Business Confidence Indicators Results by activity sector Appropriate regulation. Perception of the evolution of paperwork added that had to be completed in order to operate Units: percentages, (Total establishments: absolute value) Total establishments 1. Different Autonomous Communities: It increased 1. Different Autonomous Communities: It remained stable 1. Different Autonomous Communities: It decreased 1. Different Autonomous Communities: Not applicable 2. Different municipality in the same Autonomous Community: It increased 2. Different municipality in the same Autonomous Community: It remained stable 2. Different municipality in the same Autonomous Community: It decreased 2. Different municipality in the same Autonomous Community: Not applicable National total 2019 5,533 15.49 59.61 1.66 23.24 14.60 64.05 1.84 19.50 2018 6,157 15.85 57.38 1.67 25.09 14.15 62.25 1.69 21.91 2017 6,473 13.41 58.69 1.61 26.29 11.71 63.93 1.53 22.83 2016 6,229 12.92 58.69 2.14 26.25 12.04 63.11 2.14 22.72 2015 6,196 12.49 58.21 2.23 27.07 11.46 62.80 2.31 23.43 2014 5,890 13.74 56.54 2.94 26.79 12.53 61.53 2.89 23.06 2013 5,544 15.51 53.26 4.06 27.16 13.65 57.83 4.18 24.33 Industry 2019 1,002 14.87 61.98 0.60 22.55 13.17 67.17 0.90 18.76 2018 1,069 15.15 59.96 0.75 24.13 12.25 65.95 1.03 20.77 2017 1,127 12.33 61.14 1.24 25.29 9.85 66.55 1.24 22.36 2016 1,079 12.51 64.04 1.20 22.24 10.38 68.95 1.48 19.18 2015 1,079 11.40 61.63 1.30 25.67 10.47 65.99 1.39 22.15 2014 1,035 13.62 61.84 1.74 22.80 10.63 67.92 1.64 19.81 2013 980 15.82 57.14 2.14 24.90 13.16 61.43 1.94 23.47 Construction 2019 618 16.67 54.69 3.24 25.40 17.80 60.52 2.91 18.77 2018 693 15.44 52.81 2.16 29.58 15.44 59.60 2.31 22.66 2017 735 15.10 53.06 2.45 29.39 13.74 61.22 2.59 22.45 2016 703 13.94 52.35 3.41 30.30 15.08 58.04 3.70 23.19 2015 688 13.23 50.58 4.36 31.83 12.06 59.30 4.22 24.42 2014 680 13.53 51.91 3.53 31.03 12.50 60.44 3.68 23.38 2013 617 14.26 46.03 8.43 31.28 13.45 53.16 9.24 24.15 Trade 2019 1,084 11.53 62.92 1.75 23.80 11.99 65.59 2.03 20.39 2018 1,251 14.07 57.79 1.60 26.54 12.23 63.31 1.60 22.86 2017 1,317 11.47 60.36 1.21 26.96 10.33 63.78 1.06 24.83 2016 1,262 10.78 56.50 1.82 30.90 9.75 61.01 1.98 27.26 2015 1,262 10.14 58.16 1.74 29.95 9.27 61.17 1.90 27.65 2014 1,187 12.81 53.83 3.54 29.82 12.22 57.88 3.54 26.37 2013 1,124 14.77 50.98 3.83 30.43 13.61 54.36 4.27 27.76 Transport and Catering 2019 718 12.53 55.29 1.67 30.50 11.98 58.22 2.37 27.44 2018 796 14.07 51.26 2.64 32.04 12.44 55.90 2.64 29.02 2017 851 11.75 54.64 1.53 32.08 9.99 59.93 1.18 28.91 2016 813 13.16 51.66 1.97 33.21 11.44 56.21 1.48 30.87 2015 822 13.38 55.47 1.46 29.68 11.80 58.76 1.58 27.86 2014 758 12.14 54.35 2.64 30.87 12.40 56.07 2.64 28.89 2013 729 15.23 47.19 2.47 35.12 13.17 51.44 2.47 32.92 Other Services 2019 2,111 18.47 59.69 1.66 20.18 16.58 64.80 1.71 16.91 2018 2,348 17.84 59.41 1.66 21.08 16.23 62.95 1.53 19.29 2017 2,443 15.02 59.76 1.76 23.45 13.30 65.00 1.72 19.98 2016 2,372 13.87 61.72 2.40 22.01 13.32 65.43 2.28 18.97 2015 2,345 13.73 59.87 2.56 23.84 12.79 64.65 2.64 19.91 2014 2,230 14.89 57.67 3.09 24.35 13.63 62.69 2.96 20.72 2013 2,094 16.24 56.92 4.35 22.49 14.14 61.60 4.30 19.96 Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute