27 Feb Public works tendering is growing strongly in the Canary Islands in 2025

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 2025 aumentó un 6,2%.

Most of the budget is borne by the Canary Islands' regional and local administrations.
who have tendered the 95,6% of the total, a figure that exceeds by far the 1534 millones de euros.
further, with respect to 2024, have increased their tender budget by just over 686 million.

By type of work, less than 40% is intended for residential construction, industrial, agrarian and
other type of service provision (608 millones de euros); while most
corresponds to other infrastructure works other than construction.

Source:: Noticias Económicas de Canarias

27 Feb Pharmaceutical spending in the Canary Islands decreases in January

By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias Regarding the same month of 2025, spending on drugs has increased 1,05 por ciento. Then the
amount of pharmaceutical expenditure was recorded in 58,28 millones de euros.

In January of this year, a total of 5,1 millions of drug containers. The amount is
lower than that of the month of December (a -1,7 por ciento), and also lower compared to the same month of 2025,
with a decrease in 1,6 por ciento. The average expense for each container dispensed was 11,50
euros, a figure slightly lower than that which has occurred in recent months.

Source:: Noticias Económicas de Canarias

23 Feb Vegetative growth was negative in the Canary Islands in 2023 for the seventh consecutive year

By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias Por islas, vegetative growth was negative in all except Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, where
the population grew in 278 and 187 people, respectivamente. In Gran Canaria (-2.848 people),
Tenerife (-2.920), La Palma (-415), La Gomera (-89) y El Hierro (-39) fewer people were born than
who died.

Source:: Noticias Económicas de Canarias

23 Feb The number of births marks another minimum value in 2024 in the Canary Islands

By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias The birth trend is clearly downwards. In the last decade, the number of
births has dropped by 28,6 percent in the Canary Islands.

Por islas, The number of births compared to the previous year decreased in all except El Hierro
(where it increased a 13,2% más) y Fuerteventura, a 0,6%. Where births fell the most was in La
Palma (-9,6%), where they were born 375 people in front of 415 lighting of 2023. They also went down
in Gran Canaria (-3,6%), La Gomera (-3%), Lanzarote (-2,5%) y Tenerife (-1,6%).

The average age of the mothers was 31,9 years old, while in the case of the other parent it was placed
en 35,3 years old. In almost 1 decade 10 births the mother exceeded 40 years old, specifically in the 9,8% con
un total de 1.138 births.

a quarter, by cesarean section

In the Canary Islands there was 2024 un total de 11.549 births. One in four (el 24,6%) were for
Caesarean section, en concreto 2.769. The highest volume of cesarean sections occurred among women of 30 a 39 years old,
while in relative terms, more than half of the births where the mother exceeded 45
years required surgical intervention.

Of the total number of births that were recorded in the Canary Islands in 2024, a 3% (un total de 359) were born
in multiple births.

Source:: Noticias Económicas de Canarias

20 Feb Cement sales in January decrease compared to 2025

By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias Regarding the month of December 2025 there is also a decline, in this case of 8,35 por ciento.

Por islas, The annual rate had a negative variation in all except Fuerteventura, where the sale
of cement in January 2026 was higher than in the same month of 2025, specifically a 6,75% highest. El
The greatest decline in cement sales occurred on the island of Gran Canaria, where a fell 17,3%
with respect to January 2025.

Wholesale cement sales, It is an indirect indicator of construction activity in
Canarias.

Source:: Noticias Económicas de Canarias

20 Feb Sales of the market services sector in the Canary Islands increase in October compared to the previous year

By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias This operation measures the short-term evolution of the activity of companies in the service sector..
For this, both the turnover and the employed personnel are taken into account..

The data is published corrected for seasonal and calendar effects according to the established basis
en 2021. The main objective of this adjustment is to make the information clearer and easier to understand.
interpret, since the time of year is not taken into account, business days, the length of the
month or other aspects that may interfere with the data.

In relation to the month of November, the monthly variation rate of the Sector's turnover
Market Services is 1,4% in the Canary Islands, versus 0,3% registered in Spain, Once I know
eliminate seasonal and calendar effects.

Por sectores, The annual variation rate of the turnover is 3,9% in hospitality and a
3,9% in trade.

The annual rate of turnover of the Market Services Sector increases compared to
diciembre de 2024 in all autonomous communities. Galicia (3,9%) and Foral Community of Navarra
(4,3%) show the smallest increases, while the Basque Country (8,6%) and La Rioja (8,6%) are the
that show the greatest growth.

Source:: Noticias Económicas de Canarias