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Industrial production accelerates to 3.9% YoY in May, led by electricity supply
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Fuels continue to propel drop in trade deficit as May sees 15.7% YoY decline
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Pension policy U-turn highlights government’s election concerns
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Jobs in tourism push May hiring balance upwards
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PBO sees resilience in economy, revises growth outlook slightly down
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Unemployment slides to 8.1% in May as male and youth rates improve
Budget primary surplus reaches 3.6 bln in 7-month, monthly revenues miss target in July
Greece’s budget primary surplus fell by 4.4 percent to 3.55 billion in the 7-month period of 2016 from 3.71 billion last year, the Finance Ministry (MoF) final budget execution bulletin displayed on Friday. Preliminary figures were released on August 16.
The headline figure beat target by 2.68 billion mainly reflecting strong underspend as primary expenditure came in 2 billion lower than target coupled with higher revenues (709 million above target).
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