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  1. Primary surplus reaches 2.91 bln in Jun as VAT and corporate tax lead revenue outperformance
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 2.91 billion euros in June, compared to a surplus of 2.12 billion euros in the same month a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Friday. Up to June, the budget primary balance

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  2. Led by energy, producer prices drop by 0.7 pct YoY in June
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    Greece’s Producer Price Index (PPI) remained in contraction in June, dropping by 0.7 percent year-on-year (YoY), after falling by 1.4 percent in May, ELSTAT data showed on Tuesday. The index had been growing over a two-year period since March 2021, before it turned negative in March last year

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  3. Despite moderation in June, H1 hiring balance up by 34,290 jobs YoY
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    Greece’s employment balance moderated in June, with 23,961 more hires than departures, according to data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system. The hiring balance in June last year saw 28,761 more hires, a year-on-year drop of 4,800 jobs as seasonal hires took place in previous

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  4. Late Easter helps retail sales rise by 14.3 pct YoY in May
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s retail sales jumped in May with a 14.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) rise, after an 1.3 percent drop in April, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Wednesday. The corresponding volume index also recorded a solid increase of 10.5 percent YoY. May this year was favoured

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  5. PMI moderates again in July to 53.2 pts as firms' confidence reaches 10-month low
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s Manufacturing PMI continued to moderate in July, dropping to 53.2 points, from 54 points in June, according to S&P Global data released on Thursday. The conditions in the Greek manufacturing sector have been improving for more than a year, however July’s reading is the weakest in 2024. New

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  6. Greece courts danger
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    is some 60 pct longer than around a decade earlier. No EU country for which there is such data takes

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  7. Domestic factors seen playing role in PM's pick for European Commission

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    . Opposition parties, however, homed in on a new requirement to erase data after five years, a change which

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  8. Inflation up to 2.7 pct in July as housing costs keep rising
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The growth in Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) picked up pace in July with a rise of 2.7 percent year-on-year (YoY), after an increase of 2.3 percent in the previous month, according to the data released on Friday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The average CPI for the rolling

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  9. Used passenger vehicles boost car sales in July for 13.8 pct rise
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    Road motor vehicles going into circulation for the first time rose by 13.8 percent year-on-year (YoY) in July, after a rise of 3.6 percent in June, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Friday. In July 2023, licences had grown by 9.2 percent annually. Car sales

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  10. Opposition slams PM's positive assessment of Athens wildfire response
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    by Civil Protection”. Data presented to the meeting is reported to include the statement that under

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