LISBON (dpa-AFX) - Portugal's consumer confidence rose in May, survey data from Statistics Portugal showed on Friday.The consumer confidence indicator rose to -12.8 in May from -17.1 in April.
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Portugal Inflation Rises More Than Estimated
LISBON (dpa-AFX) - Portugal s consumer prices inflation rose more than estimated in April, final data from Statistics Portugal showed on Wednesday.
The consumer price index rose 0.6 percent year-on-year in April, following a 0.5 percent increase in March. In the initial estimate, inflation was 0.5 percent.
The core CPI, which excludes energy and unprocessed food products components remained unchanged at 0.1 percent yearly in April, as initially estimated.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in April, after a 1.4 percent increase in the previous month, in line with initial estimated.
The EU measure of harmonized index of consumer price, or HICP, decreased 0.1 percent annually in April, reversing a 0.1 percent growth in the prior month, as estimated.
Portugal Trade Deficit Narrows In March
LISBON (dpa-AFX) - Portugal s trade deficit narrowed in March, figures from Statistics Portugal showed on Monday.
The trade deficit fell to EUR 1.002 billion in March from EUR 1.556 billion in the same month last year. In February, the deficit was EUR 750 million.
Exports accelerated 28.8 percent year-on-year in March, following a 2.6 percent rise in February.
Imports grew 12.2 percent annually in March, after a 10.4 percent fall in the previous month.
On a month-on-month basis, exports grew 16.1 percent and imports increased 18.4 percent.
In the first quarter, exports rose 6.2 percent annually and imports declined 5.3 percent.
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Residents’ trips fall 41.1% in 2020 By TPN/Lusa, in Business, Tourism · 30-04-2021 01:00:00 · 0 Comments
Travel by residents fell 41.1 percent over the whole of last year, compared to 2019, reaching a total of 14.4 million, the lowest value of the last decade.
According to data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE), domestic travel decreased by 35.7 percent and travel abroad decreased by 78.1 percent (after increases of 9 percent and 24.7 percent, respectively, in 2019).
Considering only the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the INE, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the implementation of more restrictive measures on circulation, especially in the months of November and December, continued to be felt in the number of trips made, with residents in Portugal making 2.3 million trips, which