SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 15 JUN 2021

www.ine.pt page 1/10 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: - Transport activities – 1 st Quarter of 2021, published on June 07; - New housing construction cost index – April 2021, published on June 07; - Business turnover, employment, wages and hours worked indices in industry – April 2021, published on June 08; - Main aggregates of General Government, statistics of public expenditure – 2020, published on June 08; - Construction: building permits and completed buildings – 1 st Quarter of 2021, published on June 09; - Indices of production, employment and wages in construction – April 2021, published on June 09; - International trade statistics – April 2021, published on June 09; - Business turnover, employment, wages and hours worked indices in services – April 2021, published on June 11. For further details, see the links available throughout this press release. June. 15 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 Results worsened in passenger transport The worsening of the pandemic crisis at the beginning of this year determined that, in general, the reduction of passengers, in year-on-year terms, in the various means of transport, was accentuated in the 1 st quarter of 2021. In the 1 st quarter of 2021, national airports recorded the following movement: • Landed commercial aircraft: 13.4 thousand (-66.4%, compared to -56.4% in the 4 th quarter of 2020); • Passengers handled (embarked, disembarked, and direct transits): 1.5 million (-84.4%, compared to -76.6% in the 4 th quarter of 2020); • Cargo and mail: 38,5 thousand tonnes (-21,7%, compared to -26,1% in the previous quarter).