SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 6 Jan-2021

January . 06 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 7/12 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Air quality With the measures taken during the state of emergency, which led to a reduction in economic activity, the movement of people, and goods, there were changes in air quality in Portugal in the first half of 2020. Air quality – Jan.-Jun. 2020 (Year-on-year rate of change) Average number of days on which the Bad and Weak index score prevailed Average hourly carbon dioxide concentration Urban areas Rural areas Urban traffic stations Background urban stations Rural stations 6 days less one more day -26.6% -27.3% -16.2% More information available at: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Environment (22 December 2020) House prices decelerated to 7.1% In the 3 rd quarter of 2020, in year-on-year terms: • The Housing Price Index (HPI) grew by 7.1%, i.e. 0.7 percentage points (p.p.) less than in the previous quarter; • The increases in the prices of existing dwellings were higher than those recorded for new dwellings: 7.4% and 5.8% respectively (+8.2% and +6.0% in the previous quarter, in the same order). House Price Index (year-on-year change) In the 3 rd quarter of 2020, compared to the previous quarter: • The HPI increased by 0.5% (+0.8% in the 2 nd quarter of 2020); • The increase in prices was also more marked in new dwellings than in existing ones: 0.6% and 0.1% respectively. 7.1% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% 3Q2015 3Q2016 3Q2017 3Q2018 3Q2019 3Q2020