HEALTHY AND VIBRANT CATALAN ECONOMY 

The Catalan economy grew by 3.6% in 2024, one percentage point higher than the 2.6% growth recorded in 2023.

The 2024 figure is a preliminary estimate published by the Catalan Statistics Institute (Idescat) on Friday.

According to the data, all major sectors showed positive annual growth, improving compared to the previous year, except for construction, which maintained the same growth rate as in 2023.

The growth rate of Catalonia's GDP was higher than Spain's 3.2%.

It also surpassed the European Union's estimate of 0.8%, and that of major countries such as Germany (-0.2%), France (+1.1%), and Italy (0.5%).