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Unemployment: Down to 7.9% in May

The number of employed persons amounted to 4,346,499 persons, an increase of 86,787 persons compared to May 2024

ELSTAT: “Dive” of over 40% for building permits in March – Over 29% in the first quarter

Total construction activity shows a 29.1% decrease in the number of building permits, a 43.2% decrease in surface area and a 33% decrease in volume in the period January - March

ELSTAT: Greek economic growth at 2.2% in the first quarter

Positive start to the year for the Greek economy

Construction: Sharp “brake” in January following the decision on the New Building Regulation

According to ELSTAT, there was a 17.3% drop in permits, 37.2% in surface area, and 38.4% in building volume

Mitsotakis: Every November, one month’s rent to be returned to renters and €250 net to 1.5 million pensioners and people with disabilities

Rent refund based on income criteria – An additional €500 million to be allocated to the Public Investment Program – Permanent measures announced by the Prime Minister amount to €1 billion – Details to be provided shortly by Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis

Surprise Primary Surplus of €11.4 billion (4.8% of GDP) for 2024

Significant overachievement of the government's surplus target – What ELSTAT figures show

ELSTAT: 26.9% of Greece’s population at risk of poverty – 0.8% increase in 2024

In which areas of the country the highest rates are recorded and in which areas the lowest rates are recorded

ELSTAT: Growth at 2.3% in 2024 – The economy grew at a 2.6% pace in the second quarter.

GDP in 2024 in volume terms amounted to 201.5 billion euros, compared to 197 billion euros in 2023

ELSTAT: Causes of death in the Greek population in 2022

Deaths decreased by 2.2% in 2022 compared to 2021 – Circulatory system diseases were the main causes of death

ELSTAT: Regions’ value added to increase by 13.9% in 2022

The regions with the most significant increase are the Peloponnese, Crete, the South Aegean and the Ionian Islands, while the region of Thessaly shows the smallest increase

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