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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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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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INE Pegs 30.6% of Mainland Portugal as High or Very-High Rural-Fire-Hazard Land — 51,115 People Live Inside the Zones, Centro and Norte Both Cross 50% and Fire Brigades Carry Tighter Proximity to the Risk Than Hospitals

INE Pegs 30.6% of Mainland Portugal as High or Very-High Rural-Fire-Hazard Land — 51,115 People Live Inside the Zones, Centro and Norte Both Cross 50% and Fire Brigades Carry Tighter Proximity to the Risk Than Hospitals

INE's 22 May statistical release pegs 30.6% of mainland Portugal as high or very-high rural-fire-hazard land, with Centro at 50.5% and Norte at 50.2%; 51,115 residents (0.5% of the population) live inside those zones and the ageing ratio there climbs to 210 against the mainland average of 184.6.
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