Regionally, Thessaly experienced the highest increase in turnover in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, with a 5.3% rise.
Olive oil (63.7%), fruit (11.6%), fish (10.6%), and mineral water (12.5%) registered the highest increases annually
Amid international uncertainty and armed conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine in 2023, Greek exports continued to decline, ending the year with an 8.5% drop
Additionally, the seasonally adjusted General Volume Index for Feb. 2024 experienced a 3.8% decrease compared to the previous month of the same year.
The provisional monthly data revealed that arrivals at tourist accommodations amounted to 773,104 and overnight stays were 1,677,685
Greek debt saw a slight dip to 356.7 billion euros by the end of 2023, down from 356.8 billion euros a year prior
Comparing Feb 2024 indices with their counterparts from Feb 2023, the sector of manufacturing other transport equipment registered the most substantial percentage increase.
Imports decreased by 1.1%, while exports saw a notable decrease of 11.4%, causing significant concern for the trajectory of the Greek economy.
The risk of poverty and social exclusion has declined significantly from its height of 32.6% in 2016, yet great disparities persist between Greece's different regions.
Income inequality in Greece increased slightly between 2022 and 2023, but was still much less than in 2015. And while overall deprivation fell slightly in 2023 on improved circumstances for 18–64-year-olds, it jumped 13.9% for Greece's elderly
The lowest-income quartile possesses 10.4% of the total national equivalent of disposable income, a marginal 0.1 percentage point increase from 2022
The ELSTAT survey on private building data covers permits, types of construction, type and characteristics of the building and its auxiliary spaces, and building usage, surface, volume and data
According to an ELSTAT report, the Industrial Producer Price Index (PPI) recorded a 4.3% drop in February 2024, compared to data from February of last year. This comes in stark contrast to the 4.7% increase recorded in February 2023 compared to the same month in 2022. The decrease in 2024 is due to the decrease […]
Finally, healthcare financing as a percentage of GDP decreased to 8.5% in 2022 from 9.18% in 2021, as per the Health Accounts System report.
Overnight stays by foreigners nudged higher, year-on-year, but arrivals and overnight stays of Greek nationals were lower
However, this growth rate is notably lower compared to the significant surge of 31.1% witnessed during the corresponding period of 2022 over 2021.
However, despite this decline, the general index showed a positive trajectory, surging by 1.7% in January 2024 compared to December 2023
The inflationary pressure on food continues to mount, with a significant uptick of 6.7%. Notably, olive oil saw a staggering 63.4% surge, while fruit prices spiked by 12.3%
The record-breaking performance of the Greek tourism sector in 2023 is reflected in the Bank of Greece (BoG) provisional data published, as 32.73 million tourists visited Greece, compared to 31.34 million in 2019
The figure by the Greek Statistical Authority is 0.2% off the Eurostat’s figures published on Tuesday, which placed the jobless rate for December 2023 at 9.4%