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Companies

1996

 

Comp-
anies

Employed Staff

Turnover
million PTE

AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & FISHING
(Manufacturing, Mining, Agriculture & Fishing Directory)

7 242

39 705

353 621

INDUSTRY, ENERGY & CONSTRUCTION

65 921

1 191 823

13 765 999

  Mining and quarring Industries

1 040

15 562

161 833

Manufacturing Industries

41 286

936 534

10 150 913

  Food, Drink and tobacco

5 370

110 622

1 946 855

Textiles and clothing

7 711

268 622

1 405 529

Wood and cork

3 375

44 718

433 352

Pulp, paper, printing, &  publishing

3 906

50 926

779 262

Basic iron and steel

5 230

78 248

653 484

Machines and equipment

2 627

49 799

414 900

Electric equipment & optical instruments

1 440

54 197

718 182

Electricity, Gas and Water
(Public Services Directory)

270

20 901

1 102 923

Construction (Construction Directory)

23 325

218 826

2 350 330

SERVICES

173 441

1 090 140

20 779 610

  Wholesale and Retail Trade
(Wholesale Trade Directory)
(
Retailers & Personal Services Directory)

87 836

471 973

12 143 480

Restaurants and hotels
(Eating And Drinking Directory)
(
Accommodation Directory
(Transportation Directory)

24 114

130 630

551 735

Transport Warehousing & communications
(Transportation Directory)

11 050

159 310

1 998 551

Finance 
(Finance, Insurance & Real Estate Directory)

18 92

86 871

3 915 262

Real estate
(Finance, Insurance & Real Estate Directory)

33 697

162 297

1 658 431

Education
(Educational Services Directory)

2 297

24 760

91 833

Health and social work
(Health Services Directory)

5 981

23 535

168 659

Culture & Leisure (Amusement, Recreation Services & Culture Directory)

1995
Press
(Communication - Media Directory)
  Number of Publications

1 377

Number of copies printed annually

522 682 095

Libraries
(Amusement, Recreation Services & Culture Directory)

1 614

  School

865

Public

191

College/University

232

Public Exhibitions  
  Performances

150 645

Spectators

8 352 434

Cinema Exhibitions
(Amusement, Recreation Services & Culture Directory)
 
  Performances

145 846

Spectators

7 396 640

Museums
(Amusement, Recreation Services & Culture Directory)

303

  Visitors

8 666 959

Art Galeries
(Amusement, Recreation Services & Culture Directory)

290

  Exhibitions

2 318

Visitors

2 397 167

Education (Educational Services Directory)

Mainland 1994/1995
Pupils and Students
Basic (1" cycle)

539 717

Basic (2" and 3" cycle) and Secondary

1 191 318

High

295 847

Professional and Arts

25 932

Teaching Staff (public shools only)
Basic (1" cycle)

37 932

Basic (2" and 3" cycle) and Secondary

93 416

High

14 016

Establishments
Basic (1" cycle)

9 619

Basic (2" and 3" cycle) and Secondary

3 399

High

270

Professional and Arts

227

Employment

(in thousands) 1996
Economically Active Population

4 458,2

Employed Population

4 250,5

  14-24 years old

549,1

25-44 years old

1 995,8

45 and over

1 705,5

Industry, Energy, Water and Construction

1 334,8

  Commercial Services

1 345,9

Wholesale and Retail, Restaurants and Hotels

838,5

Transport and Communication

127,7

Financial Intermediation and Assurances

137,9

Real estate, R&D and Services to companies

196,8

Other Activities

1 569,8

  Employees, of which

3 027,5

  With permanent job contact

2 639,7

Activity Rate (%)

48,9


Economically Inactive Population

4 765,4

  Students and pupils

1 717,1

Housekeepers

633,1

Retired

1 777,6

Unemployed Population

332,2

  14-24 years old

109,9

25-44 years old

142,1

45 and over

80,3

Seeking first job

67,9

Seeking new job

264,4

Unemployment Rate (%)

7,3

Health (Health Services Directory)

1995
Hospitals

200

  Public

119

Private

81

Medical Centres

383

Medical Centres Extensions

2 014

Pharmacies

2 528

Physicians

29 353

  General Practitioners

11 100

Specialists

18 253

Housing  (Construction Directory)

1995

 

Total

New Constructions

Buildings

Residential Buildings

Buildings

Residential Buildings

Dwellings in new Constructions

Building permits granted

51 106

39 252

40 184

31 617

77 701

Buildings completed

44 759

33 730

34 661

26 691

65 304

International Trade

1995 - million PTE
European Union
Exports

2 822 582

Imports

3 747 613

Extra European Union
Exports

679 237

Imports

1 281 085

Total
Exports

3 501 819

Imports

5 028 698

Population

(Last census of 1991)

0-14 years

15-24 years

25-64 years

over 64 years

Total

1 972 043

1 610 836

4 941 164

1.342 744

9 867 147

Social & economic Indicators

1995
Electricity Consumption for Household purposes (KW:h per inhab.)

772.9

Electricity Consumption for Industrial purposes (KW:h per inhab.)

1138.8

Phones (per 1 000 Inhab.)

378.9

Purchasing Power index

100.0

Hospital Beds (per 1 000 Inhab.)

4.6

Infant Mortality rate (per thousand)

7.5

Active Pensioners (per 1 000 Inhab.)

23.6

Cinema Spectators (per 1 000 Inhab.)

745.6

Museum Visitors (per 1 000 Inhab.)

873.6

Territory

Area: 91.906 sq/km -- Density: 107 inhab./sq/km

Tourism (Accommodation Directory

1995
Number of hotels

1 733

Number of beds
(double beds counted twice)

204 501

Stay beds ratio (%)

38.0


Country of usual residence

Nights Spent

Average
Stay (nights)

Portugal

3 481 866

2.18

Germany

897 260

5.17

United Kingdom

859 824

6.80

Spain

634 661

2.37

France

358 264

2.60

Italy

283 303

2.26

Netherlands

237 194

6.12

USA

213 459

2.31

Other EU

517 718

5.12

Total

8 020 570

3.48

Transport & Communications (Transportation, Directory)

1995
Kms of national roads

9 742

Main itinerary

2 558

Complementary itinerary

2 416

Other roads

4 768

Goods carried (t) Maritime Transports
Loaded

16 802 194

Unloaded

44 095 471

Trading Vessels harbour entrances
Portuguese Flag

5 236

Foreign Flag

9 077

Commercial Traffic
at Airports in Portugal

International

Territotial

Internal

Total

Increase
(%) 1994/95

Aircrafts

54 757

9 923

21 314

85 994

5.3

Passengers
Embarked

5 346 023

968 887

726 593

7 041 503

6.8

Disembarked

5 325 696

973 229

726 375

7 025 300

6.7

Goods carried (t)
Loaded

48 741

11 182

5 770

65 693

4.2

Unloaded

48 618

11 767

3 161

63 546

10.3

 

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