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The objective of the report is to estimate the total economic impact of Mercadona in Catalonia in terms of output, value added and employment by using an input-output methodology based on the latest information from input-output tables available for each Spanish region.

The economic impact generated by Mercadona is estimated both by its activity (sales) and investments.  In addition, Mercadona’s integrated suppliers also invest to meet the demands of the supermarket chain. Therefore, the report details the impact of Mercadona derived from its activity and related investments which also include the investments made by the integrated suppliers based in Catalonia (only those investments directly related to sales to Mercadona).