几年前，西班牙首次出售自行车比汽车更多，与欧洲其他地区的趋势已经合并。现在是Ambe的研究，the Spanish Brands and Bicycles Association,shows that in 2013 more than 1 million bicycles were sold on the Spanish market.

每年生产超过374.000辆自行车为14.000人提供工作，该行业逃脱了这一危机。西班牙自行车的平均价格为290欧元，高于意大利或法国，但在荷兰和德国以下。2013年，年平均自行车价格上涨为8％。自行车销售额占收入的60％，在该行业中，包括零售商市场在内的总收入超过10亿欧元。You can consult the facts and figures (In Spanish, bottom of this page)

"It is the first time that we have a complete study of the sector and we have a compromise of offering this information every year. During last 6 years,growth in this sector has been ranging between 6 and 10%. This has had an important impact on the Spanish economy",来自Ambe的CarlosNúñez说。

A special mention to electric bicycles (pedelecs). More than 10.000 units were sold in Spain in 2013. For first time, the Spanish government补贴了电动自行车的购买在计划的框架内PIMA AIRE（为了提高空气质量）。为了将电动自行车纳入该计划中，是Ambe努力的果实，他相信这个市场的潜力。

In terms of components and accessories, growth was at 11,5% with the biggest growth in tools (18%) and fitness material (13%). Mountain bikes are still the most sold bicycles in Spain (61%) but the growth of the use of the bicycle as a mean of transport has a clear reflection in the number of city bikes sold (+5%) last year.

Investing in cycling pays off and a national cycling plan is key to the development of cycling in this country as a means of transportation, leisure and sport that creates jobs and have a positive impact in terms of health, independence, economy and quality of life.

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About the Author

Jesús Freire is Policy Assistant at the European Cyclists Federation, Brussels. He started to work on cycling advocacy as part of一个contramano（塞维利亚骑自行车的人议会）。现在在欧洲自行车路线网络Eurovelo上工作。您可以在Twitter上以西班牙语关注他@SevillaEnBici和英语@yessfreire“更多的自行车，更好的公共场所”

Facts and figures