According to Eurostat data, in 2023, a European spent more money buying pizza or takeaway than one or two years earlier.
Despite the overall trend, Greece faces persistent challenges with rising food prices, as the food, alcohol and tobacco index totaled 7.1% during the month, on an annual basis, slightly lower than 7.6% in Dec 2023
Across the European Union, annual inflation reached 3.4% in December 2023, rising from 3.1% in November marking a significant decrease from the 10.4% recorded one year earlier
In all countries except Bulgaria, the average life satisfaction was above 6, indicating that most people in the EU reported being more satisfied than dissatisfied, explained the statistical agency.
Spain retains highest jobless rate in EU, followed by Greece
Meanwhile, the data for Industrial producer prices in the Eurozone showed a significant decline of 8.8% in November 2023
Inflation in the Eurozone stood at 2.9%
Annual inflation rate in the Eurozone at 2.4% last month
The data does not take into account the "grey market" in Greece which is estimated to be equivalent to some 25% of GDP in the country, according to the IMF
A staggering 16.7% of Greek citizens reported being unable to undergo medical examinations, while they also indicated inability to undergo medical examinations, with 28% stating they lived in poverty
Austrians are the most satisified
Only citizens in Poland and Greece spend more than they save
The data showed Greece had the highest costs both in urban and rural areas
Food, alcohol, and tobacco will exhibit the highest annual rates at 6.9 percent in the Eurozone
Rise Attributed to Higher Food Prices
The Nordic Countries are more Proficient in Languages
Luxembourgians were the Best-Off
More ominously, the category “foods, alcohol and tobacco” – with foodstuffs dominating interest – was almost double than the overall rate, which totaled 7.5 percent.