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Trade deficit growth slows to 4 pct YoY in July driven by oil and non-EU markets
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Q2 GDP moderates further to 1.7 pct YoY as households spending slows
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Jobs in education lead negative hiring balance of 20,728 in July
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Seasonal factors take unemployment rate to 8.6 pct in Q2 - lowest since 2008
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ELSTAT resumes monthly unemployment updates after review, rate at 8 pct in July
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PMI improves significantly in Aug, despite exports orders falling for four straight months
Unemployment rate eases to 24.6 pct in Q2 as number of employed jumps
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After increasing in the preceding two quarters, the non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate fell by two percentage points (pp) to 24.6 percent in the second quarter (Q2) of 2015 from 26.6 percent in Q1, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data displayed on Thursday.
Furthermore, the number of discouraged (available but not looking for a job) increased for the third straight quarter by 3,400 to 101,600 in Q2, which is the third highest reading since 2008.
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