SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 18 May-2021

www.ine.pt page 1/23 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: - International trade statistics – March 2021, published on May 10; - Business turnover, employment, wages, and hours worked indices in industry – March 2021, published on May 10; - Business turnover, employment, wages, and hours worked indices in services – March 2021, published on May 11; - Tax revenue statistics – 2020, published on May 11; - Consumer price index – April 2021, published on May 12; - Employment statistics – 1 st Quarter of 2021, published on May 12; - Context indicators for the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal – Data until May 10, published on May 12; - Indices of Production, Employment, and Wages in Construction – March 2021, published on May 13; - Employment statistics - Gross monthly earnings per worker – 1 st Quarter of 2021, published on May 13; - Tourism activity – March 2021, published on May 14; - Labour cost index – 1 st Quarter of 2021, published on May 14; - Vital Statistics - Monthly data – April 2021, published on May 14; - Tourism satellite account for Portugal - Preliminary results – 2020, published on May 14. For further details, see the links available throughout this press release. May. 18 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 Exports of goods increased by 28.8% year-on-year reflecting the comparison to a month already partially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic In March 2021, in year-on-year terms: • Exports and imports of goods registered year-on-year rates of change of +28.8% and +12.2% respectively (+2.6% and -10.4% in the previous month, in the same order); • Worth noting the increases in exports of Transport equipment (+61.0%) and imports of Industrial supplies (+15.1%) and Capital goods (+27.3%); • Excluding Fuels and lubricants, exports and imports of goods increased by 27.9% and 15.0% respectively (+2.1% and -9.8% in the previous month, in the same order);