Business Confidence Indicators Results by activity sector Appropriate regulation. Perception of benefit due to the substitution of prior authorisations for affidavits of liability Units: percentages, (Total establishments: absolute value) ,Total establishments,1. State Administration: Yes,1. State Administration: No,1. State Administration: Not applicable,2. Autonomous Community Administration: Yes,2. Autonomous Community Administration: No,2. Autonomous Community Administration: Not applicable,3. Local Administration: Yes,3. Local Administration: No,3. Local Administration: Not applicable, National total, 2019,5,533,7.97,45.78,46.25,9.13,47.24,43.63,9.25,47.33,43.41, 2018,6,157,7.18,46.40,46.42,8.35,47.54,44.11,8.23,47.69,44.08, 2017,6,473,7.57,44.35,48.08,8.68,46.04,45.28,8.73,46.39,44.88, 2016,6,229,6.77,44.63,48.60,7.93,45.93,46.14,7.47,46.46,46.07, 2015,6,196,6.57,41.45,51.99,7.09,43.25,49.66,7.30,43.42,49.29, 2014,5,890,5.52,42.82,51.66,6.26,43.99,49.75,6.52,44.04,49.44, 2013,5,544,5.63,42.44,51.93,5.93,44.07,50.00,5.70,44.14,50.16, Industry, 2019,1,002,6.49,48.60,44.91,7.88,49.70,42.42,7.09,50.40,42.51, 2018,1,069,5.89,49.49,44.62,6.55,50.80,42.66,6.36,50.98,42.66, 2017,1,127,6.21,48.62,45.16,6.03,50.58,43.39,5.59,50.31,44.10, 2016,1,079,6.49,48.19,45.32,6.86,49.68,43.47,5.28,49.77,44.95, 2015,1,079,4.45,46.15,49.40,4.73,46.62,48.66,4.73,46.62,48.66, 2014,1,035,3.86,45.89,50.24,4.64,47.05,48.31,3.96,46.76,49.28, 2013,980,4.49,43.98,51.53,5.00,44.39,50.61,3.98,44.39,51.63, Construction, 2019,618,8.90,45.31,45.79,10.68,48.87,40.45,11.33,49.68,39.00, 2018,693,9.24,44.44,46.32,12.55,47.19,40.26,12.12,48.77,39.11, 2017,735,9.12,46.80,44.08,11.56,49.52,38.91,11.70,50.75,37.55, 2016,703,7.54,43.95,48.51,9.96,45.66,44.38,9.82,47.51,42.67, 2015,688,7.70,42.30,50.00,7.99,44.48,47.53,8.43,44.91,46.66, 2014,680,6.47,43.82,49.71,7.79,44.71,47.50,8.38,45.00,46.62, 2013,617,6.81,43.44,49.76,7.62,45.87,46.52,7.78,46.03,46.19, Trade, 2019,1,084,6.18,47.69,46.13,6.83,48.89,44.28,7.38,48.52,44.10, 2018,1,251,4.80,46.04,49.16,5.92,46.20,47.88,5.76,46.52,47.72, 2017,1,317,7.37,41.84,50.80,8.05,43.05,48.90,7.97,43.51,48.52, 2016,1,262,4.20,44.22,51.58,4.68,45.48,49.84,4.28,45.64,50.08, 2015,1,262,5.07,37.56,57.37,4.75,39.06,56.18,4.99,39.78,55.23, 2014,1,187,4.38,42.04,53.58,5.05,43.30,51.64,5.56,43.30,51.14, 2013,1,124,4.27,40.12,55.60,4.27,41.90,53.83,4.18,41.64,54.18, Transport and Catering, 2019,718,6.41,45.13,48.47,6.96,47.21,45.82,7.38,48.19,44.43, 2018,796,5.40,45.85,48.74,6.03,47.49,46.48,6.03,48.24,45.73, 2017,851,5.64,44.07,50.29,5.52,46.42,48.06,6.11,46.42,47.47, 2016,813,5.66,42.07,52.28,6.27,44.03,49.69,6.77,43.91,49.32, 2015,822,4.87,40.51,54.62,5.23,43.31,51.46,5.60,42.58,51.82, 2014,758,4.35,39.84,55.80,5.01,41.69,53.30,4.88,42.35,52.77, 2013,729,4.66,43.07,52.26,4.80,44.44,50.75,4.94,44.31,50.75, Other Services, 2019,2,111,9.85,43.82,46.33,11.18,44.77,44.05,11.27,44.29,44.43, 2018,2,348,9.03,45.95,45.02,10.01,46.89,43.10,10.01,46.29,43.70, 2017,2,443,8.51,43.10,48.38,10.48,44.37,45.15,10.60,44.82,44.58, 2016,2,372,8.43,44.31,47.26,10.12,45.19,44.69,9.70,45.95,44.35, 2015,2,345,8.61,41.45,49.94,9.81,43.58,46.61,9.98,43.75,46.27, 2014,2,230,7.00,42.51,50.49,7.62,43.50,48.88,8.21,43.45,48.34, 2013,2,094,6.88,42.45,50.67,7.16,44.41,48.42,6.97,44.75,48.28, Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute