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Significantly contained spending pushes July primary surplus 4.36 bln above target
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Energy continues to drive import price drop as June records 4.7 pct YoY fall
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Car market still buoyant as sales rise by 2.8 pct YoY in July
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Mining drives growth of 0.5 pct YoY in industrial production for June
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CPI accelerates to 3.1 pct YoY in July, rents up 11.3 pct
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Trade deficit rises sharply in June as exports continue to fall
Final budget sees strong growth, fiscal overperformance in 2018

The Finance Ministry tabled in Parliament on Tuesday evening the final version of the 2018 budget, which the government hopes will be the last budget of the memorandum era as the current European Stability Mechanism programme is set to be completed in August next year.
According to the documents handed over to the parliamentary speaker on Tuesday by Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis, the government is making a significant concession on the growth front for 2017.
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