Latest news and stories about consumer confidence in daily life in Portugal for expats and residents.
Real-time analytical coverage of financial markets and economic developments on 6 January, including market moves, key data releases and macro indicators. Commentary focuses on consumer confidence and cost pressures, investor sentiment and flows, implications for investors and expat households, and the significance of today’s indicators for policy and markets.
Ricardo Arroja argues that, despite earlier favourable international coverage, the government’s final days of 2025 were painful and exposed deeper political and economic faults. He calls for a new mindset and a reordered policy approach to restore public confidence, stabilise consumption and address the political challenges facing the next phase of governance.
José Pedro Aguiar‑Branco criticises presidential candidates for fostering 'unrealistic expectations among citizens' and creating a 'permanent distrust' of politicians. He warns that exaggerated promises and campaign rhetoric could erode public confidence, complicate policy-making and harm long-term political stability in Portugal.
The accumulated loss of purchasing power over 25 years has already exceeded 30 per cent.
At 02:00, Kristin reports that the PSP (Portuguese Public Security Police) warns the public about fake displays of solidarity intended to deceive people.
The IVDP study says using a 100% regional spirit is “technically unfeasible, economically unsustainable and strategically risky”, but MPs voted in favour of a proposal from the JPP.
At present, it is difficult to estimate the scale of the losses. Affected business owners emphasise that insurance cover is never sufficient.
The Portuguese economy grew by 1.9% in 2025, according to the flash estimate released today by INE National Statistics Institute. The figure compares with the 2% growth forecast by the The post Portuguese economy grows by 1.9% in 2025 appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The slowdown in food prices more than compensated for the smaller decline in energy prices, according to estimates from the National Institute of Statistics for the first month of the year.
Consumer price inflation dropped to 1.9% compared with December.
The National Institute of Statistics (INE) estimates that inflation in January stood at 1.9% compared with the same month last year, a slight decrease of 0.3 percentage points from the reading recorded in the previous month. In the month-on-month change — that is, comparing prices in January with the month of ...
The push into the market is not limited to electric cars.
Turnover in the commerce sector increased by 3% in 2025.
Household bank deposits surpassed the €200 billion mark for the first time at the end of 2025, according to the latest statistical note published this Thursday by the Bank of Portugal. “At the end of 2025, the stock of deposits by private customers in resident banks totalled €201 billion, ...”
The consumer confidence indicator increased again in January, while the economic climate indicator fell after having risen in the previous two months, according to business and consumer surveys published today by Statistics Portugal (INE).
Surveys indicate a modest increase in consumer confidence in January, while broader measures of the economic climate have deteriorated, signalling cautious households amid a weakening macroeconomic outlook.
The crisis in the restaurant sector cannot be resolved with financial aid: if there is excess supply, as appears to be the case, the only solution is to close down.
Growth in residents' travel eased during the third quarter, yet the total number of trips increased by 8% to 8.9 million.
The consumer protection association says that consumers' complaints 'cover the contractual relationship and reveal persistent problems in the provision of Digi's service and in customer support'.
Portugal's consumer association DECO says it has received hundreds of complaints from customers regarding the service provided by operator Digi.
Targeted operators “passed the product off as wine with characteristics and authenticity that it did not, in fact, possess,” says ASAE.
The victim of the 'Hello Dad, Hello Mum' scam filed a complaint with the Judicial Police.
DECO is warning consumers about multiple problems with Digi's customer support. Service failures, issues with number portability and difficulties in resolving complaints are the basis for the alert issued by the Portuguese Association for the Defence of the Consumer. In a statement, the association says it has received numerous complaints concerning Digi, the company...
French food giant Danone announced on Friday that it is extending the recall of batches of infant milk powder to additional markets, two days after Singaporean authorities blocked the product’s sale. “To comply with the latest recommendations” from some countries, “Danone will proceed with the withdrawal of a very limited number ...”,"detected_language":"pt-PT"}
The Porto Court of Appeal (TRP) rejected Pingo Doce's appeal seeking to bar the organisation Frente Animal from denouncing mistreatment at poultry farms that supply that hypermarket chain. “In a decision of great importance for the defence of consumers and animal welfare, the Porto Court of Appeal rejected Pingo Doce's appeal...”
When going out for dinner or staying in a hotel becomes an unattainable luxury for the local population, a future storm is inevitable. Column by Pedro Garcias
The Government intends to strengthen the protection of passengers' rights in the event of delays or cancellations across all modes of transport, according to what was announced this Thursday at the press conference following the Council of Ministers. At the press conference, the Minister for Infrastructure, Miguel Pinto Luz, announced that he intends ...
The Forum for Competitiveness expects 'a slight recovery in growth', from 1.9% in 2025 to between 1.9% and 2.2% in 2026 and between 1.9% and 2.3% in 2027, driven by domestic consumption. The Forum aligns with the 1.9% growth forecast for 2025, which is only surpassed by 2% ...
The woman told investigators that her son lost the money he had paid to buy an item through Facebook.
