
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| Average Price of Property |
€ x m2 |
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2,101.4 |
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2008Q1 |
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| Average Mortgage Cost |
€ |
230,835 |
169,320 |
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Feb.08 |
Feb.08 |
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| Car Registrations |
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| School Rate - University |
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| School Rate - Vocational Studies |
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| Life Expectancy |
Years |
80.75 |
80.23 |
78.4 |
2005 |
2005 |
2004 |
| Num. of Doctors |
x 100,000 inhab. |
493 |
463 |
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2005 |
2005 |
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| Hospital Beds |
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385.9 |
339.0 |
590.4 |
2005 |
2005 |
2005 |
| Human Development Index (HDI) |
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0.964 |
0.949 |
0.910 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
| Crime Rate |
x 1,000 inhab. |
38.1 |
50.7 |
69.0 |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
| Access to Internet by families |
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45.6 |
45.0 |
54.0 |
2006 |
2007 |
2007 |
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