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Greek trade deficit plunges by 24.2 pct in May
EconomyMacroeconomybillion in May, which is the second lowest reading so far in 2015. The sharp drop in May trade... in May, which indicates the second highest reading year to date. The drop in imports also follows... by 12.6 and 2.9 percent respectively, resulting in a slower drop of trade deficit by 7 percent
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Unemployment rate slips to 25.6 pct in April, lowest since July 2012
EconomyMacroeconomywith a drop in the number of jobless by 1 percent compared to March. The drop in the number of unemployed.... The respective breakdown by age group showed a drop in the unemployment rate by more than 2 pp YoY
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Current account surplus at 407 mln in May - first positive balance since Sept 2014
EconomyMacroeconomyimproved by almost one third to 985 million from 1.46 billion last year, reflecting a double-digit drop... that resulted in a drop in oil imports by the Hellenic Petroleum, one of the two main Greek refineries... to a higher drop in imports (-9.6 percent) compared to that of exports (-7.8 percent). In absolute terms
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Disposable income up by 2.6 pct in Q1 for highest reading since 2009
EconomyMacroeconomy, each coupled with a significant drop in the payments of current taxes on income and wealth by 18.6... figure of 12.66 billion euros in Q1 implies a drop by 27 percent over the last six years.... This corresponds to a decline by almost 22 percent since Q1 2009, mainly reflecting a sharp drop
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Credit contracts at slower pace of 1.7 pct in June, monthly loan flow positive
EconomyMacroeconomydeductions of 16 million. The segmental breakdown displayed the drop in the corporate lending further... September 2014. Balance slightly rose month on month to 25.82 billion, yet they imply a drop of 2.3... balances have declined by more than 19 percent over this 4.5-year period. The sharpest drop has
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General gov't primary cash surplus shrinks in first half of 2015 as state arrears grow
EconomyMacroeconomya drop in revenues by 13.7 percent outpacing a reduction in expenditure by 6 percent. A similar... reflecting a slight drop in repos. The YtD change displays a drop in debt stock by 11.33 billion
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Trade deficit shrinks by 14.1 pct in June as fall in imports outpaces export decline
EconomyMacroeconomyterms, trade deficit stood at 1.48 billion euros in June. The double-digit drop reflects a higher... deficit contracted by 11.6 percent on the back of a drop in both imports and exports by 6.1 and 1.8... drop (-9.1 percent) with imports and exports showing reversed trends compared to the performance
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July credit contraction at 1.5 pct, slowest since Aug 2011
EconomyMacroeconomyon year from a drop of 0.5 percent recorded in June. The July zero-growth rate indicates the first non.... The outstanding balance fell by 0.7 percent to 13.53 billion in July. The rate of drop in loans to individuals... this 4.5-year period. Consumer credit has recorded the biggest drop by 26.8 percent followed by corporate
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Sixth straight fall for economic sentiment in August as it plunges by 6.1 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyis the second lowest reading after the record low of 74.8 in March 2009. The monthly drop is the third... from -52.9 in July. This was the sixth successive decline and the highest monthly drop since 2002... The monthly decrease reached 18 points in the previous month. The drop in the retail trade indicator
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Report sees fall in salary earners, big rise in part-time work during crisis
Economymillion between 2010 and 2014. Almost two-thirds of that drop consists of male workers... for those with a permanent job. In addition, the drop in the private sector reached 16.8 percent... in the 1984-1996 period and more than offset that decline by 2009. Since then, it recorded a drop by 5.2
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