Areas of activity

In Informa's DBK Sectorial Observatory we carry out a continuous monitoring of more than 300 sectors of the Spanish and Portuguese economies that are grouped in 16 areas of activity.

Real Estate

Real Estate

It includes the real estate marketing and development sectors, comprising residential building and for tertiary use.

Food and Drinks

Food and Drinks

It includes the food and drink industries, as well as agricultural and stock breeding activities.

Construction and Building Materials

Construction and Building Materials

It includes the residential building, non-residential building and civil works sectors, as well as some of the most relevant supplying sectors.

Retailing

Retailing

It includes the main retail market sectors, such as food distribution, garments distribution, pharmaceutical products distribution or service stations.

Transportation Equipment

Transportation Equipment

It includes the automotive, industrial vehicle, motorcycles, bicycles and aerospace industries, as well as automotive components and spare parts.

Other Manufacturing Industries

Other Manufacturing Industries

It includes various sectors, such as jewellery and costume jewellery, toys, watches, optical goods medical and surgical material.

Finance and Insurance

Finance and Insurance

It includes banking, financing entities, bank-insurance, health insurance, and insurance brokerage sectors.

Wood and Furniture

Wood and Furniture

It includes the home furniture, kitchen furniture and office furniture sectors, as well as the wood panel industry

Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Electrical and Electronic Equipment

It includes the household appliances, computers, peripherals, telephone terminals, and electronic components and electrical equipment sectors

Metal and Machinery

Metal and Machinery

It includes the metallurgy sector and its related industries, such as machine tools, lifts, and metal containers and packaging.

Paper, Printing and Publishing

Paper, Printing and Publishing

It includes the paper and cardboard packaging production and converting industries, as well as publishing industry and the graphic arts sector.

Chemical and Petroleum

Chemical and Petroleum

It includes the industrial chemistry and consumption sectors, such as oil refining, fertilisers, perfumes and cosmetics, and cleaning products.

Business Services

Business Services

It includes sectors related to business services, such as auditing and legal advice sectors, consulting, cleaning, and catering.

Textiles and Clothing

Textiles and Clothing

It includes the textile, confection, leather, footwear and leather goods sectors, all of which are highly open to foreign trade

Transport, Communications and Utilities

Transport, Communications and Utilities

It includes different sectors in the transportation and logistics, environmental services, energy, and telecommunication sectors.

Tourism, Leisure, Culture and Health

Tourism, Leisure, Culture and Health

It includes the main tourism and healthcare sectors, as well as different cultural and entertainment industries.

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