SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 15 JUN 2021

June . 15 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 7/10 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Compared to the previous quarter, the number of building permits registered an increase of 11.6% (-2.4% in the 4 th quarter of 2020) and that of completed buildings increased by 0.4% (+1.0% in the 4 th quarter of 2020). In a monthly analysis, after the year-on-year decreases observed in January and February, the building permits grew by 43.6% in March and 64.1% in April. When compared to the same months of 2019, this growth is also relevant, with increases of 25.9% in March and 25.7% in April. Of the total number of building permits in the 1 st quarter of 2021, 73.2% were new constructions, of which 80.2% were for family housing. Of the total number of completed buildings in this period, 80.5% were new constructions, of which 79.5% were meant for family housing. More information available at: Construction: building permits and completed buildings – 1 st quarter of 2021 (9 June 2021) Production in construction increased by 3.2% The Index of Production in Construction increased by 3.2% year-on- -year in April 2021 (-1.2% in the previous month), with the following performances of its segments: • Building construction: +1.2% (-2.3% in March); • Civil engineering: +6.2% (+0.5% in March). This outcome mirrors, to a large extent, a base effect, given that April 2020 was already a month affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Index of Production in Construction (year-on-year rate of change) Indices of employment, wages and salaries in Construction (year-on-year rate of change) More information available at: Indices of production, employment, and wages in Construction – April 2021 (9 June 2021) InApril 2021, the indices of wages and salaries inConstruction recorded: • Year-on-year rates of change of 3.0% and 14.7% respectively (rate changes of +0.5% and +6.7% in March, in the same order); • Compared to March, the employment index recorded a nil change (-2.5% in April 2020), while that of wages and salaries decreased by 1.7% (rate of change of -8.5% in the same period of 2020). 3.2% -10.0% -8.0% -6.0% -4.0% -2.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% Apr-18 Jun-18 Aug-18 Oct-18 Dec-18 Feb-19 Apr-19 Jun-19 Aug-19 Oct-19 Dec-19 Feb-20 Apr-20 Jun-20 Aug-20 Oct-20 Dec-20 Feb-21 Apr-21 14.7% 3.0% -15.0% -10.0% -5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% Apr-18 Jun-18 Aug-18 Oct-18 Dec-18 Feb-19 Apr-19 Jun-19 Aug-19 Oct-19 Dec-19 Feb-20 Apr-20 Jun-20 Aug-20 Oct-20 Dec-20 Feb-21 Apr-21 Wages and salaries Employment

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