SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 29 Sept-2021

September . 29 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 3/8 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt In the 2 nd quarter of 2021, compared with the previous quarter: • The HPI increased by 2.2% (+1.6% in the 1 st quarter of 2021); • For new dwellings, the rate of change was 3.5% (1.6% in the 1 st quarter of 2021). In this quarter, 52,855 dwellings were traded, worth EUR 8.6 billion (+58.3% and +66.5%, respectively compared with the 2 nd quarter of 2020). The significant year-on-year increase observed in the 2 nd quarter of 2021 reflects the fact that the comparison refers to the months of April to June 2020, a period marked by the restrictions imposed under the first containment decreed in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Housing sales (No.) (2 nd quarter of 2021) Housing sales (value) (2 nd quarter of 2021) Value of housing transactions Total (thousand million euros) More information available at: House price index – 2 nd quarter of 2021 (22 September 2021) 7,451 45,404 New dwellings Exi sti ng dwellings No. New dwellings Exi sti ng dwellings 1,609 6,958 € Million 8.6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2Q2016 4Q2016 2Q2017 4Q2017 2Q2018 4Q2018 2Q2019 4Q2019 2Q2020 4Q2020 2Q2021