SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 14 Oct -2020

www.ine.pt page 1/11 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: - Business turnover, employment, wage and hours worked indices in industry – August 2020, published on October 08; - New housing construction cost index – August 2020, published on October 08; - Production, employment, wages and hours worked indices in Construction – A ugust 2020, published on October 09; - International trade statistics – August 2020, published on October 09; - Context indicators for the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, published on October 09. For further details, see the links available throughout this press release. October . 14 . 2020 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 Industry Turnover Index declined by 5.6% in August The Industry Turnover Index recorded a year-on-year rate of change of -5.6% in August (-11.0% in the previous month). In year-on-year terms, industry sales recorded less declining rates of change compared to those registered in July: • Domestic market: -6.3% (-9.1% in July); • Non-domestic market: -4.3% (-13.7% in July). -5.6% -40.0% -35.0% -30.0% -25.0% -20.0% -15.0% -10.0% -5.0% 0.0% 5.0% - Apr 20 uJ n-20 May-20 A g-20 u Oct-19 Aug-19 Feb-20 Dec-19 - Mar 19 n Ja -20 J l- u 20 Sep-19 o N v-19 Industry Turnover Index (year-on-year rate of change) Total