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Industrial production continues decline with 7.2 pct drop in August

The Industrial Production Index posted a drop of 7.2 percent in August with the figure for the first eight months of the year also retreating by 3.8 percent, according to ELSTAT. This means that except for April and June, all monthly readings so far in 2013 exhibit a single digit drop of between 4.5 and 7.7 percent.

Revenues beat target for third straight month, put primary surplus in sight

The budget execution to September showed revenues beating monthly targets by 339 million euros for the third straight month in September with the year to date shortfall further narrowing to 710 million from its peak of 1.61 billion euros at the end of June, according to the preliminary data released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) today.

Greece's building activity continues its nosedive in July

Greek building activity (measured by the number of building permits) dropped 24.0 percent in July with the respective surface figure easing 8.6 percent, while volume remained flat year on year, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Drop in Greek CPI decelerated to 1.1 pct in September

Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained on negative ground in September, easing by 1.1 percent compared to a 1.3-percent drop recorded in August. On a monthly basis, CPI rose by 2.6 percent, while the average rate of CPI change over the trailing twelve months turned negative at -0.1 percent for the first time.

What is the state of play with Greek banks?

Having suffered huge losses due to the PSI last year, completed a series of M&A that reshuffled the domestic banking landscape and successfully recapitalised in June, Greek banks remain at the forefront of domestic corporate developments. Their stock performance, with gains in excess of 50 percent over the past three months, has also triggered increased interest from the investment community.

2014 draft budget: An ambitious fiscal consolidation targeting a primary surplus of 1.6 pct

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) tabled the 2014 draft budget to the Greek parliament on Monday with headline figures confirming recent press reports. As was broadly expected, 2014 will be another year of ambitious budget consolidation with a further cut in primary expenditure by 2.77 billion year on year (yoy) and a revenue increase of 2.55 billion yoy.

General government bottom line continues to improve with moderate decrease in arrears

The Greek general government (gg) cash deficit to August fell by 60.7 percent to 3.87 billion with the gg cash primary surplus rising by 12.7 percent to 1.78 billion, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF). State arrears to the private sector retreated 2.0 percent month on month (mom) and 25.8 percent (2.29 billion) since the beginning of the year.

Greek Manufacturing PMI eased in September but remains close to a 44-month high

Greek Manufacturing PMI eased to 47.5 in September from a 44-month high of 48.7 in August, the first drop in the headline index over the last six months, according to Markit. Nevertheless, it is still at its second-highest level in the past three and a half years, while posted its highest quarterly average since the fourth quarter of 2009.

Sharper drop for retail sales in July points to lingering recession

Retail sales continued heading south for yet another month with the contraction rate accelerating to 14.2 percent in July from a revised 7.7 percent in June, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). A similar drop (14.0 percent) was also evident in retail volumes

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