SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 14 Oct -2020

October . 14 . 2020 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 3/11 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt More information available at: Business turnover, employment, wage and hours worked indices in industry - August 2020 (08 October 2020) Employment and wages In August, the employment, wages and hours worked indices recorded year-on-year declines of 2.7%, 2.2% and 1.7% respectively (-3.0%, -0.3% and -8.6% in July, in the same order). The employment index recorded a nil month-on-month rate of change in August (-0.3% in the same period of 2019). The wages and salaries, and hours worked indices stood at -9.6% and -23.5% respectively (-7.8% and -28.8% in August 2019). -1.7% -2.2% -2.7% -8.6% -0.3% -3.3% Jul-20 Aug-20 Hours worked Wages and salaries Employment -2.7% -4.0% -3.0% -2.0% -1.0% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% Apr-20 Jun-20 May-20 A g-20 u Oct-19 A g-19 u Feb-20 Dec-19 - Mar 19 n Ja -20 J l- u 20 Sep-19 oN v-19 -1.7% -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 A g-19 u Feb-20 Dec-19 - Mar 19 n Ja -20 J l- u 20 Sep-19 oN v-19 Employment, Wages, and Hours worked Index (year-on-year rate of change) Industry Employment Index (year-on-year rate of change) Total Industry Employment Index (year-on-year rate of change) Hours worked Note: Index adjusted of calendar effects