SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 8 Oct -2020

October . 08 . 2020 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 4/14 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt More information available at: Business and Consumer Surveys - September 2020 (29 September 2020) Consumers Confidence Indicator Manufacturing Industry Confidence Indicator Trade Confidence Indicator Services Confidence Indicator In September, the telephone interviews of the consumer survey took place from 1 to 14, and those of the business surveys from 1 to 23. -26.6 -8.0 -50.0 -80.0 -70.0 -60.0 -50.0 -40.0 -30.0 -20.0 -10.0 0.0 10.0 Total Financial situation of the households over the last 12 months General economic situation in the country over the next 12 months Sep-20 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 -15.3 -0.3 -60.0 -50.0 -40.0 -30.0 -20.0 -10.0 0.0 10.0 20.0 Total BER Production over the next 3 months Sep-20 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 -7.9 -7.5 -3.2 -60.0 -50.0 -40.0 -30.0 -20.0 -10.0 0.0 10.0 Total Whole sale Business situation over the next 3 months Sep-20 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 -18.3 3.7 -70.0 -60.0 -50.0 -40.0 -30.0 -20.0 -10.0 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 Total Demand over the next 3 months Sep-20 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Confidence indicators (BER*) (monthly seasonally adjusted basic series values) *BER – Balance of extreme responses