Monthly Statistical Bulletin, April 2022

APRIL 2022 45 Trade Confidence Indicator Services Confidence Indicator • The confidence indicators: » They decreased in Construction and Public Works for the third consecutive month; » They increased in Manufacturing industry, Trade, and Services; • The entrepreneurs’ expectations on the future evolution of sales prices: » They decreased in Trade and Services, after reaching the highest values in the previous month; » New maximum values were recorded in Manufacturing industry and Construction. The information was collected from the 1st to the 18th of April for the consumer survey and from the 1st to the 22nd of April for the business surveys. More information is available at: Business and consumer surveys – April 2022 28 April 2022 4.6 6.2 -0.7 -4.0 -2.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 Total Whole sale Business situa�on over the next 3 months 20.5 13.7 -15.0 -10.0 -5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 Total Demand over the next 3 months

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