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Trade deficit up by 5.9 pct in July as export growth slows
EconomyMacroeconomy, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Thursday. The increase was driven by a drop... by geography showed that exports to EU countries went up by 4.7 percent, while those to non-EU countries were almost double this amount and rose by 8.8 percent. Imports from EU and non-EU countries picked up
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Travel balance up by 1.4 pct in August as EU arrivals jump by 17 pct
EconomyMacroeconomytrip drop by 3.2 percent, or 19 euros. Travel receipts from the 28 European Union (EU 28) countries..., reaching 287.3 million euros up to August. The Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) annual outlook predicts that tourist numbers could reach up to 30 million in 2018, but warns of competition picking up
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Vital economic legislation lined up as ND seeks compromise over diaspora vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is gearing up for a busy legislative period in the coming months, which will include... bill, 4) Radical overhaul of the tax system, 5) Tie up the loose ends from the third review and, 6... today the study compiled by the committee of wise men given the task for coming up with a new
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ND and SYRIZA square up as Novartis inquiry gets underway
PoliticsGreek Politics. The leftists argue that New Democracy and centre-left KINAL are trying to cover up the involvement... if it can prove, or leave voters with the impression, that SYRIZA cooked up the Novartis claims... their support drop by 1 percentage point since September, but New Democracy is on 38.5 percent, with SYRIZA
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General govt primary cash deficit at 5.49 bln in Aug, arrears up by 172 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyof the total tax refunds make up the majority of the arrears in August. Debt Central government gross fell by 798 million euros month-on-month to 364.27 billion euros. The movement largely stemmed from a drop of 792 million euros in repos which came to 31.27 billion in August and made up 8.6 percent
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CPI up to 7.2 pct in Feb as widespread inflation hits highest since pre-euro era
EconomyMacroeconomypercent monthly drop noted in January. The prices index was in negative territory for the 12 months prior to May 2021, when CPI posted a marginal increase of 0.1 percent and prices have been pushing up..., electricity was up 71.4 percent annually and natural gas shot up by 78.5 percent. Heating oil also moved
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CPI shoots up by 12.1 pct in Jun as electricity and natural gas stoke biggest rise since early 90s
EconomyMacroeconomyby 11.6 percent in June, from 10.5 percent in May. Month-on-month the HICP was also up by 2.2 percent... by a drop of 2.3 percent in communication. Reflecting the impact of the energy crisis, electricity was up 70.4 percent annually and natural gas shot up by 117.7 percent. Heating oil also moved strongly
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Industrial turnover up 42 pct YoY in Aug, but drops 15 pct MoM
EconomyMacroeconomypercent rise in manufacturing revenue, with the mining and quarrying index also up by 13.5 percent... was up by 50.9 percent. In the domestic market, the rise in May was led by a 37 percent increase...) reversed the recent declines and posted a solid rise by 3.4 points in September, moving up to 105.1
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Building activity jumps by 34.2 pct in Mar, Q1 permits up 13.6 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyand the sharpest drop since 2020 when in April it had dropped by 22.4 percent, due to the pandemic..., permits are up by just 13.6 percent YoY to 6,073. The corresponding surface is up by 23.6 percent while... to 9.4 points, from 2.7 points in the previous month. Now the index is up by almost 24 points
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Building activity records modest growth in April, up 10 pct in first four months
EconomyMacroeconomy, and the largest drop in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace with 18.2 percent. Annual fluctuations were affected... the first four months of the year, permits are up by 10.1 percent YoY to 8.088. The corresponding surface is up by 18.5 percent while volume is also higher by 18 percent. The European Commission’s latest
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