ELSTAT: 4.3% increase in construction materials for new housing in May
More specifically, the General Price Index of Construction Materials for New Residential Buildings, with base year 2021=100.0, recorded an increase of 4.3% in May 2026 compared with the same month of ...
Greece’s unemployment rate at 9.5% in April 2026
The number of unemployed persons amounted to 452,305, an increase of 26,607 people compared with April 2025 (6.3%) and a decrease of 49,471 people compared with March 2026 (9.9%).By gender, the un ...

Greek business turnover rises 2.6% in Q1
According to ELSTAT, the largest increase in turnover in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the first quarter of 2025 was recorded in the Construction sector (17.4%), while the largest decline wa ...
Rise in construction costs for new housing reaches 3.1%
According to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (Hellenic Statistical Authority), the General Index in March 2026 recorded an increase of 0.8% compared with February 2026, against a r ...

Building permits fall by 9.7% in 2025
In December 2025, the issued permits for Private Building Activity nationwide amounted to 2,936 building permits, corresponding to 688,271 m² of floor area and 3,308,282 m³ of volume, representing an ...
ELSTAT reports rise in payroll costs for Q4 2025
According to ELSTAT, a 5.2% increase was recorded when comparing the fourth quarter of 2024 with the same period in 2023.Specifically, the wage cost index, seasonally adjusted but not corrected fo ...
January industrial production sees 5.3% yoy growth
The seasonally and working-day adjusted General Industrial Production Index for January 2026 recorded an increase of 5.3% compared with the corresponding index of January 2025, compared with a 2.5% in ...
Greek unemployment stands at 8.3% in 4Q2025
The number of unemployed persons reached 394,894, representing an increase of 0.4% compared to the previous quarter and a decrease of 12.1% compared to the same quarter of the previous year.Among ...
Industrial sector producer prices decline by 3.7% in January
According to ELSTAT data, the General Producer Price Index for January 2026 increased slightly by 0.2% compared to December 2025, versus a 1.9% increase recorded in the corresponding month-to-month co ...
Industrial turnover rises in December 2025
Specifically, the General Industrial Turnover Index (covering both domestic and foreign markets) rose by 5.6% in December 2025 compared to the same month in 2024, following a 4.6% increase in the corr ...
Drop in industrial import prices recorded in 2025
According to data published by ELSTAT, the General Index of Industrial Import Prices in December 2025 decreased by 1.5% compared with November 2025, in contrast to an increase of 0.8% recorded in the ...