Notícias (GB)
In July 2026, the twelve-month average rate of change of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 3.6%, while the year-on-year change rate slowed to 4.7% (Read more...)
In the second quarter of 2026, the balance of loans granted to non-financial companies decreased year-on-year, while loans granted to households increased (Read more...)
In the 1st half of 2026, the foreign trade balance of the Region shows a positive balance of 65.4 million euros (Read more...)
In the 1st half of 2026, egg production and poultry meat increased compared with the year-on-year period, while livestock slaughtering, landed catch and aquaculture production decreased (Read more...)
In the 1st half of 2026, electricity generation in the Autonomous Region of Madeira increased by 4.5% compared with the same period the previous year (Read more...)
In the 2nd quarter of 2026, the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, remaining the lowest in the Country (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District decreased quarter-on-quarter and increased year-on-year (Read more...)
In July 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing, Construction and Public Works and Trade increased, while in Services there was a decrease (Read more...)
In the first half of 2026, the balance between the number of companies incorporated and dissolved decreased compared with the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In June 2026, overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region decreased by 0.7% year-on-year, while total revenue grew by 5.6% (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
In July 2026, the twelve-month average rate of change of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 3.6%, while the year-on-year change rate slowed to 4.7% (Read more...)
In the second quarter of 2026, the balance of loans granted to non-financial companies decreased year-on-year, while loans granted to households increased (Read more...)
In the 1st half of 2026, the foreign trade balance of the Region shows a positive balance of 65.4 million euros (Read more...)
In the 1st half of 2026, egg production and poultry meat increased compared with the year-on-year period, while livestock slaughtering, landed catch and aquaculture production decreased (Read more...)
In the 1st half of 2026, electricity generation in the Autonomous Region of Madeira increased by 4.5% compared with the same period the previous year (Read more...)
In the 2nd quarter of 2026, the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, remaining the lowest in the Country (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District decreased quarter-on-quarter and increased year-on-year (Read more...)
In July 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing, Construction and Public Works and Trade increased, while in Services there was a decrease (Read more...)
In the first half of 2026, the balance between the number of companies incorporated and dissolved decreased compared with the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In June 2026, overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region decreased by 0.7% year-on-year, while total revenue grew by 5.6% (Read more...)
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In the first nine months of 2023
Weighted annual average daily traffic on the Via Rápida increased by 9.4% compared to the same period last year
According to information provided by the Regional Directorate of Roads (DRE), from January to September 2023, road traffic count increased by 9.1% on the Via Rápida and 13.1% on Vias Expresso compared to the same period in 2022. When compared to 2019, the growth rates were even higher, at +16.4% and +24.8%, respectively. The aforementioned increases for the first nine months of 2022 were primarily driven by light vehicle traffic, which saw positive changes in both the Via Rápida (+9.2%) and Vias Expresso (+13.7%). In the case of heavy vehicles, the change was also positive on the Via Rápida (+3.3%), though of lesser magnitude, but negative on Vias Expresso (-7.0%).
In the first three quarters of 2023, the weighted daily average traffic, on average, recorded 35.9 thousand vehicles on the Via Rápida and 6.9 thousand vehicles on Vias Expresso, representing increases of 9.4% and 13.2%, respectively. The evolution of light vehicle traffic (+9.5% on the Via Rápida; +13.7% on Vias Expresso) had a decisive impact on this change. Due to the relatively small share of heavy vehicle traffic (2.4% and 2.1% of the total, respectively), the changes compared to 2022 (+3.0% on the Via Rápida; -6.7% on the Vias Expresso) had limited influence on the overall indicator.

Note: The weighted annual average daily traffic corresponds to the number of vehicles that, on average, travel the length of each road every day.
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