The increase in fuel prices is causing a widespread rise in costs for Portuguese companies. Sectors such as transport, raw materials and production face higher prices, which are reflected in their daily operations.
Companies from various sectors have been explaining how these increases accumulate along the value chain. The impact is not limited to one phase of the production process, but spreads from supplier to supplier until it reaches the final consumer.
The bill ends up reaching the consumer, who faces higher prices in the products and services purchased. This chain of increases demonstrates how the variation in energy and fuel prices affects the economy in an integrated way.
