SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 3 set-2021

September . 03 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 2/12 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Confidence indicators (BER*) (monthly seasonally adjusted basic series values) Consumers Confidence Indicator Manufacturing Industry Confidence Indicator Trade Confidence Indicator Services Confidence Indicator *BER – Balance of extreme responses More information available at: Business and consumer surveys – August 2021 (30 August 2021) In August 2021: • The confidence indicators increased in Construction and Public Works , Trade , and Services , especially in the first case; • The Manufacturing Industry confidence indicator has decreased over the last two months. The information was collected from the 2 nd to the 16 th of August for the consumer survey and from the 1 st to the 24 th of August for the business surveys. 8.6 11.4 -30.0 -25.0 -20.0 -15.0 -10.0 -5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 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 Total Demand over the next 3 months -11.9 -1.2 -6.9 -60.0 -50.0 -40.0 -30.0 -20.0 -10.0 0.0 10.0 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 Total Financial situa�on of the households over the last 12 months General economic situa�on in the country over the next 12 months -4.1 2.0 -20.0 -15.0 -10.0 -5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 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 Total Produc�on over the next 3 months 4.0 6.2 1.9 -20.0 -15.0 -10.0 -5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 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 Total Whole sale Business situa�on over the next 3 months