Retail trade turnover index registered a year-on-year change rate of -5.1% in November, 4.7 percentage points less than the rate observed in October. The indices of employment, wages and salaries and hours worked adjusted of calendar effects presented year-on-year change rates of -4.2%, 0.8% and -5.3%, respectively (-3.4%, 0.2% and -4.8% in the previous month, by the same order).

Despite the circumstances determined by the pandemic COVID-19, Statistics Portugal calls for the best collaboration by companies, families and public entities in responding to Statistics Portugal’s data requests. The quality of official statistics, particularly its ability to identify the impacts of the pandemic COVID-19, crucially depends on this collaboration, which Statistics Portugal thanks in advance.