March unemployment rate at 7.5%

The March 2018 unemployment rate was 7.5%, down 0.1 percentage points (p.p.) from the previous month’s level, 0.4 p.p. from three months before and 2.2 p.p. from the same month of 2017. That value corresponds to an upwards revision of 0.1 p.p. fr…

Retail Trade Turnover index increased 0.7%

Retail trade turnover index registered a year-on-year change rate of 0.7% in April (5.2% in March). The indices of employment, wages and salaries and hours worked adjusted of calendar effects presented year-on-year change rates of 3.1%, 4.0% and 0.4%, …

Industrial Production change rate was 3.8%

Industrial Production year-on-year change rate was 3.8%, in April, up by 1.7 percentage points from the previous month. Manufacturing Industry year-on-year change rate was 2.1% (-1.7% in March).

CPI annual rate of change estimated at 1.0%

According to the flash estimate, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) annual rate was 1.0% in May 2018 (the final value in April was 0.4%). The estimated annual core inflation rate, which excludes energy and unprocessed food products components, was 0.6% (0….

Consumer confidence and economic climate indicators increase

The Consumer confidence indicator increased in the last three months, attaining in May the maximum value of the series. The economic climate indicator increased in May, after stabilizing in the previous month, attaining the maximum value since May 2002…

Housing value increased to 1,171 Euros per square meter

The average value of bank appraisals on housing reached €1,171 per square meter in April, €4 more than in the previous month. This represents a 0.3% increase in relation to March and a year-on-year growth rate of 5.5%.