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

December . 23 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 12/20 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Sales in large-sized commercial units grew by 2.9% in food retail and decreased by 18.8% in non-food retail In 2020, the Trade sector, heavily penalised by the COVID-19 pandemic, registered decreases in the main economic indicators (although slightly less accentuated compared to the non- -financial business sector as a whole): 2020 indicators on trade enterprises and 2019-2020 year-on-year rate of change 2020 2019/2020 rate of change Enterprises (No.) 218.9 thousand -0.2% Persons employed (No.) 803.7 thousand -0.6% Turnover (EUR million) 141.2 thousand -6.5% Gross value added (GVA) 18.7 thousand -5.6% Overall commercial margin (EUR million) 25.9 thousand -4.5% Year-on-year rates of change in the main indicators concerning trade enterprises, 2020 In 2020, concerning large-sized commercial units: • The total number of establishments increased by 1.4% (+1.5% in 2019), with a particular focus on the non-food retail segment (+2.1%; +1.7% in 2019); • Sales grew by 2.9% in food retail and decreased by 18.8% in non-food retail; • The sales of own-brand products in food retail units represented 38.0% of overall sales (35.4% in 2019), corresponding to an annual increase of 10.6%. More information is available at: Trade statistics - 2020 (16 December 2021) 1.3% -0.3% -16.2% -8.9% 2.3% 0.5% -5.8% -2.8% -1.0% -1.2% -3.6% -5.4% -20.0% -15.0% -10.0% -5.0% 0.0% 5.0% Enterprises Persons employed Turnover Commercial margin Automo�ve trade sector Wholesale trade Retail trade