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Indicators: definitions and sources

Initials used
Population
Quality of life
Employment and unemployment
Economic activity
Services provided to companies
Accessibility and transport
Taxes and public investment

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Initials used

S&T
Science and Technology
CAE-Rev.2
Economic Activities Classification, Rev. 2
DGCI
Directorate-General for Taxes
DGE
Directorate-General for the Enterprise
FCT
Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology
R&D
Research and Development
IAPMEI
Instituto de Apoio às Pequenas e Médias Empresas e ao Investimento
IDP
Instituto do Desporto de Portugal
INE
National Institute for Statistics
MSST
Ministry for Social Security and Labour
NUT III
Territorial Division Nomenclature for Statistics (Level 3)
OCES
Observatory for Science and Higher Education
SIBS
Sociedade Interbancária de Serviços SA
EU
European Uniion
GAV
Gross Added Value
CIMI
Código do Imposto Municipal sobre Imóveis
DGES
Directorate-General for Higher Education

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Population

Population, total (2011 Census)
Total resident population
Units: Inhabitants, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: INE, Censos 2011
Population, total (most recent projection)
Total resident population according to most recent projection
Units: Inhabitants, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: INE, Estimativas Anuais da População Residente
Population [0-14] (most recent projection)
Resident population with ages between 0 and 14 years old according to most recent projection
Units: Inhabitants, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: INE, Estimativas Anuais da População Residente
Percentage of population [0-14] (most recent projection)
Percentage of the resident population with ages between 0 and 14 years old according to most recent projection
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: Innovation Point
Population [15-24] (most recent projection)
Resident population with ages between 15 and 24 years old according to most recent projection
Units: Inhabitants, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: INE, Estimativas Anuais da População Residente
Percentage of population [15-24] (most recent projection)
Percentage of the resident population with ages between 15 and 24 years old according to most recent projection
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: Innovation Point
Population [25-64] (most recent projection)
Resident population with ages between 25 and 64 years old according to most recent projection
Units: Inhabitants, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: INE, Estimativas Anuais da População Residente
Percentage of population [25-64] (most recent projection)
Percentage of the resident population with ages between 25 and 64 years old according to most recent projection
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: Innovation Point
Population [65 +[ (most recent projection)
Resident population with 65 years old and over according to most recent projection
Units: Inhabitants, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: INE, Estimativas Anuais da População Residente
Percentage of population [65 +[ (most recent projection)
Percentage of the resident population with 65 years old and over according to most recent projection
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: Innovation Point
Population growth (between 2 last Census)
Rate of population growth during a period of time between the last two Census
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2001-2011, Sources: Innovation Point - Censos 2011
Population with no formal education
Resident population with no formal education
Units: Inhabitants, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: Pordata 2011
Percentage of population with no formal education
Percentage of the resident population with no formal education
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: Innovation Point
Population that reached basic education level
Resident population that reached basic education level (complete, uncompleted or attending)
Units: Inhabitants, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: INE, Censos 2011
Percentage of population that reached basic education level
Percentage of the resident population that reached basic education level
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: Innovation Point
Population that reached secondary education level
Resident population that reached secondary education level (complete, uncompleted or attending)
Units: Inhabitants, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: INE, Censos 2011
Percentage of population that reached secondary education level
Percentage of the resident population that reached secondary education level
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: Innovation Point
Population that reached post-secondary education level
Resident population that reached post-secondary education level (complete, uncompleted or attending)
Units: Inhabitants, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: INE, Censos 2011
Percentage of population that reached post-secondary education level
Percentage of the resident population that reached post-secondary education level
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: Innovation Point

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Quality of life

Purchasing power per capita
The purchasing power per capita's indicator compares the municipalities' purchasing power with the country's average purchasing power which has the value 100
Units: Index, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2010, Sources: Anuários Estatísticos Regionais 2010
ATM (cashpoint) per 10.000 inhabitants
Racio between the number of ATM (cashpoint) and the number of inhabitants
Units: Number/10.000 inhabitants, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: PORDATA 2011
Libraries per 10.000 inhabitants
Racio between the number of libraries and the number of inhabitants
Units: Number/10.000 inhabitants, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2003, Sources: INE, Anuários Estatísticos Regionais, Innovation Point
Sport halls per 10.000 inhabitants
Racio between the number of sport halls and the number of inhabitants
Units: Number/10.000 inhabitants, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2003, Sources: IDP, Innovation Point
Swimming pools per 10.000 inhabitants
Racio between the number of swimming pools and the number of inhabitants
Units: Number/10.000 inhabitants, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2003, Sources: IDP, Innovation Point
Beds per 1000 inhabitants at health establishments of NUT III
Racio between the number of hospital beds and the number of inhabitants of NUT III
Units: Number/1.000 inhabitants, Territorial division: NUT III, Year: 2011, Sources: Anuários Estatísticos Regionais 2011
Physicians per 1.000 inhabitants
Racio between the number of physicians and the number of inhabitants
Units: Number/1.000 inhabitants, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: Anuários Estatísticos Regionais 2011
Pharmacies per 1.000 inhabitants
Racio between the number of pharmacies and the number of inhabitants
Units: Number/1.000 inhabitants, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: Anuários Estatísticos Regionais 2011
Higher education places available in the distrito
Number of higher education places available in the distrito
Units: Higher education places, Territorial division: Distrito, Year: 2010, Sources: Anuários Estatísticos Regionais 2010
Area of food retail super/hypermarkets per 1.000 inhabitants
Racio between the area of food retail super/hypermarkets and the number of inhabitants
Units: Square meters/1.000 inhabitants, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Marktest Sales Index 2009
Area of non-food retail super/hypermarkets per 1.000 inhabitants
Racio between the area of non-food retail super/hypermarkets and the number of inhabitants
Units: Square meters/1.000 inhabitants, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Marktest Sales Index 2009
Cost per sqm of housing
Cost per square meter of housing
Units: Euros, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: Anuários Estatísticos Regionais 2011

