Search
-
At risk of poverty/social exclusion rate in Greece edged up to 36 pct in 2013
Societypoints to a fall in the at-risk-of-poverty rate for children aged 0–17 years amounted to 25.5 percent..., the risk-of-poverty rate for people aged 65 years and over remained constant at 14.9 percent. When social...-of-poverty rate, reducing the risk by 30.1 percentage points alone while social benefits contribute
27% -
IMF upgrades Greece’s GDP and unemployment rate estimates
EconomyMacroeconomywas upbeat in its estimates regarding Greece’s GDP and unemployment rate, upgrading its previous... to record a growth rate of 0.7 and 3.7 percent respectively. The IMF also adopted a more optimistic stance on Greece’s unemployment rate which is now seen lower by 1.7 percentage points to 23.3 percent
27% -
Unemployment rate edges down to 23.3 pct in Q1
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate fell to 23.3 percent in the first quarter (Q1... period last year, the jobless rate has declined by 1.6 percentage points (pp) from the Q1 2016 figure... (-5,500) and real estate activities (-2,100). The unemployment rate among males dropped by 1.4 pp
27% -
PMI edges down to 48.7 points in October as output declines at fastest rate since May
EconomyMacroeconomy. The rate of decline was the fastest since May. The decline was spearheaded by a fall in new orders..., and declined at the quickest rate for three months. Despite this, companies' output expectations..., cost burdens faced by goods producers rose at a solid rate in October. The pace of inflation
27% -
Unemployment rate down to 14.2 pct in July, lowest since Nov 2010
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate dropped to 14.2 percent in July from 15 percent... the figure has been since November 2010. In the same month last year, the unemployment rate was 16.8... and now stands at 3.18 million. The unemployment rate among women fell by 1.5 percentage points (pps
27% -
Greek train firm TRAINOSE attracts just one bid, no interest in rolling stock
Economyin 2005 as a subsidiary of the Greek railway company (OSE), which was founded in 1970 and is wholly owned
26% -
Credit contracts at slower rate of 3.5 pct in May, balances down to 214.3 bln
EconomyMacroeconomymonth on month net deductions of 137 million. The rate of decline in the consumer credit remained.... Despite the rise in corporate lending net deductions to 801 million euros in May, the rate of drop... the rate of increase in the NPL ratio shows signs of deceleration in the past two quarters
26% -
Rate of credit contraction rises to 3.7 pct in July, balances fall
EconomyMacroeconomyThe rate of drop in Greek credit to the private sector accelerated to 3.7 percent in July from 3.5... million in June. Corporate lending balances further eased to 101.2 billion euros in July. The rate of drop... deductions had reached a year low of 266 million. The rate of growth in loans to sole proprietors remained
26% -
Building activity declines at slower rate of 6.4 pct in Dec
EconomyMacroeconomyThe rate of decline in the number of building permits issued slowed to 6.4 percent in December from... rate is the eleventh negative reading in 2014. The only month that bucked the trend was May, when building permits rose by a modest 1.2 percent. Note though that the rate of drop in December
26% -
Greek trade deficit drops by larger rate of 27.2 pct in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomyit dropped by the higher rate of 27.2 percent compared to 21 percent in January, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The February headline rate is the highest decline since August... percent. The rate of decrease in exports displayed a significant deceleration from the -12.8 percent
26%