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The Consumer Confidence Index stands at 97.3 points in October, double that of a year ago This month's CCI reaches 97.3 points, 48.8 points more than in October 2020 The assessment index of the current situation stands at 85 points, with an increase of 1.9 points in relation to that obtained last September Madrid, October 29, 2021 . Consumer confidence stands at 97.3 points in October according to the monthly index of the Center for Sociological Research. A figure that reaches pre-pandemic levels and is double that of a year ago, when the CCI was 48.5 points. Compared to the month of September, this index drops one point, since it stood at 98.3. Regarding the assessment index of the current situation, it reached 85 points in October, with an increase of 1.9 points compared to last September. This increase in the index is due to the evolution of three factors: the assessment of the current economic situation decreases 1.2 points compared to the previous month, the assessment of the labor market increases 6.3 points compared to September and in the case of the assessment of the situation of households there is an increase of 0.7 points in the last month. The CIS ICC data are based on a representative sample of the Spanish population of 2,816 interviews carried out between October 14 and 20. These and other data are collected in the October ICC, which is available to all media on the website of the Sociological Research Center (www.cis.es). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Madrid, October 28, 2021. On October 29 , at 11:30 a.m. , the CCI (Consumer Confidence Index) will be available to all media on the website of the Sociological Research Center (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.

Madrid, October 22, 2021. Today, October 22 , at 1:00 p.m. , the special study on the consequences and effects of the coronavirus on the Spanish population will be available to all media on the website of the Center for Sociological Research ( www.cis.es). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

92% of Spaniards positively value the cessation of ETA violence on its tenth anniversary According to the CIS October barometer, 93.5% of Basques positively value the end of ETA violence for Spain Regarding public resources: 84.6% claim that "too few" resources are dedicated to research in science and technology Regarding mandatory vaccination for COVID-19, the percentage of Spaniards who believe it should be mandatory increases (48.9%) Madrid, October 15, 2021 . On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the announcement of the cessation of violence by ETA, the CIS has asked about it in the October monthly barometer. This survey reveals that 92.2% of Spaniards value the cessation of the terrorist group's violence positively or very positively, of which 59.1% "very positively" and 33.1% " positive". While only 3.7% believe that it has been "very negative" or "negative" for Spain. In the case of Basque society, 93.5% of Basques consider the end of ETA violence "very positive" and "positive" for Spain. When asking specifically about the Basque Country, 86.4% of Spaniards positively value the end of ETA violence ten years later. Of these, 53.6% believe it has been "very positive" and 32.8% "positive." In the case of Basques, 94.5% believe that it has been "very positive" or "positive" for the Basque Country. Questions have also been asked about how the cessation of the terrorist group has affected the economy of the Basque Country. 77.8% of Spaniards value it positively. 30.4% say that it has been "very positive" and 47.4% that it has been "positive." Only 4.6% value it negatively. In the case of Basques, 86.4% positively value the impact of the end of ETA violence on the Basque economy. Public resources This survey also asks about investment in public services. 84.6% of Spaniards believe that "too few" resources are dedicated to research in science and technology, followed by 76.8% who believe that "too few" resources are dedicated to health . Mandatory vaccination Given the risk of coronavirus contagion, 48.9% believe that "everyone should be forced to get vaccinated", a figure that increases compared to the barometer of the previous month, when it stood at 47.4%. To which we must add 32.6% who believe that health personnel, people who work with nursing homes and those who have direct relations with the general public should be forced to be vaccinated. 24.6% think that "no one should be forced to get vaccinated" and 23% say that "it depends on the cases." Vote estimation and assessment of ministers In the October barometer the PSOE stands at 28.5%, 6.4 points behind the PP, which obtains 22.1% of the votes. VOX gets 13.2%, Unidas Podemos 11.8% and Ciudadanos reaches 6%. Esquerra Republicana achieves 3.1% of the votes and Más País/Compromís reach 3%. Regarding the evaluation of ministers, it should be noted that three ministers are the best valued. Margarita Robles in the lead with a 5.5, Nadia Calviño with a 5.4 and Yolanda Díaz also with a 5.4.

Madrid, October 14, 2021. On October 15 , at 12:30 p.m. , the barometer for the month of October will be available to all media on the website of the Sociological Research Center (www.cis.es). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

The institution has carried out 4 comparative studies (monthly barometers and the CCI for June and July) with the company Sigma Dos, which shows practically identical data. The CIS has validated the procedures and quality of its telephone surveys through 4 comparative studies; the barometers and the Consumer Confidence Indices for June and July. The Institution implemented the CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interview) system for telephone interviews in June 2020 due to the impossibility of carrying out personal surveys during the pandemic for health reasons. A very common system in Spain for public opinion research, essentially for reasons of speed and reliability in data collection. The CIS has verified that, using the same sample size -about 4,000 interviews-, with identical sample designs and the same questionnaires, the CIS CATI system is aligned with the standards of the private population survey companies that work with this same system. The comparative analysis of the barometers and CCI for June and July prepared by the CIS and those carried out by Sigma Dos, show practically identical data in the vast majority of the questions in the surveys that have been compared. It is the result of carrying out studies with maximum rigor and with high quality standards throughout the process, from the design of the questionnaire to the random selection of the people interviewed and the obtaining of data. Research centers that follow rigorous survey procedures routinely run "mirror surveys" (parallel) as a form of quality control of study-related activities . A mirror survey is one that is carried out in parallel to the one regularly carried out by the institution, which is entrusted to an external company without any connection with the entity and which replicates exactly the study carried out by the institution with the same questionnaire and with the same methodology. . For this reason, the CIS put out to public tender the execution of 4 studies parallel to the barometers and the Consumer Confidence Indices for June and July, which were awarded to Sigma Dos. The technical characteristics of all CIS studies, such as the data exploitation carried out, as well as the data matrices, are available to anyone who wishes to work in greater depth using all the data available on the CIS website, which They are open access to all people. You can access these surveys, included under code 11001, from the CIS website by 'Latest studies' or directly through this link 'Study information'. You can consult the ' Methodological note ' here. You can consult the ' Press release ' here. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

