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Greece Consumer Prices Fall For Third Month

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Greece’s consumer prices declined for the third month in a row in June, data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority showed on Friday.

The consumer price index fell 1.6 percent year-on-year in June, following a 1.1 percent decline in May.

Prices for transportation declined 9.1 percent annually in June. Prices of housing decreased 4.5 percent and…

Greece Jobless Rate Falls In Q1

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Greece’s jobless rate decreased in the first quarter, data from the labor force survey from the Hellenic Statistical Authority showed on Thursday.

The jobless rate fell to 16.2 percent in the first quarter from 16.8 percent in the fourth quarter. In the same quarter last year, the unemployment rate was 19.2 percent .

The number of unemployed persons was 745,093 in the first quarter.

The…

Greece Retail Turnover Growth Eases In January

Greece retail turnover grew at a weaker pace in January, the Hellenic Statistical Authority reported Friday. Retail turnover rose 0.7 percent year-on-year in January, slower than December’s 2 percent increase. Nonetheless, this was the second consecutive increase in turnover. The annual growth was underpinned by a 3 percent rise in clothing and footwear sales and 2.1 percent rise in auto fuel…

Greece Producer Prices Fall For First Time In 15 Months

Greece producer prices declined for the first time in 15 months in February, the Hellenic Statistical Authority showed Friday. Producer prices fell 0.4 percent year-on-year in February, reversing a 1.9 percent rise in January. This was the first fall since November 2016. On a monthly basis, producer prices dropped 1.3 percent, the first and the biggest fall since June 2017. The material has been…

Greece Industrial Production Growth Eases Sharply

Greece’s industrial production growth eased markedly at the end of the year, preliminary data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority showed Friday. Industrial production rose a working-day-adjusted 0.2 percent year-over-year in December, much weaker than the 2.0 percent increase in November. The measure has been rising since October 2016. Among sectors, manufacturing production grew 6.3 percent…

Greece’s consumer price inflation eased in December after accelerating in the previous month, figures from the Hellenic Statistical Authority showed Friday. Consumer prices climbed 0.7 percent year-over-year in December, slower than the 1.1 percent increase in November. The measure has been rising since January. Transport costs grew 4.9 percent annually in December and prices of food and…

Greece’s unemployment rate dropped marginally in October, after remaining stable in the previous month, data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority showed Thursday. The seasonally adjusted jobless rate edged down to 20.7 percent in October from 20.7 percent in September, which was revised up from 20.5 percent. In the corresponding month last year, the rate was 23.3 percent. Unemployment totaled…

Greece’s unemployment rate declined in the three months ended September, the labor force survey from the Hellenic Statistical Authority showed Thursday. The unemployment rate dropped to 20.2 percent in the third quarter from 21.1 percent in the second quarter. In the corresponding period last year, the rate was 22.6 percent. There were 0.97 million unemployed people during the third quarter. The…