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 Factors limiting the activity (Series 2021 - %) for services
Characteristic Description
Name Factors limiting the activity (Series 2021 - %) for services by Factors limiting the activity and Economic activity (Section - CAE Rev. 3); Quarterly
Regularity Quarterly
Source Statistics Portugal, Short-term statistics on business - services survey
First available period 1st Quarter 2021
Last available period 3rd Quarter 2025
Dimensions
  • Data reference period (Quarter)
  • Geographic localization (Portugal)
  • Factors limiting the activity
  • Economic activity (Section - CAE Rev. 3)
Concepts
  • ECONOMIC ACTIVITY:  Combination of resources such as labour, raw materials, equipment, etc., are joined, leading to the creation of specific goods or services. Regardless of the factors of production integrating the good or service produced, all activities generically imply an input of products (goods or services), a production process and an output of products (goods or services).
  • ENTERPRISE:  Legal entity (natural or legal person) that is an organisational unit producing goods or services, which benefits from a certain degree of autonomy in decision-making, especially for the allocation of its current resources. An enterprise carries out one or more activities at one or more locations.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
Definition From October 2021 onwards, the option 'Insufficiency of space and/or equipment' was included and the option 'Financing difficulties' replaced the previous options 'Cashflow difficulties' and 'Obtaining bank credit'.
Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations AV ¿ Actual value (Gross value)
Last update date 30/10/2025


information presented in 6/11/2025