27 Sea Pharmaceutical spending in the Canary Islands decreases in February

By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias Regarding the same month of 2025, spending on drugs has increased 2,02 por ciento. Then the
amount of pharmaceutical expenditure was recorded in 53,22 millones de euros.

In February, a total of 4,7 millions of drug containers. The amount is
significantly lower than that of January (a -8,21 por ciento), and practically the same as
that of the same month of 2025, con un incremento del 0,18%. The average expense for each container dispensed was
de 11,55 euros, a figure slightly higher than that which has occurred in recent months.

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27 Sea Public works tendering grows in January in the Canary Islands

By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias This increase is much more intense than that which has occurred in the country as a whole., where the
budgeted amount in January 2026 aumentó un 18%.

Most of the budget is borne by the autonomous and local administrations of
Canarias, who have tendered almost the 95% of the total, narrowly surpassing the 156 millones de euros.
further, with respect to January 2025, the tender budget has increased by almost 64 million
of euros.

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27 Sea The percentage of the population of the Canary Islands that is at risk of poverty or social exclusion remains unchanged 2025

By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias This percentage of the population at risk of poverty or social exclusion, also known as rate
Arope, It is the lowest in recent years in the Canary Islands. At the national level, the percentage of population
at risk of poverty or social exclusion is 25,7 por ciento; lower than in the Canary Islands.

Half of the population of the Canary Islands, el 50 por ciento, cannot afford an unforeseen expense, according to
the data corresponding to 2025. This figure is higher in the case of women (el 52,6%) that in
that of men (el 47%). El 39% of the population cannot afford to go on vacation at least once
week a year.

Difficulty making ends meet

More than half of the households in the Canary Islands indicated that they have some type of difficulty getting there
at the end of the month. En concreto, el 28,5% He assures that he has some difficulty, while a 10,3% and
a 13,8% indicate that they have great difficulty or difficulty financially facing a month. This
figure is lower than that given in 2024, when the sum of all the previous sections exceeded
el 55 por ciento.

Regarding households that have an easy time making ends meet, el 3,4% indicates that it arrives
very easily, versus 4% that he did it in 2024.

The Living Conditions Survey also asks about the self-perception of the health of the
people. El 65,6% of the inhabitants of 16 and more years from the Canary Islands assures that he is in very good health
buena (a 18,5%) or good (a 47%). This percentage is lower than that given in 2024 (67,4%).
In the case of women, self-assessment of health presents more negative indicators than in
the case of men.

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26 Sea The construction of free homes in the Canary Islands grows again in 2025

By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias At the national level, The number of open access homes started grew by 8,6 percent with
regarding the data of 2024, that is to say, 5,5 points less than in the Canary Islands.

Por provincias, in Las Palmas the beginning of 3.137 free development housing, a 25%
más que en el año anterior. On the other side, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife the construction of
1.529 free housing, which represents a decrease of one 3,2% with respect to 2024..

During the year 2025 The number of protected homes started has been 379. Since the year 2021 no
No protected housing had been started in the Canary Islands.

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25 Sea The annual variation of the Industrial Price Index decreased in February in the Canary Islands

By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias The annual variation rate that the Canary Islands present in February is the lowest in the entire country. The
They continue Principality of Asturias (-29,1%) and Balearic Islands (-27,4%). At the national level it stood at a
-7%.

The importance of the sectors associated with energy means that changes in its price have a direct influence
decisive way in the evolution of the general index. In the month of February the energy decreased
annual rate in more than 31 puntos, and stood in the -45,4%.

The Industrial Price Index is an indicator that measures the evolution of sales prices at
factory outlet, that is to say, that does not include transportation costs, marketing or VAT. La
Energy, food products, drinks or tobacco, are some of the products that
studies price evolution.

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25 Sea Imports in value in the Canary Islands in 2025 recorded a drop in 2,9% about 2024

By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias Por otra parte, y también provisionalmente, el total de exportaciones es de 4.155,181 millones de
euros and the rate of variation with respect to 2024 es del 15,6%. The trade deficit reaches
17.953,086 millones de euros y la tasa de cobertura, que se calcula como el cociente entre el total
de exportaciones y el de importaciones, take the value 18,8%.

Un 27,7% de las importaciones realizadas en 2025 They were machinery and transport equipment.
Imports of food-related products also stand out. (19,9%) y de
miscellaneous manufactured articles (14,5%). El 78,9% of imports came from the rest of
Spain, mientras que el 11,8% were made from the rest of the EU-27_2020. El 91,9% they proceeded
from the whole of Europe and other 3,8% from Asia.

En cuanto a las exportaciones, el 40,6% corresponded to oil and its derivatives, el 17,6% a
machinery and transport equipment and 9,6% to food-related products. El 27,2%
of exports were destined for the rest of Spain, other 34,0% the rest of the EU-27_2020,
el 65,9% Europe and other 5,5% Africa.

Decrease in imports in January 2026

Regarding the data for January 2026, imports in value stood at 1.392,244 million
of euros, which would represent a drop in 26,3% compared to the same month last year.
Analogously, total exports reach 305,425 million euros and the rate of variation
Regarding January 2025 vale -26,2%. The trade deficit takes the value -1.086,820 millones de
euros and the coverage rate, calculated analogously to the previous case, record the value 21,9%.

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