Portugal's economy explained: GDP data, market trends, business developments, inflation, real estate, and economic policy. Analysis of how economic trends affect daily life and expat finances.
The Confederação do Turismo de Portugal (Tourism Confederation of Portugal — CTP) does not buy the line that the Aeroporto Humberto Delgado has been fixed. Speaking on Antena 1 and Jornal de Negócios' Conversa Capital on 13 June 2026, CTP president...
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Portugal's monthly trade tape lost its momentum in May. The Instituto Nacional de Estatística (National Institute of Statistics) reported that exports of goods contracted 1.5% year-on-year and imports fell 3.4%, a reversal of the +15.5% export jump...
INE's 12 June release confirms Portugal's CPI held at 3.3% year-on-year in May for a second consecutive month, with underlying inflation stuck at 2.2%, energy prices accelerating to 13.1% and unprocessed food decelerating to 5.7%. The IHPC now runs 0.1 percentage points below the eurozone.
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The Council of Ministers approved a CIVA rework on 11 June 2026 that shifts the VAT liquidation moment on combustíveis upstream to the entrepôt aduaneiro entry gateway — closing the missing-trader gap, alongside a paired SME capital-markets simplification package.
Joaquim Miranda Sarmento told the 11 June Eurogroup in Luxembourg that the European Commission must create an energy-crisis escape clause modelled on the defense-spending carve-out — Portugal ranks fifth in the EU on energy-support share of GDP and is asking for the same fiscal-rules treatment.
