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Greek apartment prices down 5.8 pct in Q4 2014
EconomyMacroeconomyThe drop in apartment prices in Greece decelerated for the sixth successive quarter to 5.8 percent... and 91 percent respectively over the last six years. The biggest YoY drop in appraisals was posted... a further drop in building permits by 18 percent clearly indicating that a rebound is not in sight
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Greek industrial turnover plummets by 8.9 pct in Dec as manufacturing suffers
EconomyMacroeconomyAuthority (ELSTAT). This is the second highest monthly drop and the seventh negative reading in 2014... respectively. The drop for the non-domestic market showed mixed trends. Industrial turnover for non... of the five main industrial groupings recorded a drop in industrial turnover in December with the highest
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Greek CPI drops at slower rate of 2.2 pct in Feb for 24th straight month of deflation
EconomyMacroeconomyThe drop in the Greek consumer price index (CPI) decelerated to 2.2 percent in February from 2.8... in mid-January and lasted until the end of February. The largest MoM drop was recorded in clothing... of CPI YoY changes by sector displayed the biggest drop was recorded in housing (-7.1 percent
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General gov't primary surplus shrinks to 419 mln in January
EconomyMacroeconomywith a surplus at 196 million, which showed the slowest drop of -6.2 percent YoY. The surplus... funds was mainly due to a drop in revenues. Local governments posted a rise in revenues by 24 percent... sector recording an increase in expenditure by 6.8 percent, which coupled with the 14.1 percent drop
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Unemployment rate at 25.7 pct in Jan, lowest since Aug 2012
EconomyMacroeconomyreflects a 1.1 percent month on month (MoM) drop in the number of unemployed. The employed marginally.... In contrast, the YoY drop in the number of jobless showed a slight acceleration to 6.7 percent in January..., the aggregate figures point to a cumulative drop of 22.5 percent corresponding to 1,027,300 lower
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Greek current account deficit widens by 27.4 pct in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomyof the oil prices’ drop. Moreover, net payment for ships also decreased YoY. It is noteworthy that excluding the impact of oil and ships the goods’ deficit showed a small rise. The drop in the services... billion. Similarly to February, the decrease in the 2-month goods’ deficit reflects a drop
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Industrial turnover down by 9.8 pct in Feb for fourth straight fall
EconomyMacroeconomythe beginning of 2014 and the second highest drop since April 2014. Note that the January figure... a similar drop in manufacturing turnover (-9.9 percent), while mining and quarrying turnover recorded a slower decline (-6.5 percent). The breakdown in the two key areas displayed a drop in both
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Industrial turnover falls for 5th straight month in March at decelerating 2.9 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Turnover Index in Industry fell for the fifth successive month, yet the rate of drop... a broadly similar drop in both the manufacturing (-2.9 percent) and the mining and quarrying turnover (-3.2... drop by 2.9 percent. The regional breakdown for March showed mixed trends. The industrial turnover
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PMI improves in May but points to further deterioration in manufacturing
EconomyMacroeconomymonth but the rate of contraction was moderate and slower than that of April. The largest drop... showed that the drop in May’s incoming new work was largely attributed to uncertainty and adverse... progress on outstanding orders with a marked drop in the extent of backlog. Employment fell
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Greek primary cash surplus at 1.07 billion at end-May on lower expenditure
EconomyMacroeconomydrop by 6.5 percent. In particular for May, revenues fell significantly by 23.7 percent broadly similar to the 20.2 percent drop posted in the budget figure. According to the MoF, the drop.... The respective drop in budget expenditure was less than half (-3.4 percent). Interest payments grew
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