SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 27 Oct -2020

October . 27 . 2020 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 5/9 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt More information available at: Monthly Economic Survey – September 2020 (20 October 2020) The average consumption of electricity on working days recorded a year-on-year rate of change of -1.6% in September (-0.7% in August). Average consumption of electricity on working days (year-on-year rate of change) In September, the consumption of road diesel and gasoline registered year-on-year rates of change of -10.5% and -10.8% respectively (-12.5% and -12.3% in August, in the same order). -1.6 -15.0 -10.0 -5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 Sep-05 Sep-07 Sep-09 Sep-11 Sep-13 Sep-15 Sep-17 Sep-19 y-o-y rate/% COVID-19: a territorial view on demographic context and territorial expression of the pandemic The expression of the pandemic on national territory continues to be characterised by a high degree of heterogeneity. Some of the results obtained in this context: • On 21 October, the highest number of new cases (cumulative values for the last 7 days) in Portugal was recorded: 16,247 new cases (corresponding to 15.8 new cases per 10,000 inhabitants), which represents an increase of 165% compared to 7 October, the reference date for the last press release. Number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (last 7 days) and corresponding rate of change, Portugal, per day 5 618 5 856 10 760 16 247 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 2 000 4 000 6 000 8 000 10 000 12 000 14 000 16 000 18 000 15 Mar 22 Mar 29 Mar 5 Apr 12 Apr 19 Apr 26 Apr 3 May 10 May 17 May 24 May 31 May 7 Jun 14 Jun 21 Jun 28 Jun 5 Jul 12 Jul 19 Jul 26 Jul 2 Aug 9 Aug 16 Aug 23 Aug 30 Aug 6 Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 27 Sep 4 Oct 11 Oct 18 Oct 0 Rate of change of new cases (%) Number of new cases (last 7 days) Source: Directorate-General of Health, Daily COVID-19 Status Report (released on October 22). Note: The dates marked on the graph axis correspond to Sundays.