Monthly Statistical Bulletin, August 2022

2022 Edition 46 Trade Confidence Indicator Services Confidence Indicator More information is available at: Business and consumer surveys – August 2022 30 August 2022 • The confidence indicators: » They decreased in Trade, Manufacturing industry, and Construction, more intensely in the latter; » They increased in Services; • The entrepreneurs' expectations regarding the future evolution of sales prices: » They decreased in Trade, Manufacturing industry, and Services, after having registered highs in March, April and April, respectively; » They stabilised in Construction and Public Works, after having peaked in June. The information was collected from the 1st to the 16th of August for the consumer survey and from the 1st to the 24th of August for the business surveys. 1.4 1.5 -0.4 -6.0 -4.0 -2.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22 Aug-22 Total Whole sale Business situa�on over the next 3 months 18.0 13.1 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22 Aug-22 Total Demand over the next 3 months

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