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Economy
Greece's Retail Sales Drop 1.5% in April
Greek retail sales by volume dropped 1.5 percent in April compared to the same month in 2015, according to Greece's statistical authority, ELSTAT.
The figures released on Thursday show that the drop came after an upwardly revised 1.2 percent slide in March.
Poor...
Economy
Four Out of 10 Greeks Are Poor and Face Social Exclusion
The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) released the results of the 2015 Survey on Income and Living Conditions of Household for the income period of the year 2014. The survey is the main source of comparable statistics on income distribution...
Economy
Greek Stats Agency Shows GDP Shrinkage, But Slight Rise in PPI
The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) released its seasonally adjusted data that shows a shrinkage in the Greek GDP by 1.4 percent in the first quarter of 2016 compared to the same period in the previous year and a decrease...
Greece
Visits to Greek Museums and Archaeological Sites up 12.4 pct in January
Visitors to Greek museums in January 2016 posted a 12.4 percent increase, however, revenues from entrance tickets fell 1.1 pct compared to the same month in 2015, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said.
The number of free admission visitors in...
Business
Greek Stats Show Drop in GDP as Eurostat Average Rises
The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced the Gross Domestic Product for the 1st Quarter of 2016. Flash estimates show that available seasonally adjusted data indicate that in this period, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in volume terms decreased by...
Economy
Unemployment in Greece Eases to 24.2% in February 2016
Greek unemployment rate eased to 24.2 pct of the workforce in February this year, from 24.4 pct in January and 25.8 pct in February 2015, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Thursday.
The statistics service, in a monthly report, said that...
Economy
ELSTAT: Unemployment in Greece at 24.4% in January
The percentage of unemployment in Greece in January 2016 has dropped to 24.4% in comparison with the 25.7% of January 2015, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)
The unemployment rate in December 2015 was at 24.3%. The total number...
Greece
Traffic Accidents Causing Fatalities or Injuries Up in January 2016
Traffic accidents in Greece causing deaths and injuries rose by 8.9 percent in January 2016 relative to the same month in 2015, the Greek Statistical authority ELSTAT reported on Thursday.
The total number of such accidents in the month were...
Archaeology
Visitors, Revenues in Museums and Archaeological Sites Up in Jan-Nov 2015
Visitors to Greek museums in November 2015 increased by 4.9 percent, however, revenues from entrance tickets fell 11.9 pct compared to the same month in 2014, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Wednesday.
It also said that in the...
Greece
Aging Greek Population is Worrisome
Greece is aging faster than many other countries in Europe, thereby adding to the difficulties facing the country in resolving its massive economic problems.
According to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) and published in the Greek daily...