Spain | Investment evolution during the recent recovery cycle

Purchases of machinery and equipment, excluding transport, have performed well during the recovery period. The import analysis indicates an acceleration in the transition towards a productive and green energy-intensive model, together with a promotion of automation and digitalization.

Key points

• Key points:
• Purchases of machinery and equipment, excluding transport, have performed well during the recovery period.
• The analysis of imports suggests that there has been an increase in the purchase of machinery to accelerate the transition to a green energy intensive production model.
• The increased flows of foreign purchases, oriented towards the manufacture of electrical components and machinery, reflect a promotion of automation and digitalization.
• An improved investment environment is required, in which the acceleration of NGEU funds and greater certainty about the fiscal framework are key.

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