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 Evaluation of stocks of finished products (Balance) for manufacturing industry
Characteristic Description
Name Evaluation of stocks of finished products (Balance) for manufacturing industry by Type of goods; Monthly - 0001183
Regularity Monthly
Source Statistics Portugal, Short-term statistics on business - industry survey
First available period January 1987
Last available period March 2026
Dimensions
  • Data reference period (Month)
  • Geographic localization (Portugal)
  • Type of goods
Concepts
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • STOCK OF FINISHED GOODS:  All goods made by the establishment that are ready for shipment as of the reference date.
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

 

 Evaluation of global demand (Balance) for manufacturing industry
Characteristic Description
Name Evaluation of global demand (Balance) for manufacturing industry by Type of goods; Monthly - 0001186
Regularity Monthly
Source Statistics Portugal, Short-term statistics on business - industry survey
First available period January 1987
Last available period March 2026
Dimensions
  • Data reference period (Month)
  • Geographic localization (Portugal)
  • Type of goods
Concepts
  • 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).
  • 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.
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

 

 Confidence indicator (Seasonal adjusted balance) for manufacturing industry
Characteristic Description
Name Confidence indicator (Seasonal adjusted balance) for manufacturing industry; Monthly - 0014332
Regularity Monthly
Source Statistics Portugal, Short-term statistics on business - industry survey, 2025
First available period January 1987
Last available period March 2026
Dimensions
  • Data reference period (Month)
  • Geographic localization (Portugal)
Concepts
  • 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).
  • BALANCE:  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".;
  • 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.
Definition Manufacturing Industry Confidence Indicator i 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). - [Inverted Sign] Do you consider your current stock of finished products to be...? 1. + too large (above normal); 2. = adequate (normal for the season); 3. - too small (below normal). - How do you expect your production to develop over the next 3 months? It will... 1. + increase; 2. = remain unchanged; 3. - decrease. Values are seasonally adjusted.
Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations Manufacturing Industry Confidence Indicator is calculated according to the methodology of the EC - DG ECFIN.
Last update date 30/03/2026

 

 Expected evolution of the production over the next 3 months (Seasonal adjusted balance) for manufacturing industry
Characteristic Description
Name Expected evolution of the production over the next 3 months (Seasonal adjusted balance) for manufacturing industry by Type of goods; Monthly - 0014370
Regularity Monthly
Source Statistics Portugal, Short-term statistics on business - industry survey, 2025
First available period January 1987
Last available period March 2026
Dimensions
  • Data reference period (Month)
  • Geographic localization (Portugal)
  • Type of goods
Concepts
  • 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).
  • OUTPUT:  Output consists of the products created during the accounting period. Particular cases included are: a) the goods and services which one local kind-of-activity unit (KAU) provides to a different local KAU belonging to the same institutional unit; b) the goods which are produced by a local KAU and remain in inventories at the end of the period in which they are produced, whatever their subsequent use.
  • 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.
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". Values are seasonally adjusted.
Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 30/03/2026


information presented in 19/4/2026