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| Characteristic | Description |
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| Name | Confidence indicator (Balance) for construction by Economic activity (Division - CAE Rev. 3); Monthly - 0000147 |
| Regularity | Monthly |
| Source | Statistics Portugal, Short-term statistics on business - construction and public works survey |
| First available period | April 1997 |
| Last available period | March 2026 |
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| Formule | Construction and Public Works Confidence Indicator is calculated according to the methodology of the EC - DG ECFIN, and corresponds to the arithmetic mean of the balances of the following questions: - Do you consider your current overall order books to be…?: 1. + more than sufficient (above normal); 2. = sufficient (normal for the season); 3. − not sufficient (below normal). - How do you expect your firm´s total employment to change over the next 3 months? It will...; 1. + increase; 2. = remain unchanged; 3. - decrease |
| Measure unit (symbol) | Percentage (%) |
| Power of 10 | 0 |
| Observations | AV - Actual value (Gross value) |
| Last update date | 30/03/2026 |
| Characteristic | Description |
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| Name | Evaluation of current overall order books (Balance) for construction by Economic activity (Division - CAE Rev. 3); Monthly - 0000149 |
| Regularity | Monthly |
| Source | Statistics Portugal, Short-term statistics on business - construction and public works survey |
| First available period | April 1997 |
| Last available period | March 2026 |
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| Definition | Difference between the share of positive evaluation responses ("increased", "improved very much", "above average", "good", "yes, for sure", etc.) and negative evaluation responses ("decreased", "worsened somewhat", "very unfavourable", "probably not", etc.). These calculations do not include the share of neutral responses ("perhaps", "the same", etc.) and "doesn't know". |
| Formule | %resp. (+) - %resp. (-) |
| Measure unit (symbol) | Percentage (%) |
| Power of 10 | 0 |
| Observations | AV - Actual value (Gross value) |
| Last update date | 30/03/2026 |
| Characteristic | Description |
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| Name | Expected evolution of employment over the next 3 months (Balance) for construction by Economic activity (Division - CAE Rev. 3); Monthly - 0000150 |
| Regularity | Monthly |
| Source | Statistics Portugal, Short-term statistics on business - construction and public works survey |
| First available period | April 1997 |
| Last available period | March 2026 |
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| Definition | Difference between the share of positive evaluation responses ("increased", "improved very much", "above average", "good", "yes, for sure", etc.) and negative evaluation responses ("decreased", "worsened somewhat", "very unfavourable", "probably not", etc.). These calculations do not include the share of neutral responses ("perhaps", "the same", etc.) and "doesn't know". |
| Formule | %resp. (+) - %resp. (-) |
| Measure unit (symbol) | Percentage (%) |
| Power of 10 | 0 |
| Observations | AV - Actual value (Gross value) |
| Last update date | 30/03/2026 |
information presented in 19/4/2026