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In August 2026, the implicit interest rate on housing loans in the Region rose to 3.246% (Read more...)
In July 2026, the number of deaths increased by 6.0% year-on-year, while the number of live births increased by 8.4% (Read more...)
In June 2026, the regional economic growth slowed for the second consecutive month (Read more...)
In the first half of 2026, the building permits in the Autonomous Region of Madeira increased compared to the same period in the previous year, while completed buildings dropped (Read more...)
DREM releases the International Trade Statistics publication for the year 2025 (Read more...)
In August 2026, the twelve-month average rate of change of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 3.7%, while the year-on-year change rate slowed to 4.1% (Read more...)
In July 2026, passenger movement at the airports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose by 2.9% year-on-year (Read more...)
In August 2026, all confidence indicators decreased compared with the previous month (Read more...)
In the 2nd quarter of 2026, the number of sessions, spectators, and box office revenue in the cinemas of the Autonomous Region of Madeira decreased year-on-year (Read more...)
In July 2026, overnight stays in the Region's tourist accommodation grew 2.2% year-on-year (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
In August 2026, the implicit interest rate on housing loans in the Region rose to 3.246% (Read more...)
In July 2026, the number of deaths increased by 6.0% year-on-year, while the number of live births increased by 8.4% (Read more...)
In June 2026, the regional economic growth slowed for the second consecutive month (Read more...)
In the first half of 2026, the building permits in the Autonomous Region of Madeira increased compared to the same period in the previous year, while completed buildings dropped (Read more...)
DREM releases the International Trade Statistics publication for the year 2025 (Read more...)
In August 2026, the twelve-month average rate of change of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 3.7%, while the year-on-year change rate slowed to 4.1% (Read more...)
In July 2026, passenger movement at the airports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose by 2.9% year-on-year (Read more...)
In August 2026, all confidence indicators decreased compared with the previous month (Read more...)
In the 2nd quarter of 2026, the number of sessions, spectators, and box office revenue in the cinemas of the Autonomous Region of Madeira decreased year-on-year (Read more...)
In July 2026, overnight stays in the Region's tourist accommodation grew 2.2% year-on-year (Read more...)
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In 2025
Weighted annual average daily traffic on the Via Rápida increased by 5.2% compared with the previous year
According to information provided by the Regional Directorate for Roads (Direção Regional de Estradas – DRE), in 2025, road traffic count increased by 4.8% on Via Rápida and by 6.7% on Via Expresso compared with 2024. Light vehicle traffic recorded growth on both roads under concession (+4.8% on Via Rápida; +6.6% on Via Expresso), with a similar trend observed for heavy vehicles (+4.0% on Via Rápida; +11.8% on Via Expresso).
Narrowing the analysis to the 4th quarter of 2025, year-on-year changes in road traffic counts stood at +3.3% on Via Rápida and +7.2% on Via Expresso.
In 2025, an average of 39.6 thousand vehicles per day was recorded on Via Rápida and 7.9 thousand on Via Expresso, corresponding to year-on-year increases of 5.2% and 7.4%, respectively. As observed in the traffic counts, the overall change was mainly driven by the evolution of light vehicle traffic (+5.2% on Via Rápida; +7.3% on Via Expresso), since the limited share of heavy vehicles (2.2% and 2.1% of total traffic, respectively) had little impact on the overall indicator (+4.5% on Via Rápida; +13.6% on Via Expresso).
It should be noted that, in the 4th quarter of 2025, the weighted annual average daily traffic increased by 3.2% on Via Rápida and by 7.2% on Via Expresso.

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