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One of the key issues that will determine the future of the productive sectors is their rate of digital penetration, as it will define their capacity to grow, compete and adapt. With this in mind, this study will analyze the pace at which the digital transformation of the productive fabric is taking place, whether the Spanish economy is flexible enough to meet the challenge of digital transformation, and the intensity of competition in the productive sectors, comparing whether it is greater or lesser in the sectors most affected by digitalization.

The study will combine an aggregate view of the productive sectors of the Spanish economy with a micro analysis that uses firms as the main unit. The aggregate sectoral perspective will make it possible to evaluate, to the extent that the available indicators allow, the impact of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic on the progress of digitalization. While, the microeconomic firm data will enrich the analyses by allowing the study of intra-industry dynamics and market power situations, although, due to the time lag with which this information is available, they will not yet allow to determine the effects of COVID-19.