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 Expected evolution of the volume of stock over the next 3 months (Balance of extreme answers) for trade
Characteristic Description
Name Expected evolution of the volume of stock over the next 3 months (Balance of extreme answers) for trade by Type of trade; Quarterly
Regularity Quarterly
Source Statistics Portugal, Short-term statistics on business - trade survey
First available period 4th Quarter 1988
Last available period 1st Quarter 2024
Dimensions
  • Data reference period (Quarter)
  • Geographic localization (Portugal)
  • Type of trade
Concepts
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
  • INVENTORIES:  Assets consisting of goods and services produced in the current or in a previous financial year, for sale, production or another use at a later date. They consist of raw materials, consumables, products and work in process, finished products and products for resale. They include all stocks held by the central government, comprising, although not exclusively the stocks of strategic materials, grain and other goods of special importance to the country.
  • 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 unfavorable", "probably not", etc.). These calculations do not include the share of neutral responses and "doesn't know".
Formule %resp. (+) - %resp. (-)
Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations AV - Actual value (Gross value)
Last update date 29/04/2024


information presented in 16/5/2024