SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 29-Nov-2021

November . 29 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 5/9 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Proportion of persons aged 16 to 74 years using the Internet in the 3 months before the interview by Internet activities, Portugal, 2020-2021 5.9 79.5 79.7 87.6 91.4 3.4 80.2 70.5 86.8 89.9 Crea�ng or pos�ng content to a blog Par�cipa�ng in social network Making calls (including video calls) Sending or receiving e-mails Using instant messaging Communica�on 64.8 81.3 86.7 62.6 85.7 87.0 Searching for health-related informa�on Reading news Searching for informa�on about goods or services Accessing informa�on % 37.5 46.1 69.0 37.6 43.4 70.1 Playing or downloading games Watching TV Listening to music Entertainment 24.5 32.2 33.3 18.0 30.8 35.1 Learning from online courses Communica�ng using educa�onal websites/portals Using online learning material available on the I nternet Learning 2020 2021 • The growth in the proportion of e-commerce users continues, both in the three months before and the twelve months before the interview: +5.2 percentage points (p.p.) and +7.1 p.p. than in 2020, respectively; Proportion of persons aged 16 to 74 years using e-commerce 3 months and 12 months before the interview, Portugal, 2010-2021 28.2 35.2 40.4 38.7 44.5 51.6 0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 3 months 12 months % • The e-commerce usage rate increased mainly for women (+8.8 p.p.), with a significantly higher proportion than that of men: 43.2% and 37.4%, respectively; • The pattern of products or services ordered is like that of 2020, with the predominance in orders for: » Clothing, footwear, and fashion accessories: 69.0% (60.4% in 2020); » Takeaway or home delivery meals: 46.0% (38.2% in 2020); » Films, series, or sports programmes: 34.9% (34.3% in 2020);