SYN THESISINE@COVID-19, 23-Dec-2021

www.ine.pt page 1/20 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt December. 23 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 Services turnover increased by 15.7% In October 2021: • The Services Turnover Index 1 (STI) registered a nominal year-on-year rate of change of 15.7% (+2.7 percentage points (p.p.) than in the previous month); This growth in the STI was driven by the recovery in Transport and Accommodation and food services activities; • For the first time since the start of the pandemic, the index showed a higher value (1.4%) than the corresponding month of 2019; 1 Data adjusted of calendar and seasonal effects. 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: - Business turnover, employment, wages, and hours worked in Services – October 2021, published on December 13; - Indices of production, employment, and wages in Construction – October 2021, published on December 13; - Economic accounts for agriculture – 1 st estimate, published on December 13; - Construction: building permits and completed buildings – 3 rd quarter of 2021, published on December 14; - Consumer price index – November 2021, published on December 14; - Tourism activity – October 2021, published on December 15; - Purchasing power parities – 2020, published on December 15; - 2020 regional accounts – provisional data, published on December 15; - Household finance and consumption survey - 2020, published on December 15; - Trade statistics – 2020, published on December 16; - 2021 Census – provisional results, published on December 16; - Vital statistics – monthly data, November 2021, published on December 17; - International Sourcing and Global Value Chains - 2018-2020 , published on December 17; - Income and living conditions – 2020, published on December 17. For further details, see the links available throughout this press release.