Spanish Private Sector Growth Accelerates in December 2025

03:30 AM EST, 01/06/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Spain's private sector activity continued to expand in December 2025, as the growing momentum of the service sector offset the first contraction in manufacturing output since April 2025. The HCOB Spain Composite PMI Output Index climbed to 55.6 from 55.1 in November, Hamburg Commercial Bank and S&P Global said Tuesday. For the service sector, the PMI came in at 57.1, against the previous 55.6 and the consensus estimate of 54.8.