ELSTAT

The largest decrease was recorded in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sectors, at 4.4%. Retail trade also showed a decrease of 0.7%

These trends are largely attributed to a significant drop in energy prices, despite some fluctuations, along with a softening in food prices.

The total number of individuals without work in the country amounted to 444,402, marking a decrease of 90,496 persons in comparison with August 2023.

Total births in 2023 amounted to 71,455, a 6.1% drop compared to 2022, when there were 76,095 births

The highest average annual expenditure was recorded in the Attica region, amounting to 23,325.96 euros, while the lowest was in Central Greece, at 14,052.24 euros.

Both the islands of Mykonos and Santorini saw decreases in their accommodation and food service revenues.

The data concerns companies maintaining double-entry bookkeeping, and for which monthly data are available.

Conversely, the volume of goods in Greece's ports decreased by an infinitesimal 0.1%  in the first quarter 2024 compared with 1Q 2023

The seasonally adjusted General Industrial Production Index in Greece for July 2024, compared to June 2024, showed an increase of 1.7%

Despite the remarkable rise in road traffic incidents, casualties in June 2024 decreased by 3.1%

The number of persons employed amounted to σε 4,327,825, ELSTAT reports

The number of employed persons amounted to 4,229,548, up by 26,303 compared with July 2023 (0.6%) and down by 46,286 persons compared with June 2024 (-1.1%).

The Total Building Activity (private and public) in Greece, in May 2024, based on the issued building permits, amounted to 2,065.

This is an increase of 4.3% compared with the second quarter of 2023 when the respective turnover was 17.37 billion euros

Month-over-month, the General Index rose by 2.1% in June 2024 compared to May 2024, a notable jump from the 0.5% increase recorded in the same period of the previous year.

According to ELSTAT, revenues in the two sectors increased overall, but Mykonos and Santorini reported a steep decline

The Overall IPI in June 2023 decreased by 3.0% compared with the corresponding index in June 2022.

Food items continue to experience the largest annual changes, with olive oil surging by 56.7%, cereals up by 7.4%, fresh fish increasing by 8.4%, and mineral water/soft drinks rising by 8.6%.

Ice cream in Greece is becoming a costly pleasure with a liter selling for at least 3.7 euros in 2023, among Europe's most expensive.

PM Mitsotakis reminded that the unemployment rate fell to 9.6% in June 2024, down from 10.3% in May 2024 - the lowest level since the same month in 2009