Hellenic Statistical Authority

Greece's economy grew by 0.8 percent in 2014, the country's statistics service ELSTAT said on Friday in its first estimate for the full year.

GDP in real terms amounted to 186.5 billion euros compared with 185.1 billion euros in 2013. A second estimate for the year is due on Oct. 9, ELSTAT said.

The decline in construction activity continued in October 2014, according to data released on Friday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Building permits declined by 19 percent year-on-year to 1,269, corresponding to 243,100 square meters of surface area (down 13 percent) and to 1,065,500 cubic meters of volume (down 6.5 percent).

By Stathis Kousounis

International tourism arrivals in Greece reached a new record of 19 million in the first nine months of last year according to the Bank of Greece?s border survey published on Friday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

An independent committee set up to oversee Greece?s statistical system highlighted alleged attempts to influence the work of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) in a report published on Wednesday.

Unemployment fell to 25.5 percent in the third quarter of the year, against 26.6 percent in the second quarter of 2014 and 27.2 percent in the third quarter of 2013, according to seasonally unadjusted data published on Thursday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

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The construction of new residential buildings across the country is expected to post a significant decline for one more year at the end of December, as in the first seven months only 5,637 new houses and apartment blocks were completed against 7,009 in the same period in 2013, according to data released on Tuesday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Greek retail sales by volume rose 2.2 percent in September compared to the same month last year, after a downwardly revised 7.3 percent increase in August, the country’s statistics service ELSTAT said on Friday.

Sales volumes rose for the fourth month in a row, pointing to a boost in consumer spending in the third quarter as the economy recovers from a protracted slump.

Greek retail sales by volume rose 2.2 percent in September compared to the same month last year, after a downwardly revised 7.3 percent increase in August, statistics service ELSTAT said on Friday.

Sales volumes rose for the fourth month in a row, pointing to a boost in consumer spending in the third quarter as the economy recovers from a protracted slump.

Greece's economy grew 0.7 percent in the third quarter compared to the previous three-month period, with the rate unchanged from a flash estimate earlier in the month, the country's statistics service ELSTAT said on Friday.