In the Azores, bank card purchases using POS reached a total value of 144,7 million euros in November, a year-on-year increase of 6.8%.
Withdrawals at ATM reached an amount of 47.8 million euros, a year-on-year decrease of 2.2%.
Food sales by large multiple retailers presented in November a year-on-year monthly change rate of +1.63%, at constant prices, and +7.29% at current prices.
The average inflation rate in the Azores got down to 5.30%, in the country it was 4.98%.
The annual rate was 2.77% in Azores and the national was 1.54%.
The monthly rate was -0.50% in Azores and -0.31% in the country.
Azorean tourism accommodation sector (hotels and similar establishments, lodging tourism and local accommodation and tourism in rural areas) registered 322.3 thousand overnight stays in October 2023.