SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 18 Jan-2021

www.ine.pt page 1/13 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: - CPI/HICP Flash Estimate – December 2020, published on January 04; - Business and consumer surveys – December 2020, published on January 04; - Monthly Employment and Unemployment Estimates – November 2020, published on January 07; - Business turnover, employment, wage and hours worked indices in industry – November 2020, published on January 08; - International trade statistics – November 2020, published on January 08; - New housing construction cost index – November 2020, published on January 08; - Deaths by week - Preliminary data 2020 – Weeks 1 to 52, published on January 08. For further details, see the links available throughout this press release. January . 18 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 Economic climate and consumer confidence indicators increased In December 2020: • The consumer confidence indicator increased after falling in the previous month, returning to the relatively stable level observed since June. • The economic climate indicator increased slightly, after interrupting in the previous month the recovery profile observed since May. Economic Climate Indicator -0.1% -5.0% -4.0% -3.0% -2.0% -1.0% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% Dec-19 Jan-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 Feb-20 May-20 Aug-20 Jul-20 Jun-20 Sep-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Oct-20

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