SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 7 Oct-2021

October . 07 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 4/11 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 – September 2021 (29 September 2021) In September: • The confidence indicators decreased in Construction and public works, Trade and Services , especially in the latter case; • The Manufacturing industry confidence indicator increased, contrary to the decrease observed in the previous month. Data collection took place from 1 to 16 September for the consumer survey and from 1 to 23 September in the case of business surveys. -9.9 0.9 -1.3 -60.0 -50.0 -40.0 -30.0 -20.0 -10.0 0.0 10.0 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 Total Financial situa�on of the households over the last 12 months General economic situa�on in the country over the next 12 months -2.6 7.4 -20.0 -15.0 -10.0 -5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 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 Total Produc�on over the next 3 months 2.0 1.1 1.6 -20.0 -15.0 -10.0 -5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 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 Total Whole sale Business situa�on over the next 3 months 7.9 8.7 -30.0 -25.0 -20.0 -15.0 -10.0 -5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 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 Total Demand over the next 3 months