Publishing of syntheses geared towards analysing the significance and main features of the industrial sector. It provides information of relevance when ascertaining industry and the sectors it comprises, as well as for analysing the part it plays in the national economy as a whole and in the context of Europe.

The publication is structured by subject block and is essentially informative in nature. The various chapters look at the most relevant aspects of industry, for instance employment and productivity, geographic markets, concentration and spatial location, investment or energy consumption.

The selection of topics included in this overview has been made based on their relevance or bearing on the present, as well as in o rder to provide a view of the industrial reality from several perspectives, thereby combining national, European or Autonomous Community information, or taking into account, from an analytical viewpoint, different levels of breakdown by branches of activity.