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PM gears up for communications drive as PASOK marks 50 years
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is hoping to move up a gear this week as far as its communications drive is concerned, hoping to provide a convincing response to a difficult summer and the apparent dwindling faith... year, rather than the 0.5 that had been planned. Another 0.5-point drop was due the following year
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Unemployment rate edges up to 9.8 pct in Oct
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate remained below the 10 percent mark in October, although it edged up to 9.8 percent, from 9.4 percent in the previous month, Hellenic Statistical... with the same month of 2023, amounting to 466,858, an 8.8 percent drop. Unemployment is moving away from
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Nov sees rise of 2 pct YoY in retail sales, up 2.7 pct MoM
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s retail sales resumed growth in November with a rise of 2 percent year-on-year (YoY), after a drop of 0.5 percent in October, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Friday... basis, the seasonally adjusted index rose by 2.7 percent. The volume’s monthly movement was up by 2.3
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Quarterly unemployment edges up to 9.5 pct in Q4
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s non-seasonally adjusted quarterly unemployment rate picked up in Q4, rising to 9.5 percent, from 9 percent in the previous quarter, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed... quarter and a sharp drop by 8.1 percent compared to the same quarter of 2023. The number of people
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Unemployment rate edges up marginally to 9 pct in Mar
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate edged up slightly to 9 percent in March, from 8.6 percent in the previous month, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Wednesday... drop. Unemployment is moving away from the half million-mark after it had peaked at 1.36 million out
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Car sales up 2.9 pct YoY in Apr, down 0.5 pct over first four months of 2025
EconomyMacroeconomystanding at 21,543. New passenger cars rose by 8.9 percent annually and used cars had a drop of 8.6 percent. Lorries in April were up by 5.9 percent and buses were stable at 0.5 percent. In the first
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Quarterly unemployment edges up to 10.4 pct in Q1 on back of seasonal factors
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s non-seasonally adjusted quarterly unemployment rate picked up in Q1, rising to 10.4 percent, from 9.5 percent in the previous quarter, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed..., increasing by 8.7 percent from the previous quarter and a sharp drop by 15 percent compared
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Hiring balance improves by more than 18,000 jobs up to Aug
EconomyMacroeconomyyear had 5,081 more departures. This led to a year-on-year drop of 2,539 fewer departures. Total...-time work came to 50 percent. Part-time and shift work made up 40 percent and almost 10 percent
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Drop in Greek CPI decelerated to 1.1 pct in September
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained on negative ground in September, easing by 1.1 percent compared to a 1.3-percent drop recorded in August. On a monthly basis, CPI rose by 2.6 percent... (down 4.1 percent). Furthermore, the drop in household equipment, health, transport and recreation
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Central gov't cash surplus rises to €3 bln in October despite drop in revenues
EconomyMacroeconomyto 38.39 billion euros, decelerating from the 9-month rise of 5.3 percent. This reflects a sharp drop...-off item, the underlying BoG figure shows a drop of 2.4 percent to 37.08 billion. Compared
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