The CIS validates the procedures and the quality and representativeness of its surveys The institution has carried out 4 comparative studies (monthly barometers and the CCI for June and July) with the company Sigma Dos, which shows practically identical data. Madrid, October 5, 2021 . The CIS has validated the procedures and quality of its telephone surveys through 4 comparative studies; the barometers and the Consumer Confidence Indices for June and July. The Institution implemented the CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interview) system for telephone interviews in June 2020 due to the impossibility of carrying out personal surveys during the pandemic for health reasons. A very common system in Spain for public opinion research, essentially for reasons of speed and reliability in data collection. The CIS has verified that, using the same sample size -about 4,000 interviews-, with identical sample designs and the same questionnaires, the CIS CATI system is aligned with the standards of the private population survey companies that work with this same system. The comparative analysis of the barometers and CCI for June and July prepared by the CIS and those carried out by Sigma Dos, show practically identical data in the vast majority of the questions in the surveys that have been compared. It is the result of carrying out studies with maximum rigor and with high quality standards throughout the process, from the design of the questionnaire to the random selection of the people interviewed and the obtaining of data. Research centers that follow rigorous survey procedures routinely run "mirror surveys" (parallel) as a form of quality control of study-related activities. A mirror survey is one that is carried out in parallel to the one regularly carried out by the institution, which is entrusted to an external company without any connection with the entity and which replicates exactly the study carried out by the institution with the same questionnaire and with the same methodology. . For this reason, the CIS put out to public tender the execution of 4 studies parallel to the barometers and the Consumer Confidence Indices for June and July, which were awarded to Sigma Dos. The technical characteristics of all CIS studies, such as the data exploitation carried out, as well as the data matrices, are available to anyone who wishes to work in greater depth using all the data available on the CIS website, which They are open access to all people. You can access these surveys, included under code 11001, from the CIS website by 'Latest studies'. For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

Consumer confidence reaches 98.3 points in Spain, the best figure since the pandemic began The Consumer Confidence Index for the month of September stands at 98.3 points, 48.8 points more than in September 2020 And it increases 6.7 points compared to the CCI for the month of August, when the index stood at 91.6 points Madrid, October 5, 2021 . Consumer confidence in Spain stands at 98.3 points according to the monthly index carried out by the Center for Sociological Research and improves 6.7 points compared to the month of August when it stood at 91.6 points. This figure reaches pre-pandemic levels and is almost double that of a year ago, when the CCI stood at 49.5 points. The assessment index of the current situation reached 83.1 points in September , with an increase of 5.2 points in relation to that obtained last August. This increase in the index is due to the evolution of three factors: the assessment of the current economic situation, which has risen 7.6 points compared to the previous month, the assessment of the labor market has increased 8.3 points, and in the case of the assessment of the situation of households there is a slight loss of 0.3 points in the last month. The Expectations Index in September also improves and reaches 113.4 points, which represents an increase of 8.2 points compared to the previous month. The CIS ICC data are based on a representative sample of the Spanish population of 2,798 interviews carried out between September 17 and 24.

Madrid, October 4, 2021. On October 5 , at 11:30 a.m. , the CCI (Consumer Confidence Index) will be available to all media on the website of the Sociological Research Center (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.

Madrid, September 15, 2021. On September 16 , at 12:30 p.m. , the barometer for the month of September will be available to all media on the website of the Sociological Research Center (www.cis.es). For any questions, the Communication telephone number is 91 580 76 25.

The Consumer Confidence Index stands at 91.6 points in August, double that of a year ago The CCI for the month of August rises to 91.6 points, 41.7 points more than in August 2020. The assessment index of the current situation reached 77.9 points in August, 4.3 points more than in July. Madrid, August 31, 2021 . Consumer confidence stands at 91.6 points in the month of August according to the monthly index of the Center for Sociological Research. This figure is at pre-pandemic levels and is double that of a year ago, when the CCI stood at 49.9 points. Regarding the assessment index of the current situation, it reached 77.9 points in August , with an increase of 4.3 points compared to the month of July. This increase in the index is due to the evolution of three factors: the assessment of the current economic situation increases 8.4 points compared to the previous month, the assessment of the labor market increases 7.1 points compared to July and in the case of the assessment of the situation of households there is a loss of 2.6 points in the last month. The Expectations Index for the month of August is 105.2 points, which represents a decrease of 5.1 points compared to the previous month. The CIS ICC data are based on a representative sample of the Spanish population of 2,828 interviews carried out between August 17 and 20.

Madrid, August 30, 2021. On Tuesday, August 31 , at 11:30 a.m. , the CCI (Consumer Confidence Index) will be available to all media 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.