SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 29 Sept-2021

www.ine.pt page 1/8 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: - Interest rates implied in housing loans – August 2021, published on September 20; - House Price Index – 2 nd Quarter of 2021, published on September 22; - Quarterly National Sector Accounts – 2 nd Quarter of 2021, published on September 23; - Main aggregates of General Government – 2020, published on September 23; - Portuguese Life Tables – 2018-2020, published on September 24. For further details, see the links available throughout this press release. September. 29 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 Interest rate decreased to 0.792% while owed capital and monthly loans repayments stood at 57,115 euros and 236 euros, respectively In August 2021: • The implicit interest rate in all housing loan agreements was 0.792% (0.800% in the previous month); • In contracts that were closed in the previous three months, the interest rate rose to 0.689% (0.647% in July);