SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 8 Oct -2020

October . 08 . 2020 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 5/14 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Turnover in Retail Trade (deflated), year-on-year change rate (%) In August, the Employment and the Wage and salaries indices decreased, respectively, by 3.3% and 0.2% year-on-year (changes of -3.7% and 0.0% in July, in the same order). The Retail Trade Hours Worked Index registered a year-on-year rate of change of -4.3% in August (-7.2% in July). The month-on-month rate of change of the Hours Worked Index in Jule was 0.6% (-2.4% in the same month of the previous year). Hours Worked (calendar effects adjusted), year-on-year change rate (%) Food products, beverages and tobacco Non-food products -4.5% -2.2% -6.3% -40.0% -30.0% -20.0% -10.0% 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% Total Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 J n-20 a Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 J n-2 u 0 J l 2 u- 0 Aug-20 Food products, beverages and tobacco -4.3% -2.1% -35.0% -30.0% -25.0% -20.0% -15.0% -10.0% -5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% Total Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 J n-20 a Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 J n-2 u 0 J l 2 u- 0 Aug-20 More information available at: Business turnover, employment, wage and hours worked index in retail trade – August 2020 (29 September 2020) Retail Trade sales decreased by 4.5% The Retail Trade Turnover Index registered a declining year-on-year rate of change of 4.5% in August (-2.5% in the previous month). The two major groupings that make up this index had the following developments: • Non-Food Products registered a reduction of 6.3% (-4.5% in July); • Food Products registered a reduction of 2.2% (+0.2% in July).