Notícias (GB)
In April 2026, the twelve-month average rate of change of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained at 3.2%, but the year-on-year rate of change increased to 3.7% (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the egg production and poultry meat increased compared with the same period of the previous year, while livestock slaughtering and landed catch declined (Read more...)
DREM publishes 40 indicators on the Autonomous Region of Madeira, marking 40 years of European integration (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the electricity production in the Autonomous Region of Madeira grew by 5.3%, with a strong contribution from renewable sources (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the unemployment rate fell to 4.5%, the lowest in the country (Read more...)
In the 4th quarter of 2025, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District increased both on a quarterly and year-on-year basis (Read more...)
In April 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing and Services increased, whilst in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM shares data to mark Mother's Day 2026 (Read more...)
In 2025, the number of deaths and marriages increased, while the number of births decreased compared to 2024 (Read more...)
In March 2026, the overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region grew 3.8% year-on-year, surpassing the one million mark for the first time this month of the year (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
In April 2026, the twelve-month average rate of change of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained at 3.2%, but the year-on-year rate of change increased to 3.7% (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the egg production and poultry meat increased compared with the same period of the previous year, while livestock slaughtering and landed catch declined (Read more...)
DREM publishes 40 indicators on the Autonomous Region of Madeira, marking 40 years of European integration (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the electricity production in the Autonomous Region of Madeira grew by 5.3%, with a strong contribution from renewable sources (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the unemployment rate fell to 4.5%, the lowest in the country (Read more...)
In the 4th quarter of 2025, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District increased both on a quarterly and year-on-year basis (Read more...)
In April 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing and Services increased, whilst in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM shares data to mark Mother's Day 2026 (Read more...)
In 2025, the number of deaths and marriages increased, while the number of births decreased compared to 2024 (Read more...)
In March 2026, the overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region grew 3.8% year-on-year, surpassing the one million mark for the first time this month of the year (Read more...)
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In the 1st quarter of 2022
Main fuels released for consumption increased by 25.8% year-on-year
In the 1st quarter of 2022, the main fuels released for consumption (diesel oil and gasoline) in the Autonomous Region of Madeira totalled 35.6 million litres, increasing by 25.8% compared to the same period of 2021 (28.3 million litres in the 1st quarter of 2021).
This growth reflects the easing of restrictive measures on COVID-19 in the 1st quarter of 2022, compared to the same period a year earlier.
Between January and March 2022, 25.7 million litres of the main fuel - diesel oil - were released for consumption, up by 23.8% over the same quarter of the previous year. Regarding gasoline, the demand for unleaded 95 gasoline grew by 42.2%, while the demand for unleaded 98 increased by 3.8%. The sales of these fuels were 7.7 and 2.2 million litres, respectively.
Concerning gas, the release for consumption of propane and butane in the 1st quarter of 2022 stood at 3.4 (up by 2.2% in the 1st quarter of 2021) and 1.8 thousand tonnes (up by 3.8% year-on-year), respectively. In turn, 9.6 thousand tonnes of natural gas were released for consumption in the reference period, a 67.7% increase over the year-ago quarter.
Average price of diesel in the 1st quarter of 2022 showed growth
In the 1st quarter of 2022, the mean price for diesel oil was 1.573 euros, higher than the one registered in the same period of the previous year (1.242 euros) and in the previous quarter (1.501 euros).
The mean price for unleaded 95 gasoline was 1.757 euros, higher than in the same period last year (1.451 euros) and in the 4th quarter of 2021 (1.703 euros).
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