Hellenic Statistical Authority

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said on Tuesday that Greece had violated the right of Andreas Georgiou, the former head of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), to a fair hearing, when a top local court denied his request to refer a legal question concerning his care to the EU Court of Justice.

The Greek economy outperformed the European Union average for a second year in succession in 2022, securing a growth rate of 5.9%, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Tuesday. According to Eurostat's provisional data, the growth rate in the eurozone was 3.5% and in the European Union 3.6%.

Greece's jobless rate eased to 10.8% in January, down from an upwardly revised 12.4% in December, data from statistics service ELSTAT showed on Thursday.

Seasonally adjusted data showed 501,948 people were officially unemployed, with those under the age of 24 the hardest hit.

Greece's jobless rate stood at 11.6% in December, unchanged from an upwardly revised 11.6% in November, data from statistics service ELSTAT showed on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday said that the rise in the cost of living was the issue that concerned Greek society above all others for entirely understandable reasons, replying to questions during a press conference on the topic "Economy, Development, Labor Market".

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is confident that inflation will come down in the coming months, also having a knock-on effect on prices of goods, provided that energy prices stay within manageable levels.

"I believe that the worst in terms of prices on super market shelves is behind us," he told a press conference on the economy, development and employment.

Greece is the only country among 81 states that is expected to have reduced spending on its aging population by 2060, which shows that the social security reform during the fiscal streamlining decade will bear fruit in the long run. On its own, however, it is not enough.

The total declared income of all taxpayers for the year 2021 amounted to 79 billion euros, based on the data of the Independent Public Revenue Authority (AADE).

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) will release its November 2022 data on industrial turnover this Friday.

Eurostat announced on Friday that the provisional estimate on Greece's European Union-harmonized inflation last month came to 7.6%, significantly lower than the average rate in the whole of the eurozone, that was 9.2%.