
The Industrial Import Price Index in April 2024 recorded an increase of 2.0% compared with April 2023, according to Greece’s statistical authority ELSTAT. The corresponding index in April 2023 had recorded a decrease of 17.5% compared with April 2022.
The overall Index in April 2024 recorded a drop of 0.01% compared with March 2024. The corresponding index in April 2023 had recorded a decrease of 0.7% compared with March 2023.
The twelve-month average overall Index from May 2023 to April 2024, decreased by 10.0% in comparison with the corresponding index of the period from May 2022 to April 2023, while the increase recorded between the previous twelve-month periods amounted to 12.2%.
Meanwhile, according to the statistical authority (ELSTAT), the Production Index in Construction (IPC) in the 1st quarter of 2024 recorded an increase of 5.0% compared with the 1st quarter of 2023. The IPC in 1st quarter of 2023 increased by 24.2% compared with the corresponding index in the 1st quarter of 2022.
The Production Index in Construction (IPC) in the 1st quarter 2024 recorded a decrease of 47.4% compared with the 4th quarter 2023.
In the 1st quarter of 2023, the IPC decreased by 44.1% compared with the corresponding index in the 4th quarter of 2022.
The seasonally adjusted Production Index in Construction in the 1st quarter of 2024 recorded a decrease of 4.4% compared with the 4th quarter of 2023.
Source: tovima.com


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