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Greek retail sales dive 8.5 pct in May after brief rise in April
EconomyMacroeconomyin April. The rate of drop in May retail turnover indicates the highest negative reading since... reason, the month on month (MoM) evolution showed a drop in May retail turnover and volume by 7.2... as furniture, electrical and household equipment posted the highest YoY drop at -17.8 and -11 percent
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Loan rates rebounded in July, deposit rates continued heading south
EconomyMacroeconomypercent in July, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG). The year to date drop stands at 54 bps... narrowed by 6 bps to 1.45 percent in July from 1.51 percent in June, with the year to date drop...’ sectors from June backwards, which now show that the average loan rate drop in June stood at 27 bps
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OECD report paints grim picture for Greece's labour market
EconomyMacroeconomy, following a 4.8 percent drop in 2012, 8.8 percent in 2011 and 6.9 percent in 2010. Except 2012... an economic adjustment program, Spain also showed a drop in each of the 4-year period ranging from -1.1 to -2.5 percent, while the respective drop in Ireland stood at slightly higher levels, between
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ELSTAT survey finds 2013 household budgets devastated, inequality persists
Societyexpenditure by sub-categories revealed that the highest YoY drop in 2013 was posted in liquid fuels (-17.56... drop. On the flipside, expenditure for medicines (+5.11 euros), cafes (+3.68 euros) and tobacco (+3.4... consumption showed a slight increase of 1.2 percent and natural gas a drop of 3.2 percent. In addition
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Slight uptick in October for Greek PMI, which remains in contraction
EconomyMacroeconomydecreased in October with production posting a drop, albeit marginal, for the third time in the last... to September. The survey also indicated a sharp drop in stocks of purchases, while stocks of finished... and a further drop in manufacturers’ charges. The movement in purchase prices reversed a marginal drop
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Greece returns to growth after long recession, GDP figures show
EconomyMacroeconomytime since Q1 2010 recording an increase of 0.7 percent YoY following a drop of circa 4 percent.... The revised historical figures showed that the largest drop in the third quarter economic activity was posted in 2010 with a decrease of 7.5 percent, followed by a drop of 6.7 percent in 2011 and 6.3
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Greek industrial production drops for eighth straight month but at slower rate
EconomyMacroeconomyin October, when it fell at a slower pace of 0.7 percent after a downward revised 4.9 percent drop... for the 10-month period displayed the drop in industrial production slightly decelerated to 3.1 percent, from 3.4 percent in the 9-month period, mainly reflecting a continued double-digit drop in electricity
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Greek trade deficit drops by larger rate of 27.2 pct in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomyattributed to a 14.6 percent drop in imports, while exports showed a much slower decline at -2.7... lower than the 16.3 percent drop recorded in January. In absolute terms, imports amounted to 3.45... percent, while imports retreated by 6.7 percent resulting in a slower drop of trade deficit to -22 percent
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Unemployment rate eases to 25.4 pct in Feb, as number of unemployed falls
EconomyMacroeconomypercent in February from 1.2 percent in January and an increased rate of drop in the number of jobless... percent in February. The jobless rate among women showed a slower drop by 1.6 pp YoY to 29.1 percent... (25-34 years) and (35-44 years) also showed a marked drop by almost 5 pp to 31.3 percent and by 2.5 pp
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Greek deposit rate almost stable, loan rate slightly up in May
EconomyMacroeconomythe respective rate in comparable countries like Spain, Portugal and Italy. The marginal drop... in May. On corporate lending, there were two marked movements: 1) A drop by 30 bps in loans for amounts... in loans for amounts up to 250,000 euros to 6.11 percent, following a drop by 49 bps in April
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