Hellenic Statistical Authority

Greece's annual EU-harmonised inflation rate slowed marginally in December, statistics service ELSTAT data showed on Friday.

Consumer prices climbed 0.7 percent year-over-year in December, slower than the 1.1 percent increase in November. 

Greece's jobless rate eased to 20.7 percent in October from an upwardly revised 20.8 percent in September, the country's statistics service ELSTAT said on Thursday.

Greek retail sales by volume declined 1.1 percent in October compared to the same month a year ago after a 0.8 percent drop in September, statistics service ELSTAT said on Friday.

Retail sales were led lower by foods, beverages and department stores, the data showed.

The number of registered doctors in Greece rose in 2016 after the brain drain of the preceding five years, according to data published on Wednesday by the Greek Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

The number of registered doctors in 2016 was 70,964, the highest in the last decade and 3.6 percent more than 2015.

A prosecutor's order calling for the case of six advisers to the country's privatization agency TAIPED to be reopened was seen on Wednesday as more or less expected, given that it is back in the hands of the same prosecutor, Andreas Karaflos.

Greece's jobless rate fell to 20.2 percent in July-to-September from 21.1 percent in the second quarter, data from the country's statistics service ELSTAT have showed.

About 75.6 percent of Greece's 970,000 jobless are long-term unemployed, meaning they have been out of work for at least 12 months, the figures showed on Thursday.

Investment in construction declined 19.3 percent in the third quarter of the year on an annual basis, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Monday, as the sector continues to hold back growth in Greece, having buckled under the burden of overtaxation and the decline in households' purchasing power.

While unemployment keeps going down according to official figures, part-time work soars, meaning that 30.6 percent of workers in the private sector are in part-time and underpaid employment.

Greece's jobless rate eased to 20.5 percent in September from an upwardly revised 20.7 percent in August, the country's statistics service ELSTAT said on Thursday.

Seasonally adjusted data showed the number of registered unemployed at 981.126 people, with younger persons aged up to 24 bearing the brunt of being out of work.

Greece's economy expanded for a third straight quarter in July-to-September but at a slower pace than in the previous quarter, statistics service (ELSTAT) said on Monday, upwardly revising data for the second quarter.
   
The seasonally adjusted data showed gross domestic product grew by 0.3 percent in the third quarter, at a slower compared to 0.8 percent in April-to-June.