Asturias has been growing below the Spanish national average since the decline of the mining industry, and grew just 0.82% in 2008, the lowest of all regions in Spain.
I realiteten er Asturien faldet ned under det spanske, nationale gennemsnit siden nedgangen i mineindustrien, og tallet voksede kun 0,82 % i 2008, den laveste vækst i hele Spanien.