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Despite disposable income rise in Q4, saving rate negative for five quarters in a row
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Greece unveils new batch of cost-of-living measures after robust 2025 fiscal results
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Tourism season starts strongly in Feb with receipts up 70.7 pct in first two months
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Manufacturing drives industrial turnover decline of 4.6 pct YoY in Feb
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Hiring balance stays negative in Jan as new hires drop YoY
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Car sales rise strongly in March, up 6.4 pct YoY in Q1
Greek unemployment rose to new high of 27.9 pct in June
Greek seasonally adjusted unemployment showed an increase of 0.3 percentage points (pp) month on month (mom) and 3.3pp year on year (yoy) to 27.9 percent in June, which is a new historic high, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) monthly labour force survey. The number of employed slipped by 0.1 percent mom and 3.4 percent yoy to 3.63 million, while unemployed continued heading north, surpassing the 1.4 million mark, up 1.5 percent mom and 14.2 percent yoy.
The results for the second quarter indicate the unemployment rate soared by 3.5pp yoy to a new quarterly high at 27.1 percent, while recording a slight drop of 0.3pp quarter on quarter (q-o-q) for the first time since the third quarter of 2009. Note tho...
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