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Exports produce strong finish to 2024 but trade deficit up 8 pct to 34.61 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyand ships, the aggregate deficit was up by 5.3 percent, at 27.63 billion euros. Imports from EU countries were up by 2.8 percent to 43.38 billion euros, while imports from non-EU markets were also up... billion euros, and non-EU exports were up by 2.7 percent at 22.48 billion euros.
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Seasonal factors push up retail sales growth to 7.6 pct YoY in Apr
EconomyMacroeconomywas up by 1 percent. Compared to April 2024, automotive fuel was down by 6.3 percent, non-food... and food and beverages were up by 20.6 percent. Clothing and footwear also recorded a rise of 1 percent... of prices, with fuels up by 4.7 percent, a 12.9 percent rise in foods and non-food up by 7 percent
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Tourism on track for new record season as receipts rise by 12.5 pct up to July
EconomyMacroeconomy4.52 billion euros, compared to 3.93 billion euros in 2024, up 15 percent year-on-year (YoY... 6.76 million, up 6.4 percent YoY. Arrivals from the EU totalled 4.24 million, of which 2.6 million... to 1.62 billion euros. Average expenditure per trip was up by 7.2 percent to 632 euros from 589
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Retail sales up by 4 pct YoY in July as inflation drives volume rise of 2.1 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyand food and beverages were up by 6.7 percent. Clothing and footwear also recorded a rise of 2.5..., with fuels up by 1.5 percent, a 2.1 percent rise in foods and non-food up by 5 percent. According... with an improvement to -45.6 points, from -48.8 points in the previous month. Consumer confidence is up
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Travel receipts up by 10.5 pct YoY in Aug on back of 7.5 mln arrivals in
EconomyMacroeconomyfor the month were 4.52 billion euros, compared to 4.09 billion euros in 2024, up 10.5 percent year-on-year... in August reached 7.47 million, up 8.1 percent YoY. Arrivals from the EU totalled 4.64 million, of which... receipts came to 1.86 billion euros. Average expenditure per trip was up by 1.7 percent to 577 euros
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Surveillance and Tempe cases return to haunt ND, as court probes revive cover-up suspicion
PoliticsGreek Politicscover-up at a time when New Democracy is trying to rebuild its support. Predatorgate A magistrate’s... the new information on the CCTV does not necessarily support the cover-up allegations made by some... in the run-up to national polls due in 2027. The potential significance lies not only in the substance
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Newsletter 453 - 28/02/2025
concluded that serious underfunding and understaffing of the railways in the years leading up..., amounting to a shake-up of the operational and regulatory framework. The investigation did not come down... anger over the Tempe issue and the government’s inability to come up with a convincing response
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Current account deficit at 1.22 bln in Nov, down 18.6 pct
EconomyMacroeconomywith a slight drop in the corresponding payment pushed the travel surplus up by 84.4 percent... of Greece (BoG) data displayed on Wednesday. The year on year (YoY) drop reflects a narrowing... percent, with exports recording a double-digit drop of 11.3 percent. The BoG said that the net oil
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Covid-19 impact on tourism sector set to be extensive, report suggests
EconomyFeaturesmade up 16.3 percent of overall tourism revenues. INSETE quoted research by the consultancy firm McKinsey, Germans are expected that this year their expenditure on international flights will drop... are expected to drop by 82 percent. In 2019, BoG figures showed that visitors from the UK generated 14.1
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Newsletter 281 -22/01/2021
plan for businesses that will be rolled out in three stages: One up to April, the second until... of the tax advance refund, which broke all previous records by some distance. Now it is up... was partly offset by a 4.2 billion drop in the balance of goods deficit, along with a slight improvement
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