30.10.2020
Artikel Nummer: 33838
CBRE: Logistics in Catalonia resilient
According to an analysis run by real estate group CBRE in Spain, Catalan logistics remains robust thanks to contracting linked to e-commerce. Since January, the warehouse surface in Catalonia used for e-commerce has risen to 56,000 sqm, surpassing the 54,000 sqm in 2019 - an upward trend since 2016.
In the first nine months of 2020, Catalonia's logistics rental market recorded about 316,000 sqm newly hired warehouse surfaces hired in total.
Regarding the logistics workforce, Catalonia's the total rate of unemployment fell from 4.7% in the first half of 2020 to 4.2% in Q3/2020. There are currently 287,000 sqm of logistics real estate under construction, of which 75% are already leased or bought. (sh)