Macroeconomy
Retail sales fell by 1.7 percent in June, after a short-lived rise in May
After a short-lived rise by 2.4 percent in May, the turnover of Greece’s retail trade index fell by 1.7 percent in June, according to the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT).
Sixth straight fall for economic sentiment in August as it plunges by 6.1 pts
Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) dived for the sixth straight month in August when it fell by 6.1 points to 75.2 from 81.3 in July, according to the European Commission (EC).
Q2 GDP rebounds by 0.9 pct QoQ on higher consumption and falling imports
Greek seasonally adjusted (SA) GDP at constant prices rose quarter on quarter (QoQ) by 0.9 percent in Q2 2015 following an upward revised 0.1 percent growth recorded in Q1, according to the provisional data published by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Friday.
July credit contraction at 1.5 pct, slowest since Aug 2011
Greek bank credit contracted at a decelerating pace for the fourth straight month in July, when it decreased by 1.5 percent from 1.7 percent in June, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG).
Outflows ease to 1.5 bln in July but deposits reach lowest level since May 2003
Greek private sector deposit fell eased to 1.51 billion euros in July from 7.58 billion in June, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG).
Revenue uptick unable to stop 7-mth primary surplus outperformance falling to 724 mln
Greece’s budget primary surplus reached 3.71 billion euros in the 7-month period of 2015 showing an improvement by around 1.83 billion month on month (MoM), according to the final budget bulletin published by the Finance Ministry (MoF) on Wednesday.
Wages index falls 1.8 pct QoQ in Q1 2015 for the second successive quarter
The seasonally adjusted Wages Index grew for the third successive quarter in Q1 but it was only a marginal rise of 0.3 percent year on year (YoY) from a 2.2 percent increase in Q4 2014, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
July rise of 388 mln in unpaid taxes is lowest for two years
Greece’s new unpaid taxes rose by 388 million euros in July from 656 million in June indicating a decelerating trend for the second straight month,according to data released by the General Secretariat of Information Systems (GSIS).
Current account in surplus for 2nd straight month in June but down 20 pct on 2014
Greece's current account (C/A) balance displayed a surplus for the second successive month, yet it narrowed by 20 percent year on year (YoY) at 1 billion in June from 1.25 billion a year ago, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG).
Industrial turnover fell 13.4 pct in June for second biggest drop since Oct 2009
Greece’s Turnover Index in Industry fell at an accelerating pace in June, when it declined by 13.4 percent from 4.2 percent in May, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).