Monthly Statistical Bulletin, September 2022

SEPTEMBER 2022 39 Average consumption of electricity on working days Private consumption The quantitative indicator of private consumption accelerated in July, after slowing between March and June. In August 2022, year-on-year: • Passenger car sales registered an increase of 42.4% (+17.7% in the previous month; +35.8% in August 2021); • The overall amount of national withdrawals, service payments, and purchases at automatic payment terminals (APT) increased by 17.1% (+19.9% in the previous month); • The consumer confidence indicator stabilised, after increasing in the previous month, remaining at a relatively stable level since the sharp fall in March. 1.3 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 Aug-06 Aug-08 Aug-10 Aug-12 Aug-14 Aug-16 Aug-18 Aug-20 Aug-22 y-o-y rate/% 42.4 -500 -400 -300 -200 -100 0 100 200 300 400 500 Aug-06 Aug-08 Aug-10 Aug-12 Aug-14 Aug-16 Aug-18 Aug-20 Aug-22 y-o-y rate/% 17.1 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 Aug-06 Aug-08 Aug-10 Aug-12 Aug-14 Aug-16 Aug-18 Aug-20 Aug-22 y-o-y rate/% Passenger car sales Operations carried out on ATM (value)

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