Spain: SME opinion on the state of economy 2016-2018

This statistic shows the opinion of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Spain on the state of the economy from February 2016 to January 2018. From the respondents, in January 2018, 17 percent thought that the economy was in a positive state while 44 percent believed it to be in a negative state.

Monthly opinion of SMEs on the state of the economy in Spain from February 2016 to January 2018*

Characteristic	Positive	Neutral	Negative
Jan '18	17%	39%	44%
Dec '17	20%	38%	42%
Nov '17	19%	36%	45%
Oct '17	19%	43%	38%
Sep '17	15%	45%	40%
Aug '17	23%	39%	38%
Jul '17	17%	40%	42%
Jun '17	17%	36%	46%
May '17	16%	36%	48%
Apr '17	16%	37%	46%
Mar '17	13%	37%	50%
Feb '17	13%	38%	49%
Jan '17	10%	33%	57%
Dec '16	11%	34%	55%
Nov '16	12%	34%	54%
Oct '16	5%	31%	63%
Sep '16	10%	37%	54%
Aug '16	11%	37%	52%
Jul '16	10%	31%	58%
Jun '16	6%	32%	61%
May '16	8%	31%	61%
Apr '16	8%	31%	61%
Mar '16	8%	32%	60%
Feb '16	8%	32%	60%

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Release date

March 2017

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Region

Spain

Survey time period

February 2016 to January 2018

Number of respondents

Various**

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Source question: How would you evaluate the current state of the economy overall?
** Survey sample group size varies:
* Survey sample group size varies:
Feb '16 = 3,067
Mar '16 = 1,260
Apr '16 = 455
May '16 = 419
Jun '16 = 414
Jul '16 = 442
Aug '16 = 519
Sep '16 = 506
Oct '16 = 520
Nov '16 = 516
Dec '16 = 455
Jan '17 = 530
Feb '17 = 408
Mar '17 = 464
Apr '17 = 526
May '17 = 427
Jun '17 = 464
Jul '17 = 466
Aug '17 = 455
Sep '17 = 443
Oct '17 = 464
Nov '17 = 823
Dec '17 = 368
Jan '18 = 508.