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Short-term Stock and Inventory Survey (ECSE). Fourth Quarter 2023 and year 2023. Provisional data

The annual rate of the index for inventory levels of goods in the Trade sector stood at 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Within the third quarter, the month of October recorded the highest annual growth rate, with 6.0%. Throughout 2023, inventory levels of goods in the Trade sector increased by 9.9%.

Indices for inventory levels in the Sales sector - Quarter 4/2023
Indicator Note Quarterly variation Annual change
Trade total 1.1 4.3
Sale and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5.8 25.6
Wholesale trade 1 -0.4 0.6
Retail trade 1 1.5 0.1
  • Except motor vehicles and motorcycles
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Quarter 4/2023 Published: 01/03/2024

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The main objective of the Short-Term Stock and Inventory Survey is to provide information necessary in order to obtain a short-term indicator that measures the evolucion of the value of the level of inventory in trade and industry.

In order to measure the evolution of the level of inventory in trade, a value index of goods at the end of the month is calculated. In the case of manufacturing, value indices for the level of inventory at the end of the month is calculated, depending if they are goods, raw materials and other supplies or products. The indices have base 2015 and are published quarterly, although the series have both, monthly and quarterly frecuency.. The information is published with the stock level indices in trade for the reference month of January 2013.