SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 9 mar-2021

March . 09 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 6/18 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt More information available at: Business and consumer surveys – February 2021 (25 February 2021) The consumer survey telephone interviews took place between the 1 st and 12 th of February and the business surveys between the 1 st and 19 th of February. 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 -25.8 -7.0 -44.2 -80.0 -70.0 -60.0 -50.0 -40.0 -30.0 -20.0 -10.0 0.0 10.0 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-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 -13.9 -4.7 -60.0 -50.0 -40.0 -30.0 -20.0 -10.0 0.0 10.0 20.0 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Total Produc�on over the next 3 months -15.5 -13.7 -19.7 -60.0 -50.0 -40.0 -30.0 -20.0 -10.0 0.0 10.0 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Total Whole sale Business situa�on over the next 3 months -17.6 -25.4 -70.0 -60.0 -50.0 -40.0 -30.0 -20.0 -10.0 0.0 10.0 20.0 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Total Demand over the next 3 months