SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 16-jun-2020

June . 16 . 2020 page 11/11 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 00 | sci@ine.pt www.ine.pt SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices Considering the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), the most appropriate inflation indicator for comparisons between the different European Union countries, and particularly in the Euro Area, Portugal recorded a year-on-year rate of change of -0.6% (0.5 p.p. lower than in the previous month). According to the Eurostat’s Flash Estimate, in May, the year-on-year rate of change of the HICP in Portugal should have been 0.7 p.p. lower than the Euro area rate (+0.1%). More information available at: Consumer Price Index (12 June 2020) Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (year-on-year rate of change in the Euro Area Countries) 2.0% 1.0% 0.9% 0.5% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% -0.2% -0.2% -0.3% -0.6% -0.7% -0.9% -0.9% -0.9% -1.3% -1.4% -1.6% -2.0% -1.5% -1.0% -0.5% 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% Slovakia Netherlands Malta Germany France Lithuania Euro Area Italy Belgium Finland Portugal Greece Latvia Ireland Spain Cyprus Slovenia Luxembourg Press Releases Reference period Release date Resident population estimates 2019 15 June 2020 Land use land cover statistics 2018 16 June 2020 Tourism activity April 2020 17 June 2020 Interest rates implied in housing loans May 2020 18 June 2020 Fast and Exceptional Enterprise Survey - COVID-19 1 st fortnight, June 2020 19 June 2020 Agricultural forecasts May 2020 19 June 2020 Industrial production price index May 2020 19 June 2020 Monthly Economic Survey May 2020 19 June 2020 Press releases between 15-06-2020 to 19-06-2020: