Trade with the outside According to the Mission of SREA to produce and disseminate official statistics quality, contributing to citizenship and the development of a knowledge society and change, were disclosed in BT the 4th quarter of 2013, the results of 4 new projects the SREA.

Quarterly Bulletin - 4th quarter of 2013 Came out today the Quarterly Bulletin of Statistics for the fourth quarter of 2013, containing the first time, information on four new regional projects: the rate of sale of food products and other three on trade with the outside of the region: fresh fish output by air out of beef, dairy products marketing major destinations.

Tourism - December 2013 The number of nights spent in the Azorean hotel establishments increased by 0,4% in December 2013 compared with December 2012. From January to December, the number of nights spent in the Azorean hotel establishments increased by 10,4% compared with the same period in 2012. The number of nights spent by residents dropped by 8,5% and the number of nights spent by non-residents increased by 24,6%.

Consumer Price Index - January 2014 The 12-month average rate of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 1,71% in January 2014. The annual rate decreased to 0,61%. The monthly rate was in January 2014 -1,48%.

Employment Statistics – 4th quarter of 2013 The unemployment rate estimated for the 4th quarter of 2013 was 17,3%, the second highest rate of seven Portugal regions. The national average was 15,3%. (The region of Centro is the lowest rate with 10,7%). The employment is down 0,3% from de previous quarter.