Among the regions, the North Aegean recorded the highest turnover growth in 2024, with a 3.8% increase, followed by Attica with 3%.
Food inflation in Greece remained nearly stagnant at just 0.1%, while the highest price increases were recorded in passenger air transport (31.6%), natural gas (26.5%), hotels-motels-inns (16.8%) and residential rents (9.2%).
A total of 40,351 marriages took place in Greece in 2023, comprising 21,402 religious ceremonies and 18,949 civil marriages.
Conversely, numbers indicate that exports declined, totaling to 49.90 billion euros in 2024, down from 51.02 billion euros in 2023 marking a 2.2% decrease.
In January, services recorded the highest annual inflation rate in the eurozone at 3.9%, slightly down from 4.0% in December, according to Eurostat's latest data.
Retail turnover in Greece recorded an upward trajectory in November, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). This trend reflects the positive impact of November’s Black Friday sales on the sector. Specifically, the General Retail Turnover Index increased by 2% in November 2024 compared to the same month in 2023. Additionally, compared […]
At a European level, according to unemployment data released by Eurostat Greece remains the country with the second-highest unemployment in the EU.
There was a significant decrease in the annual consumption of heating oil, which fell by 32.9%, and high-sulfur fuel oil, which dropped by 13.6%.
A total of 2,602 building permits were granted, reflecting an increase of 5.2% in the number of permits, a 31.2% rise in surface area, and a substantial 46.7% surge in volume compared to the same month in 2023.
It was slightly down from €371.483bln in Q3 2023, according to the quarterly non-financial accounts of the General Government
In Dec. of 2024, 14,815 vehicles (new and imported used) were registered for the first time, marking a 4.9% decline.
Overall inflation stood at 2.6% in December and averaged 2.7% for the entirety of 2024.
Energy prices in Greece also rose by 0.7% in Dec., compared to a 0.1% increase in the Eurozone.
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the index for Nov. 2024 showed a month-on-month increase of 2.8% compared to Oct. 2024.
The number of employed individuals reached 4,286,466, marking an increase of 146,066 people (3.5%) compared to November 2023
This decrease is attributed, to a 3.4% decline in the plant production price index, mainly due to changes in the industrial plants group, as well as a 0.7% increase in the animal production price index.
The number of employed individuals reached 4,284,694, an increase of 67,723 compared to October 2023 (+1.6%) and 22,002 compared to September 2024 (+0.5%).
The survey sampled 3,585 households, with 86.3% of respondents aged 16-74 saying they used the Internet in the first quarter of 2024.
Greece continues to outpace the EU average in terms of growth rates, despite signs of a slump. The outlook for 2024 and 2025, however, indicates a diminishing expansion in the face of rising national debt.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Greece dropped to 9.8% in October 2024, down from a revised 10.8% in October 2023 but up from a revised 9.4% in September 2024, according to data from ELSTAT. Employment and Unemployment Figures The number of employed individuals rose to 4,284,694, marking an increase of 67,723 (1.6%) compared to […]