The Portuguese National Institute of Statistics (INE) reported that final consumption expenditure increased by 1.4%, which is slightly lower than the 1.5% growth in Gross Disposable Income (GDI), determining this evolution.
In real terms, final consumption increased by 0.7% in the year ended in the second quarter of 2025, according to INE.
The household financing capacity stood at 4.4% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a decrease of 0.1 percentage points from the previous quarter.
