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Building permits shoot up by 14.7 pct in June
EconomyMacroeconomyAuthority (ELSTAT) data showed on Friday. The June headline figure is the second highest reading... the breakdown of building permits per region “in order to prevent indirect disclosure of individual data
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Greek household income falls almost 30 pct in 8 years, finds OECD
Societyby 8.13 percent. According to data published earlier this week by the Organisation for Economic... country” graphic below provides a fuller picture of data.
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Unemployment rate eases to 24.6 pct in Q2 as number of employed jumps
EconomyMacroeconomyin Q1, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data displayed on Thursday. A similar pattern... and are now looking for a job. The released data also displayed that an increasing rate of unemployed
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Current account surplus jumps to 4.25 bln in July on SMP returns and nosedive in imports
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece's current account (C/A) balance had a surplus of 4.25 billion euros in July, which is 3.3 times higher compared to the 1.27 billion posted last year, according to Bank of Greece (BoG) data... instead of the settlements data used until June. BoG said that this change is part of an overall
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Greece near top of EU charts for proportion of population over 65 and 80
SocietyGreece has the second highest proportion of its population over the age of 80, according to data released this week by the EU’s statistical arm. Eurostat figures showed that in 2014, 6 percent... is forecasted to have 15.8 and Germany 15.1 percent of over 80s. The data also showed that, at 21.6 years
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Major fall of 31.6 pct for building activity in July
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek building permits nosedived by 31.6 percent in July, after rising in the previous five months, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data displayed on Monday. The July rate is the highest... to prevent indirect disclosure of individual data at regional level.” Note, though, that unlike the reporting
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Industrial turnover dives 18.3 pct in Aug for highest drop in almost 5 years
EconomyMacroeconomyStatistical Authority (ELSTAT) data displayed on Tuesday. The August figure is the third straight... manufacturers experienced the harsh effects of the ongoing capital controls” with latest survey data
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Tax arrears jump to 1.47 bln in Sept as total for year reaches 8.39 bln
EconomyGreece’s new unpaid taxes rose by 1.47 billion in September, which is more than the double the 645 million rise in August, General Secretariat of Information Systems (GSIS) data showed on Tuesday... below the 2014 average of 1.15 billion euros. GSIS data also showed that the effective (collectable
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Current account balance shows a surplus for third straight month, at 2.09 bln in August
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece's current account (C/A) balance displayed a surplus of 2.09 billion in August 2015, up by 12.5 percent from last year’s figure, Bank of Greece (BoG) data showed on Wednesday. This year’s...’ months data, the 8-month C/A balance showed a significant YoY improvement by almost 1.5 billion
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Newsletter 49 - 30/10/2015
deeply in financial terms during the crisis. Only in the last few weeks a raft of data has highlighted... the same period. Eurostat data published this month showed that the percentage of Greece’s
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