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Collapse in revenues brings 2014 primary surplus to 1.9 bln, 3 bln short of target
Economyto an underperformance of 3.01 billion for the whole year. The worsening performance in December reflects... in December from 5.3 percent in November. As a result, 2014 revenues fell by 3.6 percent to 49.61... million. Local media and the Finance Minister indicated the slowdown in December revenues is also
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Economic sentiment and consumer confidence improve in Dec
EconomyMacroeconomyto 87.1 in December, European Commission (EC) figures revealed on Thursday. ESI had fallen by around 24... confidence also improved by 3 points to -61.1 in December. Consumer confidence decreased by around... trends in December. The industry confidence increased for the fourth successive month by 3 points
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Deflation drops to 0.2 pct in Dec, at 1.7 pct for 2015
EconomyMacroeconomyThe drop in the Greek Consumer Price Index (CPI) decelerated further to 0.2 percent in December.... The December headline figure represents the lowest negative reading since March 2013 when the country... in December, after easing by 0.1 percent in November, turning positive for the first time since February
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Newsletter 58 - 15/01/2016
in December from 0.7 percent in November. December’s headline figure is the lowest negative reading since March 2013 when a period of prolonged deflation began. The small decline in December mainly reflects.... The harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) rose by 0.4 percent in December. The small decline
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Primary surplus beat target in 2015 on higher revenues and restrained spending
Economybillion euros in December primarily reflecting PIB expenditure of 2.71 billion, which... heading north for the third successive month increasing by 13.2 percent to 5.86 billion in December... billion in December, which is the highest reading in the year, as a number of deferred expenses
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Newsletter 60 - 29/01/2016
rose at an accelerating pace by 1.65 billion in December to reach a total of 13.5 billion for the year.... In contrast, after a short-lived rise of three points in December, consumer confidence fell by 2.8... of arrivals claiming to be Syrian (and therefore eligible for asylum) fell to 39 percent in December
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Elektroniki’s bankruptcy reflects struggles of consumer electronics sector
EconomyFeaturesin this category fell by 4.7 percent in December 2015 compared to December 2014. Compared to pre-crisis years, the consumer electronics sector has all but collapsed. For example, in December 2010, the year... to December 2009. The data for December 2009 compared to December 2008 showed a rise in this sector’s
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Job hirings of 11,132 in Dec; 2016 net hirings at record high since 2001
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance remained positive in December 2016, with net hirings increasing to 11,132.... The figure is the third time the December data has been positive and the second highest reading for the last month of the year since 2011. According to the breakdown, hirings stood at 155,135 in December
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New overdue taxes jump by 1.3 bln in Dec, total stock climbs to 54 pct of GDP
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s new tax debt exceeded the 1-billion mark in December as it climbed to 1.28 billion euros... a revenue gap of 237 million in December. The bulk (154.1) million relates to ENFIA and 73.6 million to VAT. However, the number of tax debtors fell by around 165,800 to 4.15 million in December, after
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Newsletter 111 - 17/03/2017
. The new tax debt rose at a sharper pace by 1.63 billion in January from 1.28 billion in December, data... in December, to stand at 4.17 million in January. Overall, the total stock of overdue taxes, including... rebounding in the previous five quarters. Building permits increase 2.1 percent in December Number
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