Macroeconomy
Back-to-back gains for economic sentiment, ending 2022 with 104.3 pts
Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) showed further signs of recovery in December, rising by nearly 3 points to 104.3, staying above 100-points, after a 6.6-point drop in October, according to European Commission figures released on Friday.
Manufacturing reaches half a year of contraction as PMI drops further in Dec
Greece’s Manufacturing PMI dropped further in December to 47.2 points, from 48.4 points in November, according to S&P Global data released on Monday.
Producer prices rise by 26.2 pct in Nov, up by almost 50 pct since 2021
There was another drop in the pace of Greece’s Producer Price Index (PPI) in November, rising by 26.2 percent year-on-year (YoY), after a 35.4 percent increase in October, ELSTAT data showed on Friday.
Retail sales grow annually in Oct as volumes, monthly movements reflect cost of living impact
The growth in Greece’s retail sales saw a further drop in pace in October, rising by 8 percent year-on-year (YoY), from a 10.2 percent growth in September, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Friday.
Nov sees 5 pct rise in loans, led by corporations and consumer credit
Credit movement in the Greek private sector slightly slowed in November, rising by 5 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 5.3 percent in October, and 6 percent in September, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Thursday showed.
Deposit flow records back-to-back drop of 591 mln in Nov amid grip of cost-of-living crisis
The net private sector deposit movement in the Greek banking system in November stayed negative with a drop of 591 million euros, after another drop of 550 million euros in October, based on Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Thursday.
Modest growth of 2.7 pct in building activity during 9M
Building permits in September stayed on a growth trajectory thanks to a rise of 9.1 percent year-on-year (YoY), after an increase of 12.6 percent in August, according to the latest data released by the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSAT) on Wednesday.
Nov job data delivers worst employment figures on record, as 2022 produces 71,700 fewer places
Greece’s employment balance went further into deep negative territory in November, with 83,627 more departures than hires according to data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system.
Budget primary balance to Nov beats target by 1.15 bln as taxes outperform
The budget primary balance for the eleven months of 2022 came to a deficit of 1.09 billion euros, compared to a deficit of 7.88 billion euros during the same period last year, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Tuesday.
PDMA sets out modest debt strategy for 2023
Greece’s debt managers published on Friday the debt strategy for 2023, when Greece is expected to follow the same cautious approach as this year.