6.1% Return on assets (EBITDA/assets) of non-financial corporations Decrease of 1.5p.p. from the end of 2019. 5.7% Deficit of General Government as a % of GDP The General Government recorded a deficit in 2020, after a surplus in 2019. 133.6% Portuguese public debt as a % of GDP 16.8 p.p. increase from 2019. 7.6% Portugal's GDP drop in 2020 It was the sharpest reduction since the beginning of the series (1996). 141 356 M€ Amount of households indebtedness at the end of 2020 It is the highest value since March 2016. 2.87% Highest growth of corporations indebtedness It was registered in July and it is the highest value since November 2011. 57.61% Decline in travel exports in 2020 In 2020 was registered the biggest decline since the beginning of the series (1997). 255.60 M€ Combined current and capital accounts balance in 2020 Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Portugal preserved the net external financing capacity. 42.20% Largest decline in export of goods In April 2020 comparing to April 2019 was registered the largest decline since the beginning of the series (January 1997). 38.18% Largest decline in import of goods In April 2020, comparing to April 2020 was registered the largest decline since the beginning of the series (January 1997). 75.96 M€ Lowest monthly value of Portuguese exports of air transport services In May 2020 was registered the lowest value of the last 17 years. -213 338 M€ Value of international investment position in 2020 Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, it became less negative compared to 2019 due, mainly, to the positive evolution of price changes. 176 844 M€ Portuguese net external debt in 2020 Shows a reduction comparing to 2019. 1.56% Average interest rate on new loans granted by banks to corporations It was registered in May and it is the lowest monthly value since January 2003. 0.80% Average interest rate on new loans granted by banks to private individuals for house purchase It was registered in December and it is the lowest monthly value since January 2003. 6.03% Average interest rate on new loans granted by banks to private individuals for consumption It was registered in April and it is the lowest monthly value since January 2003. 8.1% Growth of total deposits held in banks by private individuals in Portugal in 2020 18% Growth of total deposits held in banks by the non-financial corporations in Portugal in 2020 -0.1% Inflation rate Measured by the annual average rate of change in the Harmonised Index Prices (HICP). 37 300 M€ Maximum amount of loans granted by the Banco de Portugal in 2020 It was recorded in October in the context of the monetary policy measures defined by the ECB. 9.63% Appreciation of the euro against the US dollar in 2020 In 2020, the euro also appreciated against the British Pound (5.98%), the Japanese yen (3.89%) and the Chinese Yuan Renminbi (2.92%). -0.04% Lowest value of the 10-year Portuguese government bond yield It was recorded at December 15th. //última linha