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Employment and unemployment

Unemployment rate
Ratio between unemployed people and active population
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2012, Sources: IEFP Novembro 2012, Pordata 2011
Employees, total
Total employed people
Units: Employees, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Employees in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
People working in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing (class A+B of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Employees, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of employees in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
Percentage of people working in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Employees in mining and quarrying
People working in mining and quarrying (class C of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Employees, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of employees in mining and quarrying
Percentage of people working in mining and quarrying
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Employees in manufacturing
People working in manufacturing (class D of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Employees, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of employees in manufacturing
Percentage of people working in manufacturing
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Employees in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water
People working production and distribution of electricity, gas and water (class E of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Employees, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of employees in production and dirstribution of electricity, gas and water
Percentage of people working in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Employees in construction and public works
People working in construction and public works (class F of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Employees, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of employees in construction and public works
Percentage of people working in construction and public works
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Employees in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry
People working in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry (class G+H of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Employees, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of employees in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry
Percentage of people working in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Employees in transport, storage and communications
People working in transport, storage and communications (class I of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Employees, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of employees in transport, storage and communication
Percentage of people working in transport, storage and communications
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Employees in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies
People working in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies (class J+K of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Employees, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of employees in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies
Percentage of people working in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Employees in public administration, health and others
People working in public administration, education, health and others (class L+M+N+O of CAE.Rev.2)
Units: Employees, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of employees in public administration, health and others
Percentage of people working in public administration, education, health and others
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point

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Economic activity

Companies, total
Total companies of companies
Units: Companies (Nr.), Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Companies in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
Total companies in agriculture, forestry, hunting an fishing (class A+B of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Companies (Nr.), Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of companies in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
Percentage of companies in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Companies in mining and quarrying
Total companies in mining and quarrying (class C of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Companies (Nr.), Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of companies in mining and quarrying
Percentage of companies in mining and quarrying
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Companies in manufacturing
Total companies in manufacturing (class D of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Companies (Nr.), Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of companies in manufacturing
Percentage of companies in manufacturing
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Companies in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water
Total companies in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water (class E of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Companies (Nr.), Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of companies in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water
Percentage of companies in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Companies in construction and public works
Total companies in construction and public works (class F of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Companies (Nr.), Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of companies in construction and public works
Percentage of companies in construction and public works
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Companies in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry
Total companies in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry (class G+H of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Companies (Nr.), Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of companies in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry
Percentage of companies in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Companies in transport, storage and communictaion
Total companies in transport, storage and communictaion (class I of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Companies (Nr.), Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of companies in transport, storage and communication
Percentage of companies in transport, storage and communication
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Companies in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies
Total companies in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies (class J+K of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Companies (Nr.), Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of companies in financial activities, real estate and services to companies
Percentage of companies in financial activities, real estate and services to companies
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Companies in public administration, health and others
Total companies in public administration, education, health and others (class L+M+N+O of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Companies (Nr.), Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of companies in public administration, health and others
Percentage of companies in public administration, health and others
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Turnover of companies, total
Turnover of companies, total
Units: Million euros, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Turnover of companies, average
Racio between the turnover of companies and the number of companies
Units: Thousand euros/company, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Turnover of agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
Turnover of companies in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing (class A+B of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Thousand euros, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of turnover in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
Percentage of turnover of companies in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Turnover of mining and quarrying
Turnover of companies in mining and quarrying (class C of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Thousand euros, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of turnover in mining and quarrying
Percentage of turnover of companies in mining and quarrying
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Turnover of manufacturing
Turnover of companies in manufacturing (class D of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Thousand euros, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of turnover in manufacturing
Percentage of turnover of companies in manufacturing
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Turnover of production and distribution of electricity, gas and water
Turnover of companies in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water (class E of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Thousand euros, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of turnover in production and distribution of electricy, gas and water
Percentage of turnover of companies in production and distribution of electricy, gas and water
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Turnover of construction and public works
Turnover of companies in construction and public works (class F of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Thousand euros, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of turnover in construction and public works
Percentage of turnover of companies in construction and public works
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Turnover of commerce, hotel and restaurant industry
Turnover of companies in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry (class G+H of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Thousand euros, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of turnover in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry
Percentage of turnover of companies in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Turnover of transport, storage and communication
Turnover of companies in transport, storage and communication (class I of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Thousand euros, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of turnover in transport, storage and communication
Percentage of turnover of companies in transport, storage and communication
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Turnover of financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies
Turnover of companies in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies (class J+K of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Thousand euros, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of turnover in financial activities, real estate and services to companies
Percentage of turnover of companies in financial activities, real estate and services to companies
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Turnover of personal and social services
Turnover of companies in personal and social services (class L+M+N+O of CAE-Rev.2)
Units: Thousand euros, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: MSST
Percentage of turnover in public administration, health and others
Percentage of turnover of companies in personal and social services
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Labour productivity in NUT III
Racio between GAV and employment (total employed people)
Units: Thousand euros, Territorial division: NUT III, Year: 2008, Sources: INE
Percentage of companies exporting to EU
Racio between the number of companies exporting to European Union and total number of companies
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2002, Sources: Innovation Point
Percentage of turnover on exports to EU
Racio between the turnover on exports to European Union and the turnover of total companies
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2005, Sources: Innovation Point
Percentage of companies exporting to countries other than EU
Racio between the number of companies exporting to countries other than European Union and total number of companies
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2005, Sources: Innovation Point
Percentage of turnover on exports to countries other than EU
Racio between the turnover on exports to countries other than European Union and the turnover of total companies
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2004, Sources: Innovation Point

