The economic impacts of the war continue to hit the fish trade in markets, and for merchants, the trend “is not good at all.” In Matosinhos, CNN Portugal reporter Joana Almeida Carvalho takes the pulse of the situation.
War causes fish prices to soar: "Customers see the higher prices, complain, and avoid buying"
Friday, 3 April 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
Inflation measures how much general prices rise over time, usually reported year‑on‑year to compare a month with the same month a year earlier. Portugal’s National Institute of Statistics (INE) estimated January inflation at 1.9% year‑on‑year, down 0.3 percentage points from December, which affects rents, wages and everyday purchasing power for residents.
