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Wages grew by 8.7 pct YoY in Q2 thanks to strong seasonal hires
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) Wages Index grew by 8.7 percent year-on-year (YoY) in Q2, from 6.2 percent in the first quarter of 2025, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Friday. The wages index captures employees’ gross earnings, including salaries, bonuses, extraordinary
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Property prices rise by 7.3 pct YoY in Q2, index at all-time high again
EconomyMacroeconomyin Q4 2024. The index’s previous peak was in Q3 2008 when it was at 102.2 points, now having back
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Deposits rise by 2 bln in Aug, reaching new recent high of 205.4 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek banking system’s private sector deposits rose in August, with a net increase of 2.05 billion euros, after a drop of 1.15 billion euros in July, according to the latest Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Thursday. The annual growth in July was 5.4 percent year on year (YoY), from 5.1
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Credit growth stable at 10.6 pct YoY in Aug
EconomyMacroeconomywas 124.87 billion euros. The corporate lending balance’s net monthly flow was positive by 151 million
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Despite rise of 6.1 pct YoY in June, building permits down 13.8 pct in H1
EconomyMacroeconomyCommission’s latest business sentiment indicators for August showed that construction confidence improved
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Producer prices contract 1.7 pct YoY in Aug due to energy drop
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Producer Price Index (PPI) went further into contraction in August, with a drop of 1.7 percent year-on-year (YoY), after a decrease of 0.5 percent in July, ELSTAT data showed on Tuesday. This was the second contraction of the year, following six consecutive positive readings. The index had
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Oil prices contribute to trade deficit falling by 18.8 pct YoY in Aug
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s trade deficit fell sharply by 18.8 percent year-on-year (YoY) in August, after a rise of 4 percent in July, according to data released by ELSTAT on Wednesday. The deficit came to 2.1 billion euros for August. Imports totalled 5.45 billion euros, falling by 13 percent YoY. Exports totalled
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Survey attempts to map current contours of progressivism in Greece
SocietyThe first national survey conducted on behalf of the Progressive Lab’s sketches a profile of modern Greek progressivism that is emphatically social and economic rather than purely cultural. The newly-launched Progressive Lab describes itself as a “laboratory for the production of ideas
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Despite recovery in previous three months, building permits down 9.9 pct YoY to July
EconomyMacroeconomyCommission’s latest business sentiment indicators for September showed that construction confidence
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Corporate deposits propel savings increase to 208 bln in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek banking system’s private sector deposits rose strongly in September, with a net increase of 2.65 billion euros, after a rise of 2.05 billion euros in August, according to the latest Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Monday. The annual growth in September was 5.5 percent year
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