ELSTAT

Greek retail sales by volume rose 3.2 percent in November compared to the same month last year after an upwardly revised 4.1 percent drop in October, statistics service ELSTAT said on Thursday.

Retail sales were led higher by books and stationery.

Greek retail sales by volume dropped 4 percent in October compared to the same month in 2017 after a downwardly revised 2.9 percent increase in September, statistics service ELSTAT said on Monday.

Retail sales were led lower by automotive fuel, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.

There were 393 registered adoptions in 2017, marking a 77.8 percent rise compared to 2016, when there were 221, according to Greek statistics agency ELSTAT.

The largest increase was recorded in the area including the Aegean islands and Crete, with a 93.8 percent rise.

Despite the failure of successive governments to implement a decade-old smoking ban, the majority of youngsters in Greece do not smoke, 2017 data from statistics agency ELSTAT show.

Only 12.7 percent of Greeks aged 16-24 spoke daily and 8.1 percent smoke occasionally, a reduction attributed to rising awareness concerning the dangers of tobacco.

There was an almost 13 percent drop in the number of road accidents that led to death or injury in November last year compared to the same month in 2016.

According to the ELSTAT statistics agency, there were 853 road accidents leading to 53 deaths, 52 serious injuries and 936 light injuries in November last year   

Greece's jobless rate eased to 21.2 percent in June from a downwardly revised 21.5 percent in the previous month, statistics agency ELSTAT said on Thursday, but the rate remains the eurozone's highest.

Greece's jobless rate dropped slightly to 21.7 percent in May from an upwardly revised 21.8 percent in the previous month, statistics agency ELSTAT said on Thursday, but the rate remains the eurozone's highest.

Greece's jobless rate dropped to 21.7 percent in April from 22.0 percent in the previous month, statistics agency ELSTAT said on Thursday, but remained the eurozone's highest.

Unemployment in March was revised lower from 22.5 percent.

Greece's jobless rate dropped to 22.5 percent in March from a downwardly revised 22.9 percent in the previous month, statistics agency ELSTAT said on Thursday, but remained the eurozone's highest.

February's jobless rate was revised lower from 23.2 percent.

Greece's jobless rate dropped slightly to 23.2 percent in February from 23.3 percent the previous month, statistics agency ELSTAT said on Thursday.

January's reading was downwardly revised from 23.5 percent.