NEWS FROM THE AZORES

Kitty Bale

2009-11-30 17:16:51

30 Nov 09 - Economy: Azoreans have lowest per capita purchasing power in Portugal

A study on municipal purchasing power carried out by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) in 2007 has revealed that the Azores are the region with the lowest per capita purchasing power in Portugal.

The study analyzed 308 Portuguese municipalities and found that only 39 exhibited a per capita purchasing power above the national average, among which the only one in the archipelago is Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, with an index of 112.9

Meanwhile Nordeste, also in São Miguel, ranks 293rd out of 308 Portuguese municipalities.

Two years ago, the autonomous region of the Azores had the lowest per capita purchasing power with an overall index of 83.6, thus placing the Azores at the bottom of all Portuguese regions. Lisbon was at the top with an index of 136.9, 100 being the national average.

In Terceira, Angra do Heroísmo has an index of 90.72, followed by Horta in Faial, Vila do Porto in Santa Maria, Madalena in Pico, Praia da Vitória in Terceira and Santa Cruz das Flores in Flores, with index ranging from 60 to 70.

Higher values are linked to metropolitan areas such as Lisbon and Porto, and municipalities which are heads of administrative districts.

The analysis therefore suggests an association between the degree of urbanization of an area and its purchasing power. por: Kitty Bale

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Kitty Bale is European with Belgian and Polish roots, a British heart and a French passport. Born in France, Bale left the hexagon at 17 and moved to the UK where she graduated in German. Her passion for journalism dates back to her first ever job at the BBC. She instantly fell in love with Portuguese and the Azores in October 2007 and then spent a year splitting her time between the UK and São Miguel. In December 2008, she finally settled down in Ponta Delgada. Currently, Bale works as a freelance journalist within the RTP Azores multimedia team adapting regional news into English. Besides appearing on the portal in Portuguese and in English, her pieces will also be published in English on this blog, News From The Azores.
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Kitty Bale é europeia com raizes belgas e polacas, um coração britânico e um passaporte francês. Nasceu em França e viveu lá até aos 17 anos quando foi estudar no Reino Unido, onde se licenciou em Alemão. Trabalhou na BBC e apaixonou-se pelo jornalismo. E depois enamorou-se pela lingua portuguesa e pelos Açores, onde escolheu radicar-se. Viajou pelo arquipélago desde Outubro de 2007, fixou-se em Ponta Delgada desde Dezembro de 2008. Actualmente é colaboradora do Multimédia da RTP Açores no âmbito de um projecto que visa traduzir para inglês a actualidade da região, publicando-a na Internet, em texto e em vídeo. Os seus artigos surgirão no portal, em português e em inglês, e serão agregados, em inglês, neste blogue, News From The Azores.
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