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Characteristic | Description |
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Name | Confidence indicator (Seasonal adjusted balance) for services; Monthly |
Regularity | Monthly |
Source | Statistics Portugal, Short-term statistics on business - services survey |
First available period | April 2001 |
Last available period | January 2023 |
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Formule | Services 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 your business situation developed over the past 3 months? It has¿ 1. + improved; 2. = remained unchanged; 3. - deteriorated. - How has demand (turnover) for your company¿s services changed over the past 3 months? It has¿ 1. + increased; 2. = remained unchanged; 3. - decreased. - How do you expect the demand (turnover) for your company¿s services 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 | SA - Values are seasonally adjusted |
Last update date | 30/01/2023 |
information presented in 6/2/2023