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Case of Greece's ex-ELSTAT Chief Goes Back to Court

The case of former head of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) Andreas Georgiou over misrepresentation of Greek financial data will be up for review by the Appeals Council for a third time, following a Supreme Court decision on Monday. The...

Greece Outperforms Primary Surplus Target for Third Year in a Row

Greece has recorded a primary surplus of 4.0 percent of GDP, or 7.080 billion euros, in 2017, according to data released on Monday by country’s independent statistics agency (ELSTAT). This is the third year in a row that Greece outperforms...

Greek Unemployment Eases to 20.6% in January

The Greek unemployment rate eased to 20.6 pct in January from 20.8 percent in December 2017 and the upwardly revised rate of 23.2 percent in January 2017 the, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Thursday. The statistics service said that the...

Greek Jobless Rate Rises in Last Quarter of 2017

The Greek unemployment rate grew to 21.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017 from 20.2 percent in the third quarter of 2017, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Thursday. Compared to the same period of 2016, it has decreased...

Greek Museum Visitors on the Rise

The number of visitors to Greek museums went up in 2017 compared to the previous year, according to figures released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Monday. Specifically, in November, there was a 7.2 percent increase to the number...

Greek GDP Rises for Fourth Consecutive Quarter

New data has revealed that Greece's economy grew again last October-December, a fourth consecutive period of quarter-on-quarter growth. ELSTAT, Greece's official statistics agency, said on Monday that GDP went up 0.1 percent in Q4 2017, but the speed of growth...

Revenues, Visitors to Museums, Archaeological Sites Up

Visits to Greek museums and archaeological sites in September 2017 jumped 13 percent  and 12.1 percent, respectively, in comparison with the same month in 2016, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) reported on Monday. The increase in total visitors to museums...

Greek Inflation Rise Slows Down in December

Greece's consumer price inflation eased in December after accelerating in the previous month, figures from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) showed Friday. Consumer prices climbed 0.7 percent year-over-year in December, slower than the 1.1 percent increase in November. The measure...

Greek Unemployment Rate Down to 20.7% in October

Greece’s jobless rate eased to 20.7% in October from an upwardly revised 20.8% in September, the country’s statistics service ELSTAT announced on Thursday. Seasonally adjusted data showed the number of registered unemployed at 990,288 people, with younger persons aged up...

ELSTAT: More Visitors to Greek Museums and Archaeological Sites

Visits to Greek museums and archaeological sites in August 2017 jumped 15.8 pct and 19.2 pct, respectively, the Hellenic Statistical Authority ELSTAT reported. The increase in total visitors to museums included a 13.1 pct hike in free-admission visitors, while museum...