Macroeconomy
Wages index up by 2.2 pct in Q2 for ninth straight increase
Greece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) Wages Index rose by 2.2 percent year-on-year (YoY) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2019, following an increase of 1.8 percent in Q1, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures revealed on Wednesday.
Car sales rise by 20.2 pct in August
Road motor vehicles going into circulation for the first time rose by 20.2 percent in August compared to a revised rise of 25.3 percent in July, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Tuesday.
CPI drops by 0.2 pct in August
Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) contracted by 0.2 percent year-on-year (YoY) in August after remaining static in July, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Tuesday.
New overdue tax debt comes to 104.8 bln in July, number of debtors jumps
The month-on-month rise in Greece's new tax debt came to 320 million euros in July, data from the Independent Authority of Public Revenues (IAPR) has shown.
Industrial production drops by 2.1 pct in July
Greece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) decreased by 2.1 percent year-on-year (YoY) in July compared to a revised decrease of 0.3 percent in June, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data revealed on Monday.
Trade deficit rises by 6.3 pct in July
Greece’s trade deficit rose by 6.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) in July compared to a drop in 22.9 percent in June, data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) released on Friday showed.
August employment balance positive by 3,111
The employment balance turned positive in August with 3,111 more hirings than firings, data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system showed.
Unemployment edges down again in June, falling to 17 pct
Greece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate came to 17 percent in June from a downward revised rate of 17.1 percent in May, Hellenic Statistical Authority’s (ELSTAT) data showed on Thursday.
GDP rises by 0.8 pct QoQ in Q2, increases by 1.9 pct YoY
Greece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) GDP increased by 0.8 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2019 after an increase of 0.2 percent in Q1, provisional estimates from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) revealed on Wednesday.
Q2 rise of 7.7 pct in apartment prices marks 12-year high
The rise in the nominal value of apartments in Greece came to 7.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2019 from an upward revised increase of 4.9 percent in Q1, Bank of Greece (BoG) data showed on Monday.