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 Evaluation of sales of turnover over the last 3 months in investment goods (Balance of extreme answers) for wholesale trade
Characteristic Description
Name Evaluation of sales of turnover over the last 3 months in investment goods (Balance of extreme answers) for wholesale trade; Monthly
Regularity Monthly
Source Statistics Portugal, Short-term statistics on business - trade, 2025
First available period January 2003
Last available period April 2025
Dimensions
  • Data reference period (Month)
  • Geographic localization (Portugal)
Concepts
  • BALANCE:  Difference between the share of positive evaluation responses ("increased", "improved very much", "above average", "good", "yes, for sure", etc.) and negative evaluation responses ("decreased", "worsened somewhat", "very unfavourable", "probably not", etc.). These calculations do not include the share of neutral responses ("perhaps", "the same", etc.) and "doesn't know".;
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
  • ENTERPRISE:  Legal entity (natural or legal person) that is an organisational unit producing goods or services, which benefits from a certain degree of autonomy in decision-making, especially for the allocation of its current resources. An enterprise carries out one or more activities at one or more locations.
Definition Difference between the share of positive evaluation responses ("increased", "improved very much", "above average", "good", "yes, for sure", etc.) and negative evaluation responses ("decreased", "worsened somewhat", "very unfavourable", "probably not", etc.). These calculations do not include the share of neutral responses ("perhaps", "the same", etc.) and "doesn"t know". Values are seasonally adjusted.
Formule

Balance = %answer (+) - %answer (-)

Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 29/04/2025


information presented in 5/5/2025