SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 9 mar-2021

March . 09 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 10/18 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Comparison of turnover in the 1 st fortnight of February 2021 with that recorded during the first lockdown (1 st fortnight of April 2020) • 24% of enterprises reported a higher turnover than during the first lockdown. • 43% of enterprises reported a turnover equal to that recorded during the first lockdown. Turnover in the 1 st fortnight of February 2021 compared to that registered during the first lockdown (1 st fortnight of April 2020) as a % of the total operating enterprises or temporally closed by sector of activity Manufacturing and energy Construc�on and real estate Distribu�ve trade Transporta�on and storage Accommoda�on and food services Informa�on and communica�on Other services 22% 22% 9% 33% 23% 15% 31% 43% 47% 38% 43% 43% 59% 38% 35% 31% 53% 24% 34% 26% 32% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Above The same Below Use of the government support measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic and assessment of their relevance for the liquidity situation of enterprises The support measures most used by the responding enterprises are: • Moratorium on payment of interest and capital on existing loans: 24% of enterprises; • Access to new low-interest loans or state guarantees: 17%; • Simplified Layoff: 15%. Most of the enterprises benefiting from the measures considered them as very important for their liquidity situation. Use of government support measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic and importance in terms of the liquidity of enterprises, as a % of the total operating enterprises or temporarily closed Total responding enterprises 14% 12% 20% 10% 4% 14% 15% 13% 24% 11% 5% 17% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% Simplified layoff Support for resuming business ac�vity/Simplified support for microenterprises Moratorium on payment of interest and capital on exis�ng loans P rogra m a Ap o i ar : Apoiar.pt. Apoiar restauração e Apoiar + simples P rogra m a Ap o i ar : Rendas Access to new low-interest loans or state guarantees Very important in terms of liquidity Not very important in terms of liquidity Enterprises currently benefi�ng from the measure Accommodation and food services is the sector with the highest percentage of enterprises currently benefiting from each of the support measures, with the emphasis on simplified layoff (65%) and “Programa Apoiar: Apoiar.pt”, “Apoiar restauração” and “Apoiar + simples” (61%).