Azorean tourism accommodation sector (hotels and similar establishments, tourism in rural areas and lodging tourism and local accommodation) registered 509.0 thousand overnight stays in July 2023.

In August 2023, in the Azores, 1 118 tons of fish were unloaded at auction, with a total value of 4.1 million euros.

The average inflation rate in the Azores got down to 6.05%, in the country it was 6.82%. The annual rate was 3.22% in Azores and the national was 3.72%. The monthly rate was -0.40% in Azores and 0.32% in the country.

In August 2023, 285,023 passengers landed at airports in the Azores, with a positive variation of 9.7% in relation to the same month of the previous year.

According to IT- Açores, Hotel, Rural Tourism and Local Accommodation overnight stays were 495.0 thousand in July.

In the Azores, bank card purchases using POS reached a total value of 182,9 million euros in June, a year-on-year increase of 11.0%. Withdrawals at ATM reached an amount of 57.6 million euros, a year-on-year decrease of 3.3%.

Food sales by large multiple retailers presented in July a year-on-year monthly change rate of 3.05%, at constant prices, and 13.18% at current prices.

2nd Quarterly 2023 Bulletin.

Azorean tourism accommodation sector (hotels and similar establishments, tourism in rural areas and lodging tourism and local accommodation) registered 407.9 thousand overnight stays in June 2023.