The HCOB Spain Services PMI fell to 54.9 in October 2024, from a one-and-a-half-year high of 57 in September, falling short of market expectations of 56.8. Nonetheless, this marked the fourteenth consecutive month of expansion, indicating sustained growth. New business orders rose for the eleventh straight month, driven by effective marketing and robust demand both domestically and internationally. In response, firms continued to expand their workforce, with staffing levels reaching their highest since April 2023, though capacity pressures remained, with backlogs of work rising for the tenth month in a row. On the pricing front, input costs surged well above trend levels, mainly due to salary increases, leading firms to pass on these costs to clients through higher output charges. Lastly, confidence for the year ahead remained strong, with firms expecting planned commercial initiatives and facility expansions to boost activity over the next 12 months. source: S&P Global

Services PMI in Spain decreased to 54.90 points in October from 57 points in September of 2024. Services PMI in Spain averaged 51.94 points from 2011 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 62.50 points in June of 2021 and a record low of 7.10 points in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Spain Services PMI - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Services PMI in Spain decreased to 54.90 points in October from 57 points in September of 2024. Services PMI in Spain is expected to be 50.20 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.




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Spain Services PMI
The S&P Global Spain Services PMI (Purchasing Managers' Index) is based on data compiled from a representative panel of over 300 companies based in the Spanish service sector. The index tracks variables such as sales, employment, inventories and prices. A reading above 50 indicates that the services sector is generally expanding; below 50 indicates that it is generally declining. This is only a limited sample of PMI headline data displayed on the Customer’s service, under licence from S&P Global. Full historic PMI headline data and all other PMI sub-index data and histories are available on subscription from S&P Global. Contact economics@spglobal.com for more details.


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Spain Services PMI Falls More Than Expected
The HCOB Spain Services PMI fell to 54.9 in October 2024, from a one-and-a-half-year high of 57 in September, falling short of market expectations of 56.8. Nonetheless, this marked the fourteenth consecutive month of expansion, indicating sustained growth. New business orders rose for the eleventh straight month, driven by effective marketing and robust demand both domestically and internationally. In response, firms continued to expand their workforce, with staffing levels reaching their highest since April 2023, though capacity pressures remained, with backlogs of work rising for the tenth month in a row. On the pricing front, input costs surged well above trend levels, mainly due to salary increases, leading firms to pass on these costs to clients through higher output charges. Lastly, confidence for the year ahead remained strong, with firms expecting planned commercial initiatives and facility expansions to boost activity over the next 12 months.
2024-11-06
Spain Services Sector Growth at 1-½ Year High
The HCOB Spain Services PMI rose to 57 in September 2024, up from 54.6 in August and surpassing market expectations of 54. This marks the sharpest expansion in the Spanish services sector since April 2023, driven by higher activity growth amid stronger market demand. Similarly, new sales volumes rose markedly, the fastest growth since May, while new export order volumes also sustained growth but slowed to a five-month low. In response to higher workloads, firms increased their employment levels, reaching its strongest in 17 months. Nonetheless, capacity pressures remained apparent, with work outstanding rising to the strongest degree since March 2023. On prices, input costs notably eased to its lowest for three-and-a-half years, leading output charges inflation to its joint-weakest pace since 2021. Finally, confidence for the year-ahead remained positive, with the degree of optimism hitting its best in three months.
2024-10-03
Spain Services Sector Growth Slightly Tops Forecasts
The HCOB Spain Services PMI rose to 54.6 in August 2024, up from 53.9 in July and slightly above the forecast of 54.5. The uplift was supported by higher activity driven by rising new work and export business, although growth rates for both metrics were slower than in July. Firms were encouraged to hire more staff in August, marking the twenty-third consecutive month of employment growth, with August’s increase surpassing the survey’s long-term average. Despite this, backlogs of work grew significantly. On prices, while input cost inflation remained high, the pace of price increases was the slowest since March 2021. Output charge inflation edged up from July and remained well above its historical trend. Looking ahead, although firms remain confident about the 12-month output outlook, sentiment fell to its lowest level since last December.
2024-09-04