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Import prices contract again in Oct with 2.4 pct drop
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Subdued passenger car sales lead to overall drop of 1.6 pct in Nov
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Electricity propels 6.4 pct YoY jump in Oct industrial production
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RRF promise fades as growth outlook weakens
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Trade deficit drops sharply in Oct, down 6 pct in 10M
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Consumption and investments drive Q3 GDP growth of 2 pct YoY
Unemployment rate eases to 24.6 pct in Q2 as number of employed jumps
![en_GB Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2013/10/10/unemployment_1000_myrto_1010-large.jpg "Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]")
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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