SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 18 Jan-2021

January . 18 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 3/13 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt More information available at: Business and consumer surveys – December 2020 (4 January 2021) Confidence indicators (BER*) (monthly seasonally adjusted basic series values) Consumers Confidence Indicator -24.3 -7.9 -40.3 -80.0 -70.0 -60.0 -50.0 -40.0 -30.0 -20.0 -10.0 0.0 10.0 Total Financial situa�on of the households over the last 12 months General economic situa�on in the country over the next 12 months 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 Manufacturing Industry Confidence Indicator -13.3 -0.3 -60.0 -50.0 -40.0 -30.0 -20.0 -10.0 0.0 10.0 20.0 Total Produc�on over the next 3 months 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 Trade Confidence Indicator Services Confidence Indicator -8.9 -6.2 -5.5 -60.0 -50.0 -40.0 -30.0 -20.0 -10.0 0.0 10.0 Total Whole sale Business situa�on over the next 3 months 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 -19.0 -9.3 -70.0 -60.0 -50.0 -40.0 -30.0 -20.0 -10.0 0.0 10.0 20.0 Total Demand over the next 3 months 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 *BER – Balance of extreme responses In December, the telephone interviews of the consumer survey took place between the 2 nd and the 15 th and those of the business surveys between the 1 st and 23 rd .