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Characteristic | Description |
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Name | Confidence indicator (Balance) for trade by Type of trade; Monthly |
Regularity | Monthly |
Source | Statistics Portugal, Short-term statistics on business - trade survey |
First available period | January 1989 |
Last available period | January 2023 |
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Formule | Trade 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: - How has (have) your business activity (sales) developed over the past 3 months? It has… (They have...) 1. + improved (increased); 2. = remained unchanged; 3. − deteriorated (decreased). - How do you expect your business activity (sales) to change over the next 3 months? It (They) will... 1. + improve (increase); 2. = remain unchanged 3. − deteriorate (decrease). - [Inverted Sign] Do you consider the volume of stock you currently hold to be...? 1. + too large (above normal); 2. = adequate (normal for the season); 3. − too small (below normal). |
Measure unit (symbol) | Percentage (%) |
Power of 10 | 0 |
Observations | AV - Actual value (Gross value) |
Last update date | 30/01/2023 |
information presented in 6/2/2023