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

November . 29 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 6/9 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt More information is available at: Information and knowledge society – 2021 household survey (22 November 2021) • Also concerning e-commerce and compared to 2020: » The number of orders placed was slightly down; » The proportion of users placing orders worth at least €100 decreased. However, the preponderance (36.7%) of users placing orders worth between €100 and €499 remained; • The proportion of people in remote working decreased to 20.1% (31.1% in 2020). At a regional level: » Área Metropolitana de Lisboa continues to be the region with the highest proportion of people remote working (34.6%), despite the decrease of 8.6 p.p. compared to 2020; » Região Autónoma da Madeira (RA Madeira) and Região Autónoma dos Açores (RA Açores) registered the lowest percentages of people remote working: 10.0% in Madeira and 11.9% in Açores; » The regions Centro, Algarve, RA Madeira, and RA Açores registered the largest reductions in the proportion of people remote working; • The reference to the COVID-19 pandemic decreased to 17.5% as a justification for working from home (+29.6% in 2020). Interest rate rose to 0.803%, the owed capital, and monthly loan repayment stood at €57,688 and €251, respectively In October 2021: • The implicit interest rate for all housing loan agreements was 0.803% (0.785% in the previous month); • In contracts entered in the last three months, the interest rate fell to 0.665% (0.702% in September); • The average owed capital for all contracts increased by €354 in comparison with the previous month, standing at €57,688; Implicit interest rates in housing loans Average owed capital • The average value of the loan repayment rose by €14, to €251; • The implicit interest rate on housing loans for house purchase rose to 0.819% (+1.9 basis points (b.p.) concerning the previous month). For contracts signed in the last 3 months, this rate decreased by 3.9 b.p., to 0.658% (0.697% in September). More information is available at: Interest rates implicit in housing loans – October 2021 (23 November 2021) 0.803% 0.730% 0.780% 0.830% 0.880% 0.930% 0.980% 1.030% 1.080% Oct-18 Jan-19 Apr-19 Jul-19 Oct-19 Jan-20 Apr-20 Jul-20 Oct-20 Jan-21 Apr-21 Jul-21 Oct-21 57,688 € 49,000 € 50,000 € 51,000 € 52,000 € 53,000 € 54,000 € 55,000 € 56,000 € 57,000 € 58,000 € 59,000 € Oct-18 Jan-19 Apr-19 Jul-19 Oct-19 Jan-20 Apr-20 Jul-20 Oct-20 Jan-21 Apr-21 Jul-21 Oct-21