MacroPolis

Trade deficit falls by 23.1 pct in March on growing exports, falling imports

Greece’s trade deficit shrank by 23.1 percent in March, building momentum on February’s fall of 16.6 percent, according to data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) released on Tuesday.

Retail sales drop by 0.4 pct in Feb, volume down by 0.1 pct

Greece’s retail sales declined by 0.4 percent year-on-year in February after January’s increase was revised down to 0.1 percent, according to data published by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Monday.

Disposable income grows by 0.4 pct in Q4, final consumption shrinks by 0.6 pct

Greek household disposable income grew by 0.4 percent in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2017, albeit declining from Q3’s increase of 0.8 percent, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Friday.

Extra taxation did not increase revenues in 2017

By: Omaira Gill

Increases in tax rates across 2017 by the application of new tax scales and methods of calculation for tax payable by the self-employed did not lead to higher revenues for the government in 2017, according to the latest data from ELSTAT.

Greek 2017 primary surplus confirmed at 4 pct, well above target

Greece’s statistics agency, ELSTAT, announced on Monday the fiscal data for the period between 2014 and 2017 in the context of the first Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) notification of 2018.

Industrial turnover grows by 3.1 pct in February

Greece’s industrial turnover increased by 3.1 percent in February, slowing down from January’s upward revised growth of 12.9 percent according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data published on Thursday.

Car sales up by 23.9 pct in March and by 33.3 pct in three-month period

Road motor vehicles going into circulation for the first time rose by 23.9 percent in March, remaining positive but declining against the 33.1 percent increase in February, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Friday.

CPI declines by 0.2 pct in March for year’s second negative reading

Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) edged down by 0.2 percent in March after positive growth of 0.1 percent in February, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Friday.

Building activity up by 18 pct in Jan, permits dip below 1,000-mark

Building permits rose by 18 percent in January compared to a decrease of 6.7 percent in the previous month, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Thursday showed.

Unemployment rate at 20.6 pct in Jan, inactive population rises

Greece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate came to 20.6 percent in January, edging slightly down from December’s figure of 20.8 percent, Hellenic Statistical Authority’s (ELSTAT) data showed on Thursday.