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Jobless rate falls to 10.2 pct in Mar amid expectations for strong tourism -
Manufacturing continues to expand in April, firms remain optimistic -
Stability Programme revises growth down to 2.5 pct as investment estimates prove too rosy -
As base effect wears off, producer prices fall by just 0.1 pct in Mar -
Retail sales and volumes show worrying signs, turnover down 3.8 pct in Feb -
Corporate taxation, underspend lead to 3 bln primary surplus in March
General govt primary cash deficit of 13.75 bln in November, arrears drop by 302 mln
In the underlying subcategories, the biggest year-on-year (YoY) decline was noted in social security funds (SSFs) with an annual fall of 523 million euros, bringing the total figure to a surplus of 728 million euros. The equivalent figure for the same time last year showed a surplus of 1.25 billion.
An increase was seen in extrabudgetary funds with a rise of 2.61 billion, along with local governments with an increase of 190 million euros YoY.
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