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May . 22 . 2020 page 4/16 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 00 | [email protected] www.ine.pt SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 50% of the enterprises reported a reduction in persons employed effectively working in the first half of May (-8 p.p. compared to the previous half), representing 71% of the persons employed working for the responding enterprises. In 47% of the enterprises, corresponding to 25% of the total persons employed working for the respondent enterprises, the pandemic had no impact on persons employed. 2% 22% 41% 19% 17% Increased a lot Little increased Unchanged Little decreased Decreased a lot Turnover evolution (1 st half of May - 2 nd half of April) Total responding enterprises in production or temporarily closed The comparison of the results of the 1st half of May with those of the 2nd half of April revealed that: • 41% of the enterprises indicated a stabilization in turnover, especially in the “Accommodation and food services” and “Construction and real estate” sectors. • 41% of the enterprises indicated a small variation in turnover. The “Information and Communication” and “Manufacturing and Energy” sectors had the highest percentage of enterprises with reduced turnover (42% and 40% respectively). 34% of “Transportation and storage” enterprises and 34% of “Distributive trade” enterprises reported increases in turnover. The evolution of orders/clients was the main factor mentioned by the enterprises (77%) for the reduction in turnover, compared to the second half of April. The most frequently mentioned explanatory factors by the enterprises that had an increase in turnover in the 1 st half of May were the evolution of containment measures (68%) and the increase in orders/clients (60%). In the “Distributive trade” sector, the enterprises that reported an increase in turnover in this period mentioned the contribution of containment measures (75%) and orders/clients (62%). 3% 47% 50% Increase No impact Reduction Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on persons employed effectively working (1 st half of May) Total number of enterprises in operation or temporarily closed