SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 15 apr-2021

April . 15 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 8/12 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt In February 2021, in year-on-year terms: • Sales of passenger cars decreased by 59.0% (-19.6% in December and -30.5% in January); Sales of passangers cars (year-on-year rate of change) • The overall value of national withdrawals, payments for services and purchases at automatic payment terminals decreased by 25.7% (-7.8% in December and -18.7% in January); Operations carried out on ATM (year-on-year rate of change) • The average consumption of electricity on a working day registered a rate of change of -0.8% (-1.2% in December and -1.8% in January). Average consumption of electricity on working days (year-on-year rate of change) More information available at: Monthly economic survey – February 2021 (17 March 2021) In February 2021, in the Euro Area: • The economic sentiment indicator increased (after having fallen in the previous month) as a result of a significant increase in confidence levels in industry and, to a lesser extent, in services and construction; • The prices of raw materials and oil increased by 5.4% and 14.4% respectively (10.2% and 9.6% in January, in the same order). - 59.0 -100.0 -80.0 -60.0 -40.0 -20.0 0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0 Feb-05 Feb-07 Feb-09 Feb-11 Feb-13 Feb-15 Feb-17 Feb-19 Feb-21 y-o-y rate/% - 25.7 -50.0 -40.0 -30.0 -20.0 -10.0 0.0 10.0 20.0 Feb-05 Feb-07 Feb-09 Feb-11 Feb-13 Feb-15 Feb-17 Feb-19 Feb-21 y-o-y rate/% - 0.8 -15.0 -10.0 -5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 Feb-05 Feb-07 Feb-09 Feb-11 Feb-13 Feb-15 Feb-17 Feb-19 Feb-21 y-o-y rate/%