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18 May
Monthly Economic Indicators - May 2012
15 May
Annual Report - The Portuguese Economy in 2011 (in Portuguese only)
15 May
Overview: Annual Report - The Portuguese Economy in 2011 (pdf) - 58 Kb
15 May
Official Bulletin of Banco de Portugal - May 2012 (in Portuguese only) (pdf) - 280.35 Kb
9 May
Address by Governor Carlos da Silva Costa at the XCIII Meeting of Central Bank Governors of CEMLA (pdf) - 343.73 Kb
7 May
Statistical Press Release: Developments in the credit to non-financial corporations adjusted for sales of loans portfolios (pdf) - 280.35 Kb
17 Apr
Address by Governor Carlos da Silva Costa at the Conference organized by Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian(pdf) - 200 Kb

18 May
Monthly Economic Indicators - May 2012
15 May
Annual Report - The Portuguese Economy in 2011 (in Portuguese only)
15 May
Official Bulletin of Banco de Portugal - May 2012 (in Portuguese only) (pdf) - 280.35 Kb
7 May
Statistical Press Release: Developments in the credit to non-financial corporations adjusted for sales of loans portfolios (pdf) - 280.35 Kb
26 Apr
Bank Lending Survey - Results for Portugal, April 2012
29 Mar
Economic Bulletin - Spring 2012
History of the Portuguese Banking System - Volume II

From the Bank of Portugal’s Role as a Central Bank to the European Monetary Union – 1831-1998

Nuno Valério (coordination)

Interest rates - 18/05/2012
Main refinancing operations (fixed rate)	1%
1-month EURIBOR	0.394%
3-month EURIBOR	0.684%
6-month EURIBOR	0.972%
12-month EURIBOR	1.265%
EONIA (17-Mai-12)	0.32%

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Summary of the main economic indicators
Indicator		2010	2011	2011 Q2	2011 Q3	2011 Q4	2012 Q1
Real GDP (y.r. %)	Portugal	1.4	-1.6	-1.1	-1.9	-2.8	n.
Real GDP (y.r. %)	Euro Area	1.9	1.5	1.6	1.3	0.7	n.
Unemployment rate (%)	Portugal	10.8	12.7	12.1	12.4	14.0	14.9
Unemployment rate (%)	Euro Area	10.1	10.2	10.0	10.2	10.5	11.0
Current and capital accounts (as a % of GDP)	Portugal	-8.9	-5.2	-9.9	-2.3	-1.8	n.
Current and capital accounts (as a % of GDP)	Euro Area	0.0	0.1	-0.8	0.2	1.7	n.

Indicator		2010	2011	Jan 2012	Fev 2011	Mar 2012	Abr 2012
Harmonised index of consumer prices (y.r. %)	Portugal	1.4	3.6	3.4	3.6	3.1	2.9
Harmonised index of consumer prices (y.r. %)	Euro Area	1.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6
Loans to households, including NPISH, and non-financial corporations (a.r. %)	Portugal	1.4	-2.4	-2.7	-2.9	-3.7	n.
	Euro Area	1.5	1.3	1.0	0.8	0.5	n.
Interest rates on bank loans - households for house purchases, new business (%)	Portugal	2.98	4.28	4.68	4.44	4.21	n.
	Euro Area	3.40	3.76	3.78	3.70	3.61	n.

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Updated: 16-05-2012

Summary of the main forecasts
		Projection date	2010 (e)	2011	2012 (p)	2013 (p)
GDP (y.r. %)	Portugal	29-03-2012	1.4	-1.6	-3.4	0.0
GDP (y.r. %)	Euro Area	08-03-2012	1.8	1.5	[-0.5;0.3]	[0.0;2.2]
Harmonised index of consumer prices (y.r. %)	Portugal	29-03-2012	1.4	3.6	3.2	0.9
Harmonised index of consumer prices (y.r. %)	Euro Area	08-03-2012	1.6	2.7	[2.1;2.7]	[0.9;2.3]