SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 12 Feb-2021

www.ine.pt page 1/7 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Statistics Portugal makes available the weekly report for monitoring the social and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This report covers the press releases concerning: - Tourism activity - Flash Estimate – December 2020, published on February 01; - Quarterly National Accounts - Flash Estimate – 4 th quarter of 2020, published on February 02; - House prices statistics at local level – 3 rd quarter of 2020, published on February 02; - Deaths by week - Preliminary data 2021 – Weeks 01 to 03, published on February 05. For further details, see the links available throughout this press release. February . 12 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 Tourism activity with a slight recovery in December Over 60% losses in guests and overnight stays in 2020 In December 2020, the tourist accommodation sector should have registered 462,500 guests and 972,700 overnight stays, corresponding to year-on-year rates of change of -70.7% and -72.3% respectively (-76.8% and -76.9% in November, in the same order). The number of overnight stays of residents will have decreased by 53.9% in December (-58.8% in November) and those of non-residents by 82.9% (-85.5% in November), also compared to the same period in 2019. In December, tourism activity also should have presented the following records, in year-on-year terms: • Overnight stays of residents: 589.0 thousand, -53.9% (-58.8% in November); • Overnight stays of non-residents: 383.7 thousand, -82.9% (-85.5% in November); • Resident guests: 343.8 thousand, -55.7% (-62.7% in November); • Non-resident guests: 118.6 thousand, -85.2% (-88.0% in November).