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Spain’s Interregional Trade:

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he following graphs contextualise the importance of the national and international market for the 17 different Spanish regions, in terms of both

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sales and purchases, and in terms of internal market ﬂows.

Sales of Goods to Other Spanish Regions and Abroad (2011)

Basque County

36 64

45,768 M€

45 55

Navarre
17,856 M€

33 67

Cantabria 7,231 M€

Asturias 11,058 M€
Galicia

32,386 M€
Catalonia 104,914 M€

40
60
31 69

La Rioja
Castile-Leon
30,846 M€
4,777 M€

Aragon
23,795 M€

Madrid
45,132 M€

22
78
5050

Valencia 44,405 M€

29 71

Balearic Islands
1,694 M€
Castile-La Mancha

18,692 M€
Extremaura

4,896 M€

39 61

Murcia
14,541 M€

4,890 M€

Andalusia 52,199 M€
Canary Islands

49 51

% Sales

0-4%

Spanish Regions
To the World

5-10% 11-15% 16-20%

Source: C-Intereg, INE and Datacomex

Produced by: CIDOB

Share of Spanish Population (%)
Circle Size = Total Sales

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Purchase of Goods From Other Spanish Regions and Abroad (2011)

Basque County 35,107 M€

28 72

Cantabria 6,918 M€

36 64
35 65

Navarre
14,914 M€
Asturias
11,580 M€

55 45
73
27

Galicia
25,429 M€

29 71

Catalonia 97,555 M€
La Rioja
Castile-Leon
34,955 M€

29 71

6,498 M€
Aragon 26,238 M€

Madrid
79,749 M€

44 56

Castile-La Mancha
Valencia

45,891 M€

19 81

Balearic Islands
8,132 M€

12
88

23,540 M€

49 51

Extremaura 8,086 M€

54 46

Murcia
18,952 M€

56 44

Andalusia 52,482 M€
Canary Islands

35 65

13,474 M€

Purchases from

27,000 to 31,000 € 23,000 to 27,000 € 19,000 to 23,000 € 15,000 to 19,000 €

Rest of the world
Spain
GDP per capita
Circle Size = Total Purchase

Source: C-Intereg, Expansión and Datacomex

Produced by: CIDOB

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Interregional and International Trade Balances (2011)

Trade balance amongst Spanish Regions International Trade Balance
Million €

30,000 20,000 10,000
0
-10,000 -20,000 -30,000

Source: C-Intereg and Datacomex Produced by: CIDOB

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Major trade partners inside Spain: top 5 trade regions (2010)

Catalonia Main Flows (Million €)

Basque County

5,252 7,393

10,114 11,728 11,882

Other Spanish Regions

Aragon
Madrid

22,583

Valencia
Andalusia

Source: C-Intereg Produced by: CIDOB

Andalucia Main Flows (Million €)

Catalonia
Castile- La Mancha
Madrid

Extremaura
Valencia

4,230 4,613 5,181 6,546

11,728

Other Spanish Regions

18.755

Source: C-Intereg Produced by: CIDOB

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Valencia Main Flows (Million €)

Catalonia

Other Spanish Regions

Madrid

12.585 10,114
5,681

Castile-La Mancha

5,109 5,181 5,280

Murcia

Andalusia

Source: C-Intereg Produced by: CIDOB

Madrid Main Flows (Million €)

Castile-Leon

Other Spanish Regions

18,788

Catalonia

5,109 5,501 6,546 7,393

9,023

Castile-La Mancha
Valencia

Andalusia

Source: C-Intereg Produced by: CIDOB

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Basque Country Main Flows (Million €)

Other Spanish Regions

13.643
2,939 3,464 4,116 5,252 6,599

Navarre
Catalonia
Aragon

Castile-Leon
Madrid

Source: C-Intereg Produced by: CIDOB

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