DREM releases a new issue of the Quarterly Statistical Bulletin referring to the 2^nd quarter of 2025 

The Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM) releases today a new issue of the Quarterly Statistical Bulletin (QSB), referring to the 2^nd quarter of 2025. From this edition onwards, the publication adopts a new, more appealing format, making use of infographics to facilitate the reading and understanding of statistical information.

A summary of the main conclusions drawn from the Overview is presented below.

Performance of employment, SIBS network, tourism and transport indicators stood out in the 2^nd quarter of 2025

The statistical indicators for the 2^nd quarter of 2025 showed, for the most part, a positive performance, with emphasis on those related to the SIBS network, employment, tourism, and transport.

The Regional Indicator of Economic Activity (RIEA) points to a slight deceleration in the pace of economic growth in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (ARM) in the 2^nd quarter of 2025 compared with the previous quarter. In June 2025, the last month of the quarter under review, the economy of the ARM completed a cycle of 51 consecutive months of growth.

In the 2^nd quarter of 2025, the regional unemployment rate stood at 4.8%, 0.4 percentage points (pp) lower than in the same quarter of the previous year and 1.9 pp lower compared with the previous quarter.

During the quarter under review, the average gross monthly earnings per employee in the Region recorded a year-on-year nominal increase of 5.5%, standing at 1 676 euros. In real terms, the change was also positive, at 2.2%.

In June 2025, in the ARM, the inflation rate (12-month average change recorded by the Consumer Price Index — CPI) was 3.6% (2.3% nationwide), 0.1 pp lower than the rate recorded in March (3.7%). The year-on-year rate stood at 3.0% (+2.4% nationwide) in June 2025, below the 3.5% observed in March of the same year.

The monetary data produced by the Bank of Portugal (BdP) and disseminated by DREM show that the ratio of non-performing loans of non-financial companies stood at 1.0% in June 2025, +0.2 pp compared with March, and +0.1 pp compared with June 2024. In the household and NPISH sectors, this ratio stood at 0.8%, 0.1 pp lower than in March 2025, but unchanged compared with the end of the 2^nd quarter of 2024.

According to SIBS data, in the quarter under review, withdrawals added to purchases through automatic payment terminals registered year-on-year increases of 8.7%, 7.3% and 13.1%, for the overall total, national cards and international cards, respectively.

The balance between enterprises incorporated and dissolved in the ARM was positive (+328 enterprises), as the number of new enterprises headquartered in the ARM (407) exceeded the number of dissolutions (79).

In the agricultural sector, banana sales in the 2^nd quarter of 2025 recorded a decrease of 11.7% compared with the same quarter of the previous year. Conversely, increases were observed in egg production (+13.1%), poultry meat (+0.8%) and livestock slaughtering (+4.5%). A similar trend was observed in the fisheries sector, with the value of landed fish increasing by 26.9%, mainly due to the very significant growth in tuna and similar species (+142.3%). Black scabbardfish, however, recorded a decline (-8.6%).

In the energy sector, electricity distribution increased by 2.1% in the 2^nd quarter of 2025, in year-on-year terms.

With regard to the construction sector, the results for the 2^nd quarter of 2025 indicate a year-on-year decrease in cement sales (-7.2%) and a stabilisation in the number of building permits (nil change). The number of housing transactions fell by 5.3%, while the value transacted increased by 15.3%.

The sales of “Madeira” wine in the 2^nd quarter of 2025 declined by 5.0% in value and 3.0% in volume.

In the quarter under review, the movement of passengers at the airports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira recorded a year-on-year increase of 15.5%, in line with overnight stays and total revenue in tourist accommodation, which rose by 9.6% and 20.7%, respectively, compared with the same quarter of the previous year.

In maritime transport, the movement of goods in the ports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira grew by 4.8% in the 2^nd quarter of 2025, compared with the same quarter of 2024.

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