SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 17 AUG 2021

4 17 . August . 2021 SÍNT S IN @ COVID-19 Serviço de Comunicação e Imagem | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt www.ine.pt pág. 2/20 21.4% -45.0% -25.0% -5.0% 15.0% 35.0% 55.0% 75.0% Jun-19 Jul-19 Aug-19 Sept-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sept-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Exports - Total (year-on-year rate of change) • The deficit of trade balance in goods amounted to EUR 1,523 million, up EUR 609 million compared to the same month in 2020 and down EUR 347 million compared to June 2019; • Excluding Fuels and lubricants , the trade deficit amounted to EUR 1,198 million. In the 2 nd quarter of 2021: • Compared with the same quarter of 2020, exports increased by 49.0% and imports rose by 46.7%; • Compared to the 2 nd quarter of 2019, exports increased by 2.9% and imports decreased by 2.9%. In the first half of 2021, compared to the same period in 2019, exports increased by 2.9% and imports decreased by 5.4%. The following stood out in both flows: • The increases in Industrial supplies (5.4% in exports and 10.4% in imports) and Capital goods and parts thereof (10.7% and +4.6%, respectively); • The decreases in Transport equipment (-9.7% in exports and -33.2% in imports). 29.4% -45.0% -25.0% -5.0% 15.0% 35.0% 55.0% 75.0% Jun-19 Jul-19 Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 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 May-21 Jun-21 Imports - Total (year-on-year rate of change) More information at: International trade statistics – June 2021 (9 August 2021)