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

December . 23 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 3/20 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Production in Construction continues to grow at 2.1% In October 2021: • The Production in Construction Index 1 increased by 2.1% year-on-year (identical rate to the previous month), with the following rates of change concerning its segments: » Building construction : 1.1% (0.3% in September); » Civil engineering : 3.5% (4.8% in September); Index of Production in Construction (year-on-year rate of change) Indices of employment, wages and salaries in Construction (year-on-year rate of change) More information is available at: Indices of production, employment, and wages in Construction – October 2021 (13 December 2021) • The employment index registered an year-on-year increase of 1.6% (2.0% in the previous month; it decreased by 0.4% compared to September (nil change in October 2020); • The wages and salaries index registered an year-on-year increase of 6.0% (6.2% in the previous month) and rose by 1.1% compared to September (1.3% in the same month of 2020). 1 Three months moving average, working days and seasonally adjusted. 2.1% -10.0% -8.0% -6.0% -4.0% -2.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% Oct-18 Dec-18 Feb-19 Apr-19 Jun-19 Aug-19 Oct-19 Dec-19 Feb-20 Apr-20 Jun-20 Aug-20 Oct-20 Dec-20 Feb-21 Apr-21 Jun-21 Aug-21 Oct-21 6.0% 1.6% -15.0% -10.0% -5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% Oct-18 Dec-18 Feb-19 Apr-19 Jun-19 Aug-19 Oct-19 Dec-19 Feb-20 Apr-20 Jun-20 Aug-20 Oct-20 Dec-20 Feb-21 Apr-21 Jun-21 Aug-21 Oct-21 Wages and salaries Employment