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Strong travel receipts in Jan, balance up 157.6 pct YoY
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Jan current account deficit at 1.29 bln, goods and services balances improve
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Industrial turnover falls sharply by 5.3 oct YoY at start of 2026
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Another solid year for property market as growth reaches 7.8 pct in 2025
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Wages index hits record high YoY rise of 7.9 pct in Q4 2025
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Budget primary surplus at 3 bln in Feb as tax performance moderates
Subdued start for building activity as permits record back-to-back drop in May
The decline in building permits slowed in May, falling by just 0.4 percent year-on-year (YoY), after a 10 percent decline in April, according to the latest data released by the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSAT) on Tuesday.
This is the second contraction since February 2021, when it had dropped by 3.2 percent and a previous low of 22.4 percent in April 2020 when Greece was in its first and strictest lockdown.
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