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ELSTAT: Drop in Visitor Attendance to Greek Museums and Archaeological Sites

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced the results of the Survey on Museums and Archaeological Sites Attendance for July 2016. In particular: • During July 2016, Museums experienced a 3 percent increase in the number of visitors and a 66.1...

ELSTAT: Greece's August Unemployment 1.2% Improvement From Last Year

Greece's unemployment rate rose slightly to 23.4 percent of the workforce in August, from 23.3 percent in July, but fell from 24.6 percent in August last year, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Thursday. In a report ELSTAT said that the number...

More Than 500,000 Greeks Suffer From Depression

The economic crisis in Greece has led to an increase in mental disorders, with depression being the most common as more than half million Greeks suffer from it. The data regarding the increase in mental disorders were presented during the...

Greek Household Income Shrinks Even Further With More Belt-Tightening

Greek families that have seen their household incomes butchered noted an even greater reduction according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The latest figures show that consumer spending decreased by 1.1 percent dropping from 32.2 billion...

Greek Statistics Authority Lowers Primary Surplus

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced a lower 2015 primary surplus and higher debt than the one initial figures had indicated in data released for the second Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) notification of 2016. These figures have been passed...

ELSTAT: Household Budgets Dropped a Little Bit More Last Year

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced the results of the Household Budget Survey (HBS) conducted in 2015. The survey, presented on Wednesday, was conducted on a sample of 6,150 private households throughout the country. A change in the average household consumption...

Unemployment in Greece Remains More Than Double the Average Eurozone Rate

  Greece has seen a 0.2 percent rise in employment in September, according to Reuters, which reported that the Hellenic Statistical Authority's (ELSTAT) latest data shows unemployment numbers easing from 23.4 percent in June to 23.2 percent in July. On Thursday...

Consumer Spending Drops Further in Greece

Consumer spending in Greece dropped further in 2015 as a result of continuing recession, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). Household spending declined further as average monthly expenditures in 2015 amounted to 1,419.57 euros, dropping 2.8% (or 40.95 euros)...

Greek Population Drops by Roughly 30,000 as Deaths Overtake Births in 2015

Greece's population declined by 29,365 individuals in 2015 as the death rate overtook births, without calculating the effect of migration, the Hellenic Statistical Authority ELSTAT reported on Friday. According to ELSTAT figures, there were 91,847 births (47,294 boys and 44,553...

72.2 Percent of Unemployed Have Been Seeking a Job for Over a Year

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) presented data for the workforce. In the 2nd quarter of 2016, the number of employed were at 3,702,613 people, whereas registered were at 1,112,075 people. The unemployment rate slightly decreased to 23.1 percent, compared...