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Expected evolution of the economic situation in the country over the next 12 months (Balance of extreme answers)

Characteristic	Description
Name	Expected evolution of the economic situation in the country over the next 12 months (Balance of extreme answers); Monthly
Regularity	Monthly
Source	Statistics Portugal, Short-term statistics on business - consumers survey
First available period	September 1997
Last available period	October 2024
Dimensions	Data reference period (Month) Place of residence (Portugal)
Concepts	RESIDENT POPULATION: The persons who regardless of the fact that at the moment of observation ' 0:00 a.m. of the reference day ' are present or absent in a given housing unit, this unit being where they live during most of the year with their family, or where they have all or most of their belongings. REFERENCE PERIOD: Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
Definition	Difference between the share of positive evaluation responses (¿increased¿, ¿improved very much¿, ¿above average¿, ¿good¿, ¿yes, for sure¿, etc.) and negative evaluation responses (¿decreased¿, ¿worsened somewhat¿, ¿very unfavourable¿, ¿probably not¿, etc.). These calculations do not include the share of neutral responses (¿perhaps¿, ¿the same¿, etc.) and ¿doesn¿t know¿.
Formule	[(%resp. (++)1.0 + %resp. (+)0.5) - (%resp. (-)0.5 + %resp (--)1.0)]
Measure unit (symbol)	Percentage (%)
Power of 10	0
Observations	AV ¿ Actual value (Gross value)
Last update date	30/10/2024

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Expected evolution of the economic situation in the country over the next 12 months (Balance of extreme answers)