European Commission/August 2017: Economic Sentiment continues to rise in the euro area, broadly stable in the EU/30 Αυγούστου 2017 The Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) for the euro area rose again in August, increasing slightly by 0.6 points to 111.9, its highest level in more than 10 years. The indicator for the EU remained broadly stable (-0.3 points to 111.9), just below its 10-year high of July. Σχετικές Αναρτήσεις European Commission, (2016), …Read More

Eurostat/Euro area annual inflation up to 1.5% /31 Αυγούστου 2017 Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 1.5% in August 2017, up from 1.3% in July 2017, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Σχετικές Αναρτήσεις Eurostat/Annual inflation stable at 1.3% in the euro area/17 Αυγούστου 2017 Eurostat/Annual inflation down to 1.3% in the euro area/17 Ιουλίου 2017

OECD/GDP Growth – Second quarter of 2017/28 Αυγούστου 2017 Quarterly growth of real gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area accelerated to 0.7% in the second quarter of 2017, compared with 0.5% in the previous quarter, according to provisional estimates. Among the Major Seven economies, in the second quarter of 2017, GDP growth accelerated strongly in Japan (to 1.0%, compared with 0.4% in the previous quarter) and the United States …Read More

Eurostat/GDP up by 0.6% in both the euro area and the EU28/16 Αυγούστου 2017 Seasonally adjusted GDP rose by 0.6% in both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28 during the second quarter of 2017, compared with the previous quarter, according to a flash estimate published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the first quarter of 2017, GDP grew by 0.5% in both zones. Σχετικές Αναρτήσεις …Read More

Eurostat/Annual inflation stable at 1.3% in the euro area/17 Αυγούστου 2017 Euro area annual inflation was 1.3% in July 2017, stable compared with June 2017. In July 2016 the rate was 0.2%. European Union annual inflation was 1.5% in July 2017, also stable compared to June 2017. A year earlier the rate was 0.2%. These figures come from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Σχετικές Αναρτήσεις Eurostat/Annual inflation …Read More

Eurostat/Production in construction down by 0.5% in euro area/18 Αύγουστου 2017 In June 2017 compared with May 2017, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector decreased by 0.5% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.2% in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statisticaloffice of the European Union. In May 2017, production in construction fell by 0.2% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU28. …Read More

Eurostat/Seasonally adjusted government deficit down to 0.9% of GDP in the euro area/20 Ιουλίου 2017 In the first quarter of 2017, the seasonally adjusted general government deficit to GDP ratio stood at 0.9% in the euro area (EA19), a decrease compared with 1.1% in the fourth quarter of 2016. In the EU28, the deficit to GDP ratio stood at 1.0%, a decrease compared with 1.2% in the previous quarter. Σχετικές …Read More