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Unemployment rate broadly stable at 8.1 pct in Aug
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PMI drops to 52 pts in Sep as manufacturing sector continues to grow
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Producer prices contract 1.7 pct YoY in Aug due to energy drop
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Retail sales up by 4 pct YoY in July as inflation drives volume rise of 2.1 pct
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Economic sentiment drops sharply in Sep, consumer confidence at highest since June
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Despite rise of 6.1 pct YoY in June, building permits down 13.8 pct in H1
Signifcant underspend covers revenue shortfall for budget primary surplus to August

Greece’s budget primary surplus significantly improved to 3.8 billion in the 8-month period of 2015 from 1.95 billion last year, the Finance Ministry (MoF) final budget data displayed on Thursday. Today’s figures confirm preliminary the preliminary data released on September 16.
Compared to target, the actual figure indicates an outperformance of 535 million so far this year. This is attributed to lower primary expenditure (by 2.8 billion), military procurement (by 361 million) and tax refunds (by 250 million) as well as higher...
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