SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 15 JUN 2021

June . 15 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 3/10 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt More information available at: New housing construction cost index – April 2021 (7 June 2021) Construction Costs Index for New Housing (100=2015) Construction Costs Index for New Housing (year-on-year rate of change) Compared with the previous month, the estimated rates of change for April 2021 were: • Construction costs index for new housing: +0.3% (+1.2% in the previous month); • Prices of construction materials: +0.8% (+0.0% in the previous month); • Labour costs: -0.4% (+2.9% in the previous month). The Industry turnover accelerated to 54.1% In April 2021, the Industry Turnover Index (ITI) recorded a year-on-year rate of change of 54.1% (16.6% in the previous month). All the groupings accounted for steep year-on-year increases in April: • Intermediate goods: 44.5% (16.9% in March); • Investment goods: 185.8% (33.7% in March); • Consumer goods: 40.5% (9.4% in March); • Energy: 36.0% (14.0% in March). Industry Turnover Index (year-on-year rate of change) Total 0.3% -4.0% -3.5% -3.0% -2.5% -2.0% -1.5% -1.0% -0.5% 0.0% 0.5% Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 114.14 90.0 95.0 100.0 105.0 110.0 115.0 120.0 April 2016 April 2017 April 2018 April 2019 April 2020 April 2021 Number - Index 5.9% 3.7% 9.0% -2.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% April 2019 October 2019 April 2020 October 2020 April 2021 Total Materials Labour