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CPI up by 0.6 pct in May, second positive reading the year
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.6 percent in May after remaining stable in April... for the 12-month period from June 2017 to May 2018 was 0.6 percent. Month-on-month, the CPI fell by 0.3 percent compared to April’s figure. The core index remained unchanged in May following a 0.1 percent rise
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Car sales up by 18.7 pct in May, motorcycle sales rise 16.3 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyRoad motor vehicles going into circulation for the first time rose by 18.7 percent in May Hellenic... of the total car sales during May. Over half of all passenger cars sold were registered in the Attica prefecture. The aggregate figure from January to May showed a rise in sales of 28.9 percent, or 88,488
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Credit contraction unchanged at 1.9 pct in May, balance at 179.34 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyCredit contraction in the Greek market remained at 1.9 percent in May, unchanged from April... in the previous month. During May, the corporate lending balance was negative by 169.2 million, recovering from... to 103.7 million in May, which took the balance to 80.28 billion for the month. Driven by the net
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Deposits positive for fourth month as May sees inflows of 919.4 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyin May versus inflows of 870.1 million in April, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures revealed on Wednesday... into the Greek banking system. May’s deposit inflows overtook April’s as the second highest for the year so... in May to come to 142.94 billion. The BoG’s most recent monthly financial statement showed
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Industrial turnover drops by 2.3 pct in May
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s industrial turnover fell by 2.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) in May compared to a rise of 13.4 percent in April, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data published on Friday showed. May’s... percent. For non-eurozone countries, a fall of13.4 percent was noted. In May, declines were noted
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Travel balance falls by 99.3 pct in May
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s travel balance fell to 9.1 million euros in May from 1.34 billion a year ago, Bank... at 4.4 million euros in May. For the same month last year, the YoY change came to a decline of 2.9... to around 1,400. Those from France were down by 100 percent with no arrivals registered in May. Visitors
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Govt forced to back down over Easter travel, turns focus to May re-opening
PoliticsGreek Politicswould not be able to allow Greeks to travel between regions ahead of the May 2 celebrations due... that the government is aiming for all schools to open on May 10, after the Easter holidays and ahead of Greece formally opening its doors to tourists from May 14. He also addressed complaints
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PMI jumps to 58 points in May, strongest upturn in 20 years
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s manufacturing PMI rose to 58 points in May from 54.4 points in April, signalling... for the series began in November 2002. The data in May indicated that there was a steep increase... months of decline. Costs for goods producers continued soaring in May due to material shortages
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Deposits edged up further as they rose by 359 mln in May
EconomyMacroeconomymillion euros in May, compared with inflows of 3.13 billion euros in April, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures... deposits of 56.2 billion euros. In May last year, net deposit movement was positive by 1.72 billion euros. A breakdown of the figures revealed that sight deposits rose by 810 million euros in May. Savings
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Current account shows deficit of 1.4 bln in May as imports rise
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece posted a current account (C/A) deficit of 1.4 billion euros in May compared to 2.08 billion euros in April, Bank of Greece (BoG) data showed on Wednesday. In May 2020, the balance showed...-on-year (YoY). According to the BoG, May’s performance is mainly due to a worsening in the balance
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