In May 2015, compared with April 2015, industrial producer prices remained stable in the euro area (EA19) and rose by 0.1% in the EU28 , according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April 20153 prices fell by 0.1% in the euro area and remained stable in the EU28. In May 2015, compared with May 2014, industrial producer prices decreased by 2.0% in the euro …Read More
At the last review in May 2014, Greece’s public debt was assessed to be getting back on a path toward sustainability, though it remained highly vulnerable to shocks. By late summer 2014, with interest rates having declined further, it appeared that no further debt relief would have been needed under the November 2012 framework, if the program were to have been implemented as agreed. But significant changes in policies since …Read More
Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 0.2% in June 2015, down from 0.3% in May 20153, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, food, alcohol & tobacco is expected to have the highest annual rate in June (1.2%, stable compared with May), followed by services (1.0%, compared with 1.3% in May), non-energy industrial goods (0.4%, compared …Read More
In 2014, price levels for consumer goods and services1 differed widely in the European Union (EU): Poland was cheapest both for food and consumer electronics, while alcohol & tobacco as well as restaurants & hotels were the least expensive in Bulgaria. Prices for clothing were lowest in Hungary, while the Czech Republic was least expensive for both consumer electronics and personal transport equipment such as cars. Overall, price levels ranged from 48% of the …Read More
Σύμφωνα με τα προσωρινά στοιχεία εκτέλεσης του κρατικού προϋπολογισμού, σε τροποποιημένη ταμειακή βάση, για την περίοδο Ιανουαρίου – Μαΐου 2015, παρουσιάζεται έλλειμμα στο ισοζύγιο του κρατικού προϋπολογισμού ύψους 1.399 εκατ. ευρώ έναντι ελλείμματος 1.990 εκατ. ευρώ το αντίστοιχο διάστημα του 2014 και του στόχου για έλλειμμα 3.481 εκατ. ευρώ. Το πρωτογενές αποτέλεσμα διαμορφώθηκε σε πλεόνασμα ύψους 1.506 εκατ. ευρώ, έναντι πρωτογενούς πλεονάσματος 707 εκατ. ευρώ για την ίδια περίοδο το …Read More
Hourly labour costs rose by 2.2% in the euro area (EA19) and by 2.5% in the EU28 in the first quarter of 2015, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. In the fourth quarter of 20143, hourly labour costs increased by 1.2% in the euro area and by 1.5% in the EU28. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. The two main components of labour …Read More
Euro area annual inflation was 0.3% in May 2015, up from 0.0% in April. In May 2014 the rate was 0.5%. European Union annual inflation was also 0.3% in May 2015, up from 0.0% in April. A year earlier the rate was 0.6%. These figures come from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In May 2015, negative annual rates were observed in eight Member States. The lowest annual rates were registered …Read More
The number of persons employed increased by 0.1% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.3% in the EU28 in the first quarter of 2015 compared with the previous quarter, according to national accounts estimates published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the fourth quarter of 2014, employment increased by 0.1% in the euro area and 0.2% in the EU28. These figures are seasonally adjusted. Compared with the same quarter …Read More
Actual Individual Consumption (AIC) is a measure of material welfare of households. Based on first preliminary estimates for 2014, AIC per capita expressed in Purchasing Power Standards3 (PPS) varied from 49% to 140% of the European Union (EU) average across the Member States.Ten Member States recorded AIC per capita above the EU average in 2014. The highest level in the EU was recorded in Luxembourg, 40% above the EU average. …Read More
Κατά το Α΄ Τρίμηνο του 2015 ο αριθμός των απασχολούμενων ανήλθε σε 3.504.446 άτομα και των ανέργων σε 1.272.541. Το ποσοστό ανεργίας ήταν 26,6%, έναντι 26,1% του προηγούμενου τριμήνου και 27,8% του αντίστοιχου τριμήνου 2015. Η απασχόληση μειώθηκε κατά 0,9% σε σχέση με το προηγούμενο τρίμηνο ενώ αυξήθηκε κατά 0,6% σε σχέση με το Α΄ Τρίμηνο του 2014. Ο αριθμός των ανέργων αυξήθηκε κατά 2,1% σε σχέση με το προηγούμενο τρίμηνο και μειώθηκε κατά 5,2% …Read More
