Monthly Statistical Bulletin, July 2022

2022 Edition 52 MONTHLY STATISTICAL BULLETIN 1.9% 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% Jul‐21 Aug‐21 Sep‐21 Oct‐21 Nov‐21 Dec‐21 Jan‐22 Feb‐22 Mar‐22 Apr‐22 May‐22 Jun‐22 Jul‐22 Consumer confidence and economic climate indicators increase Economic Climate Indicator In July 2022: • The consumer confidence indicator increased, after having declined the previous month, and has remained relatively stable since the second sharpest fall in the series, recorded in March, only surpassed by that of April 2020, at the start of the pandemic; • The balance of Consumers' opinions on past price developments has increased over the last ten months, prolonging the sharp upward trend that started in March 2021, reaching the maximum value of the series; • The economic climate indicator increased, after having declined in May and June, remaining at a lower level than in February, when it had reached the highest since March 2019; ‐4,5 3,5 ‐6.0 ‐4.0 ‐2.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 Jul‐21 Aug‐21 Sep‐21 Oct‐21 Nov‐21 Dec‐21 Jan‐22 Feb‐22 Mar‐22 Apr‐22May‐22 Jun‐22 Jul‐22 Total Production over the next 3 months ‐33.1 ‐19.3 ‐49.1 ‐70.0 ‐60.0 ‐50.0 ‐40.0 ‐30.0 ‐20.0 ‐10.0 0.0 10.0 Jul‐21 Aug‐21 Sep‐21 Oct‐21 Nov‐21 Dec‐21 Jan‐22 Feb‐22 Mar‐22 Apr‐22 May‐22 Jun‐22 Jul‐22 Total Financial situation of the households over the last 12 months General economic situation in the country over the next 12 months Confidence indicators (BER*) (monthly seasonally adjusted basic series values) Consumers Confidence Indicator Manufacturing Industry Confidence Indicator * SRE – Saldo de respostas extremas

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