| Personnel employed | Net sales | ||||||||
| 2009 | 2010 | ∆ | 2009 | 2010 | ∆ | 2009 | 2010 | ∆ | |
| Total | 225.337 | 218.819 | -2,9 | 14.074.809 | 14.563.855 | 3,5 | 49.226.282 | 53.469.783 | 8,6 |
| High Technology | 8.592 | 8.545 | -0,5 | 462.130 | 506.551 | 9,6 | 1.439.103 | 1.505.320 | 4,6 |
| 01 Manufacture of pharmaceutical products | 606 | 636 | 5,0 | 44.480 | 49.626 | 11,6 | 136.946 | 133.214 | -2,7 |
| 02 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products | 5794 | 5743 | -0,9 | 267.018 | 299.303 | 12,1 | 699.706 | 762.818 | 9,0 |
| 03 Manufacture of aircraft and spBasque Countrycraft | 2192 | 2166 | -1,2 | 150.632 | 157.622 | 4,6 | 602.451 | 609.288 | 1,1 |
| High Intermediate Technology | 57.233 | 56.230 | -1,8 | 3.514.255 | 3.631.096 | 3,3 | 11.930.415 | 12.753.112 | 6,9 |
| 04 Chemical industry | 4.752 | 4.560 | -4,0 | 367.582 | 365.730 | -0,5 | 1.529.306 | 1.480.728 | -3,2 |
| 05 Manufacture of arms and munitions | 952 | 1.008 | 5,9 | 53.237 | 58.671 | 10,2 | 175.080 | 166.437 | -4,9 |
| 06 Manufacture of electrical equipment, manufacture of machinery and equipment, manufacture of vehicles | 46074 | 45115 | -2,1 | 2.644.297 | 2.770.492 | 4,8 | 8.974.615 | 9.659.373 | 7,6 |
| 07 Manufacture of other transport material, except naval construction and aeronautical construction | 3.848 | 3.988 | 3,6 | 377.861 | 366.056 | -3,1 | 1.134.165 | 1.324.204 | 16,8 |
| 08 Manufacture of dentist and medical instruments and supplies | 1.607 | 1.559 | -3,0 | 71.278 | 70.147 | -1,6 | 117.249 | 122.370 | 4,4 |
| Low Intermediate Technology | 108.867 | 104.607 | -3,9 | 5.689.769 | 6.052.704 | 6,4 | 22.195.462 | 24.631.556 | 11,0 |
| 09 Reproduction of recorded media | 116 | 130 | 12,1 | 4.431 | 5.224 | 17,9 | 8.725 | 10.834 | 24,2 |
| 10 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | 1.177 | 1.186 | 0,8 | 199.992 | 320.086 | 60,0 | 4.368.963 | 5.398.534 | 23,6 |
| 11 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products. Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products. Metallurgy | 43461 | 42483 | -2,3 | 2.520.769 | 2.750.631 | 9,1 | 10.085.880 | 11.562.234 | 14,6 |
| 12 Manufacture of metallic products except machinery and weapons and ammunition. | 56.685 | 53.117 | -6,3 | 2.559.065 | 2.582.976 | 0,9 | 6.500.580 | 6.541.419 | 0,6 |
| 13 Ship building | 1.387 | 1.186 | -14,5 | 126.192 | 100.797 | -20,1 | 668.362 | 561.251 | -16,0 |
| 14 Repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 6.041 | 6.505 | 7,7 | 279.320 | 292.990 | 4,9 | 562.952 | 557.284 | -1,0 |
| Low Technology | 41.810 | 40.534 | -3,1 | 2.136.586 | 2.175.352 | 1,8 | 7.178.206 | 7.514.223 | 4,7 |
| 15 Food industry, beverage, tobacco, textile and garments Leather and footwear industry. Paper, cork and rubber industries. | 28.633 | 28.312 | -1,1 | 1.600.832 | 1.638.435 | 2,3 | 5.858.564 | 6.108.258 | 4,3 |
| 16 Reproduction | 5.523 | 5.115 | -7,4 | 231.609 | 216.635 | -6,5 | 496.594 | 493.845 | -0,6 |
| 16 Manufacture of furniture | 6.398 | 5.916 | -7,5 | 233.613 | 250.374 | 7,2 | 638.924 | 709.263 | 11,0 |
| 18 Other manufacturing industries | 1256 | 1191 | -5,2 | 70532 | 69908 | -0,9 | 184124 | 202857 | 10,2 |
| 19 Without classification | 8.835 | 8.903 | 0,8 | 2.272.069 | 2.198.152 | -3,3 | 6.483.096 | 7.065.572 | 9,0 |
Date April 30, 2012
Source: EUSTAT. Industrial statistics