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Catalonia raises 2026 growth forecast to 2.6%
The Catalan government raised its 2026 growth forecast to 2.6%, three-tenths of a percentage point above its spring estimate.
The forecast covers Catalonia’s economy, where growth is expected to be slightly below 2025’s 2.7%.
The government says the economy remains dynamic despite higher energy costs, inflation and geopolitical uncertainty.
Investment growth is forecast to slow to 3.4% in 2026, while household spending is expected to rise 2.9%.
Growth is expected to slow to 2.1% in 2027, with investment and household spending also growing more slowly.
Full-time employment is forecast to rise 2% in 2026 and 1.5% in 2027, while unemployment is expected to remain low.
Catalonia’s government raised its forecast for regional economic growth in 2026 to 2.6%.
The revised forecast is three tenths of a percentage point higher than its spring estimate.
The government cited continued economic “dynamism” despite higher energy costs, inflation and geopolitical instability.
It forecasts growth of 2.1% in 2027.
Investment growth is forecast to slow to 3.4% in 2026, from 6% in 2025.
- Who
- The Catalan government’s Department of Economy and Finance.
- What
- It raised its forecast for Catalonia’s 2026 economic growth to 2.6%.
- When
- The revision was announced on Monday; the article was published on 19 October 2026.
- Where
- Catalonia, Spain.
- Why
- The department said the economy remained dynamic despite higher energy costs, inflation and geopolitical instability.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Catalan government’s earlier forecast projected 2026 growth three tenths of a percentage point lower.
The Department of Economy and Finance revised its 2026 growth forecast up to 2.6%.
The department projected Catalan economic growth of 2.1%.
- 2026 growth forecast
- 2.6%
- Change from spring forecast
- Up 0.3 percentage points
- 2025 growth
- 2.7%
- 2027 growth forecast
- 2.1%
- 2026 investment growth forecast
- 3.4%, compared with 6% in 2025
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