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Industrial turnover posts modest 0.7 pct YoY rise in Nov, falls sharply MoM
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Current account deficit at 2.08 bln in Nov, falls significantly in 11M
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Car sales record strong rise in Dec, grow by 5.9 pct YoY in 2025
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Small total surplus for budget at close of 2025 as underspend remains prominent
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Energy propels 3.3 pct YoY drop in import prices in Nov
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CPI accelerates to 2.6 pct YoY in Dec, food prices rise by 3.6 pct
Greek C/A deficit to July narrowed to just 156 mln with boost from tourism
The July current account (C/A) balance showed a surplus of 2.73 billion euros from 510 million euros last year, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG). The significant increase mainly reflects a jump in the current transfers’ surplus to 1.86 billion, from just 100 million last year, owing to an inflow of 1.5 billion related to SMP income. This was accruing to the ECB and payable to Greece following a Eurogroup decision in November 2012.
Excluding this one-off item, the July “recurring” figure is still materially improved, up 142 percent year on year (yoy) at 720 million, mainly courtesy of the trade deficit heading south (down 12.0 percent) and a services surplus hike (up 10.1 percent)...
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