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Unemployment rate at 14.9 per cent

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:00 WEST

The unemployment rate estimated for the 1st quarter of 2012 was 14.9 per cent. This value is up 2.5 percentage points from the same quarter of 2011 and 0.9 percentage points from the previous quarter.
There were 819.3 thousand unemployed people, which corresponds to an year-on-year increase of 18.9 per cent and to a quarterly increase of 6.3 per cent (more 130.4 thousand and 48.3 thousand people, respectively).
There were 4 662.5 thousand employed people, which corresponds to an year-on-year decrease of 4.2 per cent and to a quarterly decrease of 1.5 per cent (less 203.5 thousand and 72.9 thousand people, respectively).

16-05-2012 11:00

The Labour Cost Index increased by 1.4 per cent from to the same quarter of 2011

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:00:00 WEST

The Labour Cost Index (LCI) working day adjusted, excluding Public Administration, in the 1st quarter of 2012, increased by 1.4 per cent from the same quarter of 2011. It increased by 0.9 per cent in the 1st quarter of 2011.
15-05-2012 11:00

Tourism accommodation activity with declining results on main indicators

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:00:00 WEST

The tourism accommodation activity registered 2.5 million overnight stays in March 2012, 1.8% less than in the same period of the previous year. Overnight stays spent by residents decreased by 6.5%, while those of non residents recorded a very slight increase (+0.7%). As far as the main markets of origin are concerned, the performance of the German market (+2.8%) was positive while, on the contrary, the Brazilian (-13.6%) and the Spanish (-11.5%) markets declined.
The revenue trended negatively, with year-on-year decreases of 4.6% in total revenue and 4.3% in revenue from the accommodation.

15-05-2012 11:00

Year-on-Year change rate of Gross Domestic Product was -2.2% in volume in the 1st quarter 2012

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:00:00 WEST

The Portuguese Gross Domestic Product (GDP) registered a year-on-year change rate of -2.2% in volume in the 1st quarter 2012 (-2.9% in the previous quarter). This evolution was driven by a less negative contribution of domestic demand. The positive contribution of net external demand declined, as Imports of Goods and Services registered a less intense negative year-on-year change rate than in the 4th quarter of 2011, in spite of the slight acceleration of Exports of Goods and Services.
Comparing with the previous quarter, the Portuguese GDP diminished 0.1%.

15-05-2012 10:00

Consumer Prices up 3.0% in April on a year earlier

Fri, 11 May 2012 10:00:00 WEST

The CPI recorded an annual rate of change of 3.0% in April 2012. Excluding energy and unprocessed food, the annual rate was 1.7%. On a monthly basis, the CPI decreased to 0.3% (1.2% in March and 0.4% in April 2011). The CPI 12-month average rate decreased 0.1 percentage points (p.p.) to 3.5% in April.
In April 2012, the Portuguese Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) annual inflation rate decreased to 2.9%, 0.3 p.p. above the rate estimated by Eurostat for the Euro area.

11-05-2012 10:00

Services Turnover Index diminishes more intensely

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:00:00 WEST

The year-on-year change rate of the services turnover index, adjusted for calendar and seasonal effects, was -12.3% in March (-7.7% in the previous month). The indices of employment, wages and salaries and hours worked, adjusted for calendar effects, registered year-on-year change rates of -7.2%, -6.4% and -7.2% in February, respectively (-6.8%, -6.4% and -5.9% in the previous month, by the same order).
In the 1st quarter 2012, the year on year change rate of the services turnover index stood at -9.1%, after a decrease of 11.8% in the last quarter of 2011.

10-05-2012 11:00

International Trade - Exports of goods up by 11.6% and Imports of goods down by 3.3%

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:00:00 WEST

Exports of goods increased by 11.6% and imports of goods decreased by 3.3% in the first quarter of 2012, when compared with the first quarter of 2011, which led to a EUR 1 670.3 million decrease on the deficit of the trade balance.

10-05-2012 11:00

Production in Construction with a more intense year on year decrease

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:00:00 WEST

The index of production in construction decreased by 14.0% in the quarter ending in March 2012, in year-on-year terms (3 months moving average, working days and seasonally adjusted), down by 0.9 percentage points from the rate observed in February (-13.1%). Employment, and wages and salaries registered year-on-year change rates of -15.0% and -14.8%, respectively.

10-05-2012 11:00

Industrial New Orders index intensifies negative year on year change rate

Wed, 9 May 2012 11:00:00 WEST

In the 1st quarter 2012, industry new orders index decreased by 5.2% in year-on-year terms (reduction of 3.3% in the previous month). The more intense reduction of the total index in March was determined by the evolution of the external market index, which recorded a year on year change rate of -1.1% in March (3.7% in February). The year-on-year change rate of the domestic market new orders index moved from -11.4% in February to -10.2% in March.

09-05-2012 11:00

New Housing Construction Costs Index accelerates. Housing Regular Maintenance and Repair Price Index stabilizes.

Tue, 8 May 2012 11:00:00 WEST

The year-on-year change rate of the new housing construction costs index on the Mainland was 2.2% in March, up by 0.4 percentage points from the rate observed in February. The annual change rate of the price index of regular maintenance and repair of housing stood at 3.1% in March, the same rate observed in the previous month.

08-05-2012 11:00