Surveys

In August 2017, the total business climate indicator increases by 0.5 percentage points compared to the previous month as a result of the improved business climate in retail trade and service sector, according to data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI).

Greek manufacturing activity expanded in July for the second straight month, driven by a rise in staffing numbers and output, a survey showed on Tuesday.

Markit's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for manufacturing, which accounts for about 10 percent of the economy, stood at 50.5 in July, unchanged from June. Readings above 50 denote expansion in activity.

Growth in China's manufacturing sector cooled slightly in July as foreign demand for Chinese goods slackened, but a government-led infrastructure push kept construction humming and helped prop up the world's second-largest economy. 

Turkish manufacturing activity expanded at its highest pace in more than 3.5 years in June, a business survey showed on July 3, driven by the fastest gain in new orders since February 2011.

Greek manufacturing activity expanded in June for the first time in nine months, with increased production and new orders leading firms to add jobs at the fastest pace since July 2016, a survey showed on Monday.

Turkish manufacturing activity witnessed its strongest overall improvement in May since December 2013, as output, new orders, exports and employment all continued to grow, a business survey showed June 1.

Greek manufacturing activity shrank in May for the ninth month in a row, but the pace of decline in new business and production slowed from April, leading companies to add jobs for the first time in six months, a survey showed on Thursday.

Greek manufacturing activity contracted in April for the eighth month in a row as a marked decline in new business led to production cuts and job cuts, a survey showed on Tuesday.

Markit's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for manufacturing, which accounts for about 10 percent of the economy, rose to 48.2 from 46.7 in March. Readings below 50 denote contractions in activity.

Turkish manufacturing activity expanded again in April, as output, new orders, exports and employment all continued to grow, a business survey showed on May 2.

Turkey's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector was 52.3 points in March, showing one of the largest month-on month increases in the headline figure in the 12-year history of the survey, according to a report from IHS Markit on April 3.