Monthly Statistical Bulletin, January 2022

2022 Edition 10 MONTHLY STATISTICAL BULLETIN Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Oct-21 Nov-21 32.3% -60.0% -40.0% -20.0% 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0% 15.7% -60.0% -40.0% -20.0% 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0% Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Exports and imports increased by 15.7% and 32.3% in nominal terms In November 2021: • Exports and imports of goods registered year-on-year increases of 15.7% and 32.3%, respectively (+2.8% and +17.6% in the previous month, in the same order); • In comparison with November 2019: » There were also positive rates of change: 15.1% in exports and 17.0% in imports; » The increases in exports and imports of Industrial supplies (40.9% and 47.3%, respectively) and imports of Fuels and lubricants (44.9%) are noteworthy; • Excluding Fuels and lubricants, in year-on-year terms, exports grew by 15.9% and imports increased by 23.7% (+0.8% and +9.8% in the previous month, in the same order); • Also excluding Fuels and lubricants, compared to November 2019, there were increases of 18.9% in exports and 14.0% in imports; Exports - Total (year-on-year rate of change) • Compared to the previous month, exports and imports of goods increased by 7.3% and 6.6% respectively (+2.0% and +4.6%, in the same order, in October 2021); • The deficit of trade balance of goods amounted to €2,097 million, representing increases of €1,162 million compared to November 2020 and €389 million compared to the same month in 2019; • Excluding Fuels and lubricants, the trade balance stood at €-1,344 million, corresponding to an increase of €574 million in the deficit compared to November 2020 and a reduction of €43 million compared to November 2019. In the quarter ending November 2021: • Compared with the same period in 2020, exports and imports of goods increased by 9.3% and 22.5%, respectively (+8.8% and +18.8%, in the same order, in the quarter ending October 2021); • Compared with the quarter ended November 2019, there were increases of 8.4% in exports and 9.8% in imports. In the cumulative period January to November 2021, in comparison with the same period in 2019: • Exports increased by 5.2% (+17.6% compared to January-November 2020); • Imports grew by 0.9% (+19.5% compared to the same period in 2020); • The following stood out: » The increases of 12.2% in exports and 19.9% in imports of Industrial supplies; » The decreases of 11.0% in exports and 32.3% in imports of Transport equipment. More information is available at: International trade statistics – November 2021 (10 January 2022) Imports - Total (year-on-year rate of change)

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