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Polls indicated support for two main parties growing as start of elections marathon looms
PoliticsGreek Politics. Support for the ruling conservatives has risen from 31 pct in the previous Alco survey to 32.1... ahead of SYRIZA. The centre-right party garners 33.2 pct, up 0.7 points on the previous sounding, while SYRIZA is on 26.5, up 0.9 pct. PASOK remains on 10 pct, as in the polling firm’s previous poll
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Newsletter 371 - 24/02/2023
Democracy and SYRIZA. Support for the ruling conservatives has risen from 31 pct in the previous Alco... on the previous sounding, while SYRIZA is on 26.5, up 0.9 pct. PASOK remains on 10 pct, as in the polling firm’s previous poll, although there is a 1-point fall for the Communist Party (KKE) in fourth
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Does the EU Commission suffer from optimism bias? (Part 2)
AgoraIn the previous blog we expressed concern that the European Commission may suffer from an optimism..., because growth in the previous years was buoyant (and unsustainable, as the Great Recession... Prize was awarded). [4] Linear extensions from previous years are common in forecasts. Cautious
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ND turns sights on public servants as train crash prompts drop in ratings
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the accident via Facebook, but apologised on behalf of not just his government, but also previous..., while 16.6 pct say previous administrations were to blame. As was evident from the public reaction in previous days, PM Mitsotakis seems to have misjudged the mood and not struck the right chord with his
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Wages record back-to-back growth of 7.1 pct in Q4 2022
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) Wages Index remained in solid growth territory rising by 7.1 percent year-on-year (YoY) in the last quarter of 2022, after a 7.3 percent increase in the previous... QoQ in the previous quarter. The index in Q4 2022 came to 117.9, from 117.7 in the previous quarter
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Economic sentiment posts modest drop in Mar, consumer confidence recovers strongly
EconomyMacroeconomy, marginally down from the 97.7 achieved in the previous month. The euro area’s ESI was 99.3 points... the -47.4 points of the previous month, landing at -41.1 points. Although the indicator has recovered from the previous low of -57.9 of October last year, it remains at levels not seen since 2018
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Retail turnover grows by 10.8 pct in Jan, volumes of food and fuel sales drop
EconomyMacroeconomydropping by 1.3 percent in the previous month. The volume’s monthly movement was up by 0.7 percent... for March, consumer confidence was significantly improved from the -47.4 points of the previous month, landing at -41.1 points. The indicator has recovered from the previous low of -57.9 of October last
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Newsletter 378 - 28/04/2023
percent respectively in the previous iteration. Mitsotakis is given a positive assessment by 42.4... 2 points in April to 108.8 points. Nevertheless, it remains below the previous high of February 2022..., from 16.1 pct in the previous month. Surface increased by 18.6 pct and volume had a boost of 36.9
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Retail index continues to rise in Mar, but food sales volume stagnant
EconomyMacroeconomypercent in the previous month. The volume’s monthly movement was up by 1.6 percent. Compared... points in the previous month. Although the indicator has recovered from the previous low of -57.9
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Newsletter 389 - 14/07/2023
production growth in May slowed to 1.4 pct YoY, from 4.1 pct recorded in the previous month..., the index dropped by 0.6 pct, from a 1.9 pct decrease in the previous month. The annual movement... in the previous month. Car sales in June were up by 10.8 pct, with solid rises in passenger cars
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