Quarterly Bulletin - 1st quarter of 2013 The employment estimated for the 1st quarter of 2013 in Azores, registered a negative evolution when compared with the previous quarter. According to the available indicators, the various sectors of Azorean economic activity have shown similar behaviours: agriculture, industry, construction and services sectors appeared to have had negative variations.

Tourism - March 2013 The number of nights spent in the Azorean hotel establishments increased by 6,3% in March 2013 compared with March 2012. From January to March, the number of nights spent in the Azorean hotel establishments decreased by 2,1% compared with the same period in 2012. The number of nights spent by residents dropped by 11,2% and the number of nights spent by non-residents increased by 13,7%.

Consumer Price Index - April 2013 The 12-month average rate of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 2,30% in April 2013. The annual rate increased to 2,06%. The monthly rate was in April 2013 0,72%.

Employment Statistics – 1th quarter of 2013 In the 1st quarter of 2013, according to the results of the Labour Force Survey unemployment rate estimated for the Azores is 17.0%, an increase of 0.8 percentage points (pp) from the previous quarter and 3.1 percentage points the same quarter. The Azores had the second lowest unemployment rate in the country. Only the Centro region with 13.3%, has a lower rate.

Tourism - February 2013 The number of nights spent in the Azorean hotel establishments decreased by 8,6% in February 2013 compared with February 2012. From January to February, the number of nights spent in the Azorean hotel establishments decreased by 8,7% compared with the same period in 2012. The number of nights spent by residents dropped by 9,9% and the number of nights spent by non-residents decreased by 6,3%.