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Producer prices on six-month run of rises after 1.6 pct YoY increase in Jun
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Economic sentiment improves in July, consumer confidence continues to slide
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Despite soft hiring in June, six-month balance breaks record on back of seasonal jobs
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Building activity continues to slide in Apr, 4M permits down 26 pct YoY
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Primary surplus at 4.52 bln by Jun thanks to strong taxes, contained spending
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Lending to corporations drives strong credit expansion of 10.2 pct YoY in Jun
Record revenue shortfall of 2.83 bln in July shrinks primary surplus outperformance
Greece’s budget primary surplus significantly widened to 3.53 billion euros in the 7-month period of 2015 from 1.88 billion in the first half, according to the Finance Ministry (MoF) preliminary budget bulletin published on Thursday.
This means that the primary surplus in July reached 1.65 billion euros, which is the highest monthly reading in 2015 and is attributed to a jump in revenues above the 5-billion-euro mark for the first time this year.
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