Hellenic Statistical Authority

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.

A piece of Finance Ministry legislation that introduces wage increases for employees hired over the past seven years has prompted angry reactions from those workers who do not stand to benefit from the provision, widely seen as a handout by the leftist-led government which is trailing in opinion polls ahead of elections next year.

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Greece's jobless rate eased to 19 percent in July from 19.1 percent in the previous month, falling to its lowest level since August 2011, data from the country's statistics service ELSTAT showed on Thursday.

Seasonally adjusted data showed the number of unemployed at 897,861 people, with younger persons aged up to 24 bearing the brunt of being out of work.

Despite the impact of austerity on their household budgets, Greeks continue to spend a significant portion of their monthly income on private health and education to supplement public services, new research has revealed.

Only one in six homes in Greece is insured, which highlights the extent of untapped business opportunities in the sector, according to a survey by the Hellenic Association of Insurance Companies (EAEE).

In 2017, 18.1 percent of Greece's population were at risk of poverty, marginally lower than the 18.2 percent estimated in 2016, the Greek statistical authority (ELSTAT) said on Thursday.

According to a survey conducted on a sample of 6,176 households around the country, average monthly spending on purchases totaled 1,415 euros (547.51 euros per person).

Greek retail sales by volume rose 2.5 percent in July compared to the same month last year after a downwardly revised 1.7 percent increase in June, statistics service ELSTAT said on Friday.

Retail sales were led higher by pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and books, the data showed.

The case of Greece's former statistics agency chief Andreas Georgiou will go to the Council of Appeals for a third time over accusations he falsified budget data to justify Greece's first international bailout.

The former chief of ELSTAT has already been cleared twice in judgments by the Council of Appeals Court Judges.

In the Notes for Discussion 1-3, we discussed the demographic projections by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) for the future population of Greece, the working-age population (15-64), and employment and unemployment.