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Greek Government 'Surprised' by EC Intervention on Supreme Court's ELSTAT Probe

The European Commission wants the Greek government to take an official stand on press reports that the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) had rigged data to aid Greece's foreign creditors. EU Social Affairs Commissioner Marianne Thyssen, who overseas Eurostat, said...

New Construction in Greece Practically at a Standstill, Latest Stats Reveal

According to the latest figures released by the Greek statistical agency ELSTAT, new construction for the first 5 months of 2016 across Greece has seen a drop from the already low number of last year, with only 2,751 new homes...

Former ELSTAT Chief Andreas Georgiou Opposes Criminal Charges

“I don’t regret it one bit. I’d have done exactly the same again — in a heartbeat,” Andreas Georgiou, former ELSTAT chief said to the Financial Times in an interview published on Saturday, August 14. Georgiou, who has also...

PM Tsipras: FT's Article on Greek GDP Data is 'Best Response to Doomsayers'

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras responded to an article published in the Financial Times on Friday, which commented favorably on Greek economic data and was titled “Greece Surprises with Economic Growth”, saying it is “the best response to doomsayers”. Greece...

Greece Still in Recession for 2nd Quarter of 2016

Greece remained in recession for the second quarter of 2016, showing a 0.7% drop in gross domestic product, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The Greek GDP declined 0.7% compared to the same period in 2015. A new assessment will...

Greek Fruit and Vegetable Exports Increase in First Half of 2016

Fruit exports surged in the first half of 2016, increasing by 47.4% in volume and 25.7% in value as 787,444 tons were exported bringing 413.939 million euros in revenue. Vegetable exports increased by 23.5% in volume, reaching 152,822 tons, and...

Documented Greek Unemployment Holds at 23.5% in May

The unemployment rate in Greece is holding steady according to the statistics agency ELSTAT. On Thursday the agency said that the jobless rate was at 23.5 percent in May and that the number of documented unemployed people reached 1.123 million. The...

Former Head of ELSTAT Will Face Charges for Allegedly Inflating 2009 Deficit, Supreme Court Says

Greece's Supreme Court on Monday partially revoked a decision to drop charges against Andreas Georgiou, the former head of Greece's independent Statistics Agency ELSTAT, for presenting artificially inflated figures for Greece's deficit in 2009. The court accepted a motion filed...

Unemployment in Greece Drops to 23.3% in April

Unemployment in Greece stood at 23.3% in April, exactly two percentage points down from the April 2015 figure, according to ELSTAT figures released on Thursday. The Greek statistical authority data also shows that unemployment also dropped compared to last month,...

Greek Road Accidents Rose by 12.3% But With Fewer Deaths

Greek statistics for road accidents rose by 12.3 percent in April compared to the previous year, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority of Greece (ELSTAT). The data included road accidents that caused death or injury. The number of accidents...