According to IT-Açores, Hotel, Local Accommodation and Rural Tourism overnight stays were 414.5 thousand in May

In the Azores, bank card purchases using POS reached a total value of 168,6 million euros in May, a year-on-year increase of 8.8%. Withdrawals at ATM reached an amount of 50.3 million euros, a year-on-year decrease of 2.4%.

Food sales by large multiple retailers presented in May a year-on-year monthly change rate of +5.99%, at constant prices, and +9.92% at current prices.

In May 2024, in the Azores, 1 211.0 tons of fish were unloaded at auction, with a total value of 4.3 million euros.

The average inflation rate in the Azores got down to 2.68%, in the Country it was 2.56%. The year-on-year monthly change rate was 1.98% in Azores and the National was 3.06%. The monthly rate was -0.04% in Azores and 0.17% in the Country.

Azorean tourist accommodation sector (hotels and similar establishments, lodging tourism and local accommodation and tourism in rural areas) registered 322.6 thousand overnight stays in April 2024.

The Private Consumption Indicator for the Azores recorded a year-on-year positive variation of 1,7% in April.

In April 2024, the Azorean Economic Activity Indicator stood at 2,0%.

In May 2024, 209,208 passengers landed at airports in the Azores, with a positive variation of 12.5% in relation to the same month of the previous year.

According to IT-Açores, Hotel, Local Accommodation and Rural Tourism overnight stays were 322.5 thousand in April.