SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 2 mar-2021

www.ine.pt page 1/23 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Statistics Portugal makes available the weekly report for monitoring the social and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This report covers the press releases concerning: - New housing construction cost index – December 2020, published on February 08; - Business turnover, employment, wages, and hours worked indices in Industry – December 2020, published on February 09; - International trade statistics – December 2020, published on February 09; - Indices of production, employment, and wages in construction – December 2020, published on February 10; - Employment statistics – 4 th quarter of 2020, published on February 10; - Labour force survey ad hoc module – 4 th quarter of 2020, published on February 11; - Consumer price index – January 2021, published on February 10; - Business turnover, employment, wages and hours worked indices in services – December 2020, published on February 11; - Gross monthly earnings per employee – December 2020, published on February 11; - Labour cost index – 4 th quarter of 2020, published on February 12; - Context indicators for the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, published on February 12. For further details, see the links available throughout this press release. March . 02 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 Construction costs went up by 2.2% year-on-year In December 2020, the year-on-year rate of change concerning the Construction Cost Index for New Housing (CCINH) was estimated at 2.2% (1.7% in the previous month). Also year-on-year, material prices went up by 1.7% in December (1.2% in the previous month) and labour costs increased by 2.9% (2.4% in November). Note: the value for December 2020 is provisional. Construction Costs Index for New Housing (year-on-year rate of change) 2.2% 1.7% 2.9% -1.0% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% 6.0% 7.0% December 2018 June 2019 December 2019 June 2020 December 2020 Total Materials Labour %