The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) generated by the Spanish economy registers a variation of 0.7% in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to the previous quarter2 , according to advance estimate of the quarterly GDP. This rate is one tenth lower than that registered in the previous quarter. The variation of the GDP in the fourth quarter of 2017 with respect to the same quarter of the year The previous one stands at 3.1%, similar to the rate registered in the third quarter of the year.