SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 27 Oct -2020

www.ine.pt page 1/9 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: - Industrial production price index – September 2020, published on October 20; - Interest rates implied in housing loans – September 2020, published on October 20; - Monthly Economic Survey – September 2020, published on October 20; - Context indicators for the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, published on October 23. For further details, see the links available throughout this press release. October . 27 . 2020 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 Interest rate decreased to 0.966% while owed capital and monthly loans repayments stood at EUR 54,484 and EUR 226, respectively Implicit interest rates in housing loans In September, the implicit interest rate in all housing loan contracts was 0.966% (0.967% in August). In the last three months, the interest rate has fallen to the same figure: 0.966% (1.003% in August). 0.966% 0.850% 0.900% 0.950% 1.000% 1.050% 1.100% Sep-20 - Mar 20 u J n-20 Sep-19 Dec-19 aM r-19 uJ n-19 Sep-18 Dec-18 a M r-18 u J n-18 Dec-17 Se -17 p