SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 31-Aug-2020

Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt www.ine.pt pág. 4/5 August . 31. 2020 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 More information available at: Business and consumer surveys – August 2020 (28 August 2020) In August, the telephone interviews of the consumer survey took place from 5 to 17, and those of the business surveys from 1 to 24. Retail trade sales decreased by 3.0% The Retail Trade Turnover Index registered a declining year-on-year rate of change of 3.0% in July (-5.7% in the previous month). The two major groupings that make up this index had the following developments: • Non-Food Products registered a reduction of 5.4% (-8.2% in June); • Food Products registered a zero variation in July (-2.4% in June). Consumers Confidence Indicator Confidence indicators (BER*) (monthly seasonally adjusted basic series values) Trade Confidence Indicator Manufacturing Industry Confidence Indicator Services Confidence Indicator -7.5 -5.5 -0.9 -60.0 -50.0 -40.0 -30.0 -20.0 -10.0 0.0 10.0 Total Whole sale Business situation over the next 3 months BER Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 Ma -2 y 0 J n-2 u 0 Jul-20 Aug-20 -25.3 -6.0 -44.3 -80.0 -70.0 -60.0 -50.0 -40.0 -30.0 -20.0 -10.0 0.0 10.0 Total Financial situation of the households over the last 12 months General economic situation in the country over the next 12 months BER Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 Ma -2 y 0 J n-2 u 0 J l 2 u- 0 Aug-20 J l 1 u- 9 -13.6 -16.9 -70.0 -60.0 -50.0 -40.0 -30.0 -20.0 -10.0 0.0 10.0 BER Total Production over the next 3 months Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 J n-20 a Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 Ma -2 y 0 J n-2 u 0 Jul-20 Aug-20 J l 1 u- 9 -27.5 1.1 -70.0 -60.0 -50.0 -40.0 -30.0 -20.0 -10.0 0.0 10.0 20.0 Total Demand over the next 3 months BER Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 J n-20 a Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20 J l 2 u- 0 Aug-20 *BER – Balance of extreme responses