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Services provided to companies

Bank branches per 1.000 companies
Racio between bank branches and total number of companies
Units: Number/1.000 companies, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Banco de Portugal, Innovation Point
Insurance agencies per 1.000 companies
Racio between insurance agencies and total number of companies
Units: Number/1.000 companies, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Marktest Sales Index 2008; INE - Anuários Estatísticos Regionais 2007; Innovation Point
R&D units in NUT III
Number of Research & Development units in NUT III
Units: R&D units, Territorial division: NUT III, Year: 2010, Sources: Anuários Estatísticos Regionais 2010
R&D units in S&T in NUT III
Number of Research & Development units in Science & Technology in NUT III
Units: R&D units, Territorial division: NUT III, Year: 2007, Sources: "FCT; IAPMEI"

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Accessibility and transport

Road density (national network) in distrito
Racio between the length of the national road network and the area of distrito
Units: km/km2, Territorial division: Distrito, Year: 2011, Sources: Estatísticas dos Transportes 2011
Travel time to Lisbon
Travel time to Lisbon by national road network
Units: Minutes, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Travel time to Porto
Travel time to Porto by national road network
Units: Minutes, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Heavy duty passenger vehicles per 1.000 inhabitants
Racio between the number of heavy duty passenger vehicles and the number of inhabitants
Units: Number/1.000 inhabitants, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2009, Sources: Innovation Point
Light passenger vehicles per 1.000 inhabitants
Racio between the number of light passenger vehicles and the number of inhabitants
Units: Number/1.000 inhabitants, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2009, Sources: Innovation Point
Light cargo vehicles per million euro turnover of companies
Racio between the number of light cargo vehicles and the turnover of companies
Units: Number/Million euros, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2005, Sources: INE, Anuários Estatísticos Regionais, Innovation Point
Heavy duty cargo vehicles per million euro turnover of companies
Racio between the number of heavy duty cargo vehicles and the turnover of companies
Units: Number/Million euros, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2005, Sources: INE, Anuários Estatísticos Regionais, Innovation Point
Petrol station per 1.000 vehicles
Racio between the number of petrol stations and the number of vehicles
Units: Number/1.000 vehicles, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2009, Sources: Innovation Point
Sales of fuel per vehicle
Racio between the sales of fuel and the number of vehicles
Units: Tons/vehicle, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2004, Sources: INE, Anuários Estatísticos Regionais, Innovation Point
Travel time to international airport
Travel time from municipalities (downtown) to the closest international airport, considering the quickest route, the speed limits and the automobile as the vehicle type
Units: Minutes, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Travel time to international seaport
Travel time from municipalities (downtown) to the closest international seaport, considering the quickest route, the speed limits and the automobile as the vehicle type
Units: Minutes, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point

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Taxes and public investment

Municipal surcharge over corporate tax
Municipal surcharge over corporate tax, that corresponds to the income generated in the municipality's geographical area by individuals which have a commercial, industrial or agricultural activity
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2011, Sources: ATA/Portal das Finanças 2012
Municipal investment per inhabitant
Racio between the municipal investment and the number of inhabitants
Units: Euros/inhabitant, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2007, Sources: Innovation Point
Municipal tax over property (urban)
Municipal tax over properties located on areas zoned as urban and assessed after the portuguese official code CIMI
Units: Percentage, Territorial division: Municipality, Year: 2012, Sources: ATA/Portal das Finanças 2012

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