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Pump Gasolina 95 Slides to €1.904 a Litre and Gasóleo to €1.837 From Monday 2 June — 12 Cêntimos Off Both Grades as Brent Closes the Week at $92.54 a Barrel

Pump Gasolina 95 Slides to €1.904 a Litre and Gasóleo to €1.837 From Monday 2 June — 12 Cêntimos Off Both Grades as Brent Closes the Week at $92.54 a Barrel

ANAREC projects gasolina 95 at €1.904 a litre and gasóleo at €1.837 a litre from Monday 2 June — 12 cêntimos off both grades on a Brent at $92.54 a barrel. A 50-litre fill saves €6.

The Portugal Brief 02 Jun 2026

Caixa Geral de Depósitos Takes Banco de Portugal to the Tribunal de Santarém Over a €9,000 Coima Tied to a Single Suspicious €10 Banknote at the Guimarães Branch

Caixa Geral de Depósitos Takes Banco de Portugal to the Tribunal de Santarém Over a €9,000 Coima Tied to a Single Suspicious €10 Banknote at the Guimarães Branch

CGD is appealing a €9,000 Banco de Portugal coima tied to a single suspicious €10 banknote flagged at its Guimarães branch on 25 August 2023. The Tribunal de Concorrência, Regulação e Supervisão in Santarém will hear the case.

The Portugal Brief 02 Jun 2026

Industrial Production Flatlines in April With a 0% Year-on-Year Print as the Energy Grouping Contracts 17.2% — Manufacturing Holds 2.8% and Excluding Energy Reads 3.8%

Industrial Production Flatlines in April With a 0% Year-on-Year Print as the Energy Grouping Contracts 17.2% — Manufacturing Holds 2.8% and Excluding Energy Reads 3.8%

INE's 1 June release puts April's industrial production at 0.0% year-on-year, with the energy grouping contracting 17.2% (largely electricity). Manufacturing holds at 2.8% and the IPI excluding energy reads 3.8%.

The Portugal Brief 02 Jun 2026

INE's April Volume de Negócios no Comércio Reads 4.3% Year-on-Year With Motor-Trade Subsector at 12.2% — Retail at 4.9% and Wholesale at 1.5% Mark a 1.4-Point Step-Down From March

INE's April Volume de Negócios no Comércio Reads 4.3% Year-on-Year With Motor-Trade Subsector at 12.2% — Retail at 4.9% and Wholesale at 1.5% Mark a 1.4-Point Step-Down From March

INE's 1 June destaque puts April's Volume de Negócios no Comércio at +4.3% year-on-year, a 1.4-point step-down from March. Retail reads 4.9%, wholesale 1.5%, and motor-vehicle trade accelerates to 12.2%.

The Portugal Brief 02 Jun 2026

ACAP's May 2026 Tape Lifts the Light-Passenger Market 6.5% to 25,080 Units With 100%-Electric Share Hitting 27.9% — Year-to-Date Volume Hits 110,731 (+9.8%) as VW, Peugeot and Mercedes-Benz Lead the Brand Stack

ACAP's May 2026 tape lifts the Portuguese light-passenger market +6.5% to 25,080 units, with the BEV share hitting 27.9% — the first month above 27%. YTD volume climbs to 110,731 (+9.8%). VW, Peugeot and Mercedes-Benz lead the brand stack within 50 units of each other.

The Portugal Brief 01 Jun 2026

ERSE Pencils a 6.4% Lift to the Regulated Natural-Gas Tariff From 1 October — Couple-Only Households Move to €17.38 a Month and Two-Child Families to €32.53 as the Mid-East Supply Disruption Threads Through the Take-or-Pay Galp-Nigeria Legacy

ERSE Pencils a 6.4% Lift to the Regulated Natural-Gas Tariff From 1 October — Couple-Only Households Move to €17.38 a Month and Two-Child Families to €32.53 as the Mid-East Supply Disruption Threads Through the Take-or-Pay Galp-Nigeria Legacy

ERSE proposes a 6.4% lift to the regulated TUR natural-gas tariff effective 1 October 2026. Couple-only bills move to €17.38/month and two-child families to €32.53. Middle East supply disruption drives the third above-6% revision in five years.

The Portugal Brief 01 Jun 2026

12 June Avenida da Liberdade Marchas Populares Parade Caps Lisbon's Santo António Calendar — Eight Bairros Walk the 'Somos Lisboa, Somos Europa' Theme Through the Saint's Eve Procession

12 June Avenida da Liberdade Marchas Populares Parade Caps Lisbon's Santo António Calendar — Eight Bairros Walk the 'Somos Lisboa, Somos Europa' Theme Through the Saint's Eve Procession

Lisbon's Marchas Populares parade returns to the Avenida da Liberdade on the night of 12 June with eight bairros and the 'Somos Lisboa, Somos Europa' theme. Expected attendance sits at 350,000 to 450,000.

The Portugal Brief 01 Jun 2026

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