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Madrid, July 4, 2023. On July 5 , at 1:00 p.m. , the preview of the results of the pre-election survey for the 2023 general elections will be available to all media and interested people on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis.es). On this occasion the survey is based on a sample of 29,201 interviews. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25 / 664 470 083.

Madrid, June 20, 2023. On June 21 , at 1:30 p.m. , the preview of the results of the survey 'Study on cultural, national and European identities', will be available to all media and interested people on the web of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis.es). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Madrid, June 15, 2023. On June 16 , at 1:00 p.m. , the preview of the results of the barometer for the month of June will be available to all media and interested people on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www. cis.es). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

The ICC rebounds in May to 81.5 points The Consumer Confidence Index improves 8.5 points compared to April. All indicators are rising and the assessment index for the current situation stands at 71.5 points, almost 9 points more than last month. The assessment of future expectations reaches 91.5 points this month. Madrid, June 7, 2023 . Consumer confidence strengthens in May and rises to 81.5 points, which represents an improvement of 8.5 points compared to last month, according to the CCI carried out by the CIS every month. This increase in the index is due to the positive evolution of its two components: the assessment of the current situation grows 8.7 points compared to the month of April and the assessment of future expectations improves 8.4 points in the last month. Regarding the annual evolution, it rises 5.5 points compared to May 2022, when the CCI stood at 76 points. The assessment index of the current situation reached 71.5 points in May, with an increase of 8.7 points in relation to that obtained in April. This increase is due to the positive evolution of the evaluations of its three components: the evaluation of the current economic situation rises 12.6 points compared to last month, reaching 61.2 points, the evaluation of the situation of households grows 5 .5 points, reaching 73.7 points and the labor market assessment improves 8.1 points, reaching 79.7 points. The expectations index reaches 91.5 points this May, which represents an increase of 8.4 points compared to the month of April. This increase in the index is due to the positive evolution of all its components: the assessment of the evolution of the economy in the immediate future has an improvement of 10.3 points, reaching 84.2 points, the assessment of the future situation of households reaches 100 points, which represents an increase of 4.1 points compared to the month of April and expectations about the future of the labor market grow in this month of May to 90.2 points, gaining 10.7 points compared to the previous month. The CIS ICC data are based on a representative sample of the Spanish population of 2,838 interviews carried out between May 12 and 23. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25 / 664 470 083.

Madrid, June 6, 2023. On June 7 , at 12:30 p.m., the preview of the results of the CCI (Consumer Confidence Index) will be available to all media and interested people on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis.es). The ICC collects monthly the assessment of the recent evolution and expectations of Spanish consumers related to their family economy, employment and their savings and consumption possibilities. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Almost 70% of Spaniards show great interest in science and technology. According to the survey on science and technology carried out by the CIS, the topics of non-polluting energy and biotechnology are what interest citizens the most. Regarding the dangers that technological advances can bring, 50.3% believe that artificial intelligence could be a problem. Madrid, June 1, 2023 . The Center for Sociological Research has carried out a survey on the perception that Spaniards have of science and technology. 68.9% of those surveyed say they are "very interested" or "fairly interested" in these topics. And, specifically, what interests those surveyed most are the topics related to non-polluting energy , 79.5% say that they are "very interested" or "quite interested" in this topic, and in second place is biotechnology , since 55.4% assure that it generates a lot of interest. Furthermore, 86.5% of Spaniards find it very interesting or quite interesting to "understand the world, how it works and the whys of things" and 84.4% find it "reading the news about new scientific discoveries." When asking respondents why they believe it is useful to have knowledge about science and technology, they say - firstly - "to take care of health and prevent diseases in our daily lives", and "to take care of the environment" secondly. Regarding science, citizens believe that the greatest usefulness it provides is to "obtain knowledge" according to 92.9% and secondly to "solve problems" (79.3%). Regarding the dangers that technological advances may bring, 50.3% believe that artificial intelligence may become a problem and 46.8% believe that nuclear energy. Despite this, 95.2% of citizens believe that, thinking about the next 20 years, the development of science and technology will bring "many or quite a few benefits." And finally, when asking those surveyed whether they would be in favor or against the country's Government having to cut public spending on science and technology, 91.3% were against this measure. The data from this survey carried out between May 8 and 11, with a sample of 2,924 interviews, are available to all media and interested people on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis.es). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25 / 664 470 083.

Madrid, May 31, 2023. On June 1 , at 12:30 p.m. , the preview of the results of the 'Perception of Science and Technology' survey will be available to all media and interested people on the website of the Sociological Research Center (www.cis.es). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Madrid, May 22, 2023. Today, May 22 , starting at 1:00 p.m. , the preview of results of the CIS Flash Survey with municipal vote estimates at the national level (for the whole of Spain), will be available from all media and interested people on the website of the Sociological Research Center (www.cis.es). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25 / 664 470 083.

The ICC improves 12.5 points in the last 6 months The Consumer Confidence Index stands at 73 points The Current Situation Index stands at 62.8 points The assessment of future expectations reaches 83.1 points this April Madrid, May 19, 2023 . Consumer confidence stands at 73 points in the month of April, which represents 5.5 points more than the figure for the month of March. This increase is due to the rise in two of its components: the assessment of the current situation and the assessment of future expectations. The ICC valuation reflects an improvement of 12.5 points in the last six months, since last November it stood at 60.5 points. The assessment index of the current situation reached 62.8 points in April, a figure that represents an increase of 8 points compared to the month of March. This increase is due to the evolution of the assessments of its three components: the assessment of the current economic situation rises 9.1 points compared to the month of March, standing at 48.6 points; the assessment of the situation of households that grows 6.5 points, reaching 68.2 points and the assessment of the labor market that improves 8.5 points, reaching 71.6 points. The expectations index reaches 83.1 points this April, which represents an increase of 3 points compared to the month of March. This increase is due to the positive evolution of all its components: the assessment of the evolution of the economy in the immediate future, which has an improvement of 5 points, reaching 73.9 points; the assessment of the future situation of households that reaches 95.9 points, which represents an increase of 3.1 points compared to the month of March and the expectations about the future of the labor market that grow in this month of April up to 79.5 points, gaining almost one point compared to the previous month. The CIS ICC data is based on a representative sample of 2,792 interviews conducted between April 27 and 29, 2023. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25 / 664 470 083.

Madrid, May 18, 2023. On May 19 , at 12:30 p.m. , the preview of the results of the CCI (Consumer Confidence Index) will be available to all media and interested people on the website of the Center for Sociological Research (www.cis.es). The ICC collects monthly the assessment of the recent evolution and expectations of Spanish consumers related to their family economy, employment and their savings and consumption possibilities. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.