exports

Chemical sector continues to lead sales abroad, followed by capital goods and automobiles

Country sold goods abroad to the value of 6 billion euros during seventh month of year, bucking downward trend seen in May

Madrid reverses decision to cancel sale of 400 laser-guided bombs arguing it had to "honor a contract"

Chemical, automobile and equipment sectors driving most of the sales

Sales from Catalonia abroad reached 6,273 million euros, representing 24.8% of the total of the State

Figures for Catalan sales abroad during first quarter up 4.5% compared to last year

Value of 18,236 million euros of goods sold abroad

Growing sales abroad is a continuing trend in Catalonia, now reaching 25.4% of Spain's total amount

Historic 5.8 billion euros of goods sold abroad throughout month, 9% more same period in 2016

Catalan sales abroad rose to €70bn in 2017, an 8.7% yearly increase

Companies sell goods abroad for the value of €65,374 billion from January to November, 8.9% more than the previous year

Export sales reach just over 6 billion euros, an increase of 5.68% compared to same month last year

Sales abroad of this kind of products increase by 2.7% boosted by transactions to EU countries

Overseas Catalan sales account for more than 25% of Spanish total

Catalonia leads on sales abroad, doubling Madrid, which came in second in the ranking