SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 17 AUG 2021

Serviço de Comunicação e Imagem | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt www.ine.pt pág. 1/20 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: - International trade statistics – June 2021, p ublished on 9 August 2021; - Business turnover, employment, wages, and hours worked indices in Industry – June 2021, published on 9 August 2021; - Business turnover, employment, wages, and hours worked indices in Services – June 2021, published on 10 August 2021; - New housing construction cost index – June 2021, published on 10 August 2021; - Employment statistics – 2 nd quarter of 2021, published on 11 August 2021; - Consumer price index – July 2021, published on 11 August 2021; - Indices of production, employment, and wages in Construction – June 2021 , published on 12 August 2021; - Gross monthly earnings per employee – 2 nd quarter 2021, published on 12 August 2021; - Tourism activity – June 2021, published on 13 August 2021; - Labour cost index – 2 nd quarter of 2021, published on 13 August 2021; - Vital statistics – monthly data, July 2021, published on 13 August 2021. For further details, see the links available throughout this press release. 17 . August . 2021 SÍNT S IN @ COVID-19 Exports increased by 21.4% and imports rose by 29.4% In June 2021: • Exports and imports of goods registered year-on-year increases of 21.4% and 29.4%, respectively (+55.0% and +52.9% in the previous month, in the same order); Compared to June 2019, there were rate changes of +8.4% in exports and +0.8% in imports; • Excluding Fuels and lubricants , exports and imports grew by 17.6% and 24.0%, respectively (+49.1% and +42.2% in the previous month, in the same order); Compared to June 2019 also excluding Fuels and lubricants , there were increases of 8.0% in exports and 4.1% in imports;