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INE's 28 May Reading Pulls Portuguese Consumer Confidence Off the Three-Month Floor While Indústria Transformadora Drops From -1.1 to -4.1 and Construção Reaches a Twelve-Month High of -2.9

INE's 28 May Reading Pulls Portuguese Consumer Confidence Off the Three-Month Floor While Indústria Transformadora Drops From -1.1 to -4.1 and Construção Reaches a Twelve-Month High of -2.9

INE's 28 May release lifts Portuguese consumer confidence after three months of decline while business confidence splits — Indústria Transformadora drops from -1.1 to -4.1, Comércio cools from 4.6 to 2.0, Serviços holds at 22.6 and Construção rises from -5.4 to -2.9, a twelve-month high.
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Pordata's Wednesday 27 May Read off Eurostat Sets the Portuguese Working Week at 37.4 Hours — 1.5 Hours Above the 35.9-Hour EU Average and Sixth Among the 27 Member States as the Reforma Laboral and 3 June Greve Geral Reopen the Carga-Horária File

Pordata's Wednesday 27 May Read off Eurostat Sets the Portuguese Working Week at 37.4 Hours — 1.5 Hours Above the 35.9-Hour EU Average and Sixth Among the 27 Member States as the Reforma Laboral and 3 June Greve Geral Reopen the Carga-Horária File

Pordata's Wednesday 27 May read off Eurostat 2025 data fixes the Portuguese working week at 37.4 hours — 1.5 hours above the 35.9-hour EU-27 average and sixth-most among the 27 Member States. Bulgaria leads at 39.0h, the Netherlands sits at 32.1h. Adjacent reads also bracket the file.
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INE Bank-Housing Appraisal Median Carries to a Record €2,174/m² in April 2026 — 16.5% Year-on-Year Lift Across 34,483 Valuations, Apartments at €2,546/m² (+21%) and Single-Family at €1,561/m² (+12.7%)

INE Bank-Housing Appraisal Median Carries to a Record €2,174/m² in April 2026 — 16.5% Year-on-Year Lift Across 34,483 Valuations, Apartments at €2,546/m² (+21%) and Single-Family at €1,561/m² (+12.7%)

INE's April 2026 housing-appraisal release on Wednesday 27 May lifts the national median to a record €2,174/m² — €23 above March (+1.1%) and 16.5% YoY across 34,483 valuations. Apartments hit €2,546/m² (+21%), single-family €1,561/m² (+12.7%); Grande Lisboa leads at €3,352/m².
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