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GREECE in gures July - September 2015 ΤΑΤΙΣ Σ Τ Ι Η Κ Κ Η Ι Ν Α Ρ Η Χ Λ Η Λ Ε • www.statistics.gr HELLENIC STATISTICAL AUTHORITY 1 Foreword FOREWORD The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) through the new quarterly publication Greece in figures, published in both the Greek and English languages, presents statistical data providing an updated demographic, social and economic picture of Greece in a clear and comprehensive manner. The publication Greece in figures is intended for users of sta - tistics who seek to have a comprehensive view of Greece, on the basis of the most recent statistical data. The statistical time series included in this publication are, mostly, compiled by ELSTAT. Furthermore, for comparability reasons, the pub - lication also presents, by theme, selected tables with statisti - cal data of EU Member States. The publication will be updated with the most recent data on a quarterly basis and will be posted on the portal of ELSTAT on the first Wednesday of January, April, July and Octo - ber . For more information on the data and statistics provided in Greece in figures , please contact the Division of Statistical In - formation and Publications of ELSTAT (tel: +30 213 1352021, +30 213 1352301, e-mail: [email protected]). We welcome any suggestions and recommendations on the content of the publication. Andreas V. Georgiou President of ELSTAT 2 3 Contents CONTENTS Foreword 3 Land and climate 1. Surface area of Greece 11 2. Principal mountains of Greece 11 3. Principal lakes of Greece 11 4. Principal rivers of Greece 12 5. Mean temperature at selected meteorological stations, 2014 12 Population 1. Resident Population by gender and age group. 2011 Population - Housing Census 15 2. Resident Population by age group and marital status. 2011 Popula - tion - Housing Census 16 3. Resident Population by gender and region. 2011 Population - Hous - ing Census 18 4. Resident Population by gender in the 10 largest Municipalities of Greece. 2011 Population - Housing Census 19 5. Resident Population by citizenship group . 2011 Population - Hous - ing Census 20 6. Households by size. 2011 Population - Housing Census 21 7. Nuclear families by type. 2011 Population - Housing Census 22 8. Demographic indicators, 2009 - 2013 23 9. Marriages by type. Registered partnerships, 2009 - 2013 23 10. Births-Deaths, 2009 - 2013 24 11. Divorces, 2008 - 2012 24 12. EU: Life expectancy at birth, 2011 - 2013 25 Economic data 1. Selected economic indicators, 2008 - 2014 28 2. Gross domestic product at current prices, 2010 - 2014 30 2a. Gross domestic product at current prices, quarterly data, 2014 and 2015 (Q1) 31 3. Gross domestic product at constant prices of 2010, 2010 - 2014 32 3a. Gross domestic product at prices of reference year 2010, quarterly data, 2014 and 2015 (Q1) 33 4. Gross domestic product (annual volume changes), 2010 - 2014 34 4a. Gross domestic product (chain linked volume), quarterly data, 2014 and 2015 (Q1) 35 5. Savings - Investment, 2010 - 2014 36 6. National Accounts - Wages, productivity and labour cost, 2010 - 2014 37 7. Main aggregates of General Government, 2008 - 2014 38 7a. Main aggregates of General Government, quarterly data, 2013 - 2015 (Q1) 42 8. General Government debt, 2008 - 2015 (Q1) 44 9. Aggregated balance sheet of Monetary Financial Institutions (MFIs), May 2010 - 2015 46 10. Balance of payments, 2007 - 2014 48 11. Consumer price index, harmonized index of consumer prices, har - monized index of consumer prices at constant tax rates and core in - Statistical Information and Publications Division flation, 2014 and 2015 (June) 52 46, Pireos and Eponiton str., 185 10 Piraeus 12. Annual average sub-indices of the Consumer Price Index groups of tel.: +30213 135 2301, +30213 135 2021 items, 2011 - 2014 54 13. EU: Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices. Annual average rate of fax: +30213 135 2298 change, 2010 - 2014 55 e-mail: [email protected] 14. EU: Gross domestic product per capita in purchasing power stan - [email protected] dards, 2010 - 2014 56 [email protected] 4 5 Contents Contents 15. EU: General Government deficit/surplus as % of Gross Domestic 1a. Population aged 15 years and over by employment status, quarterly Product, 2010 - 2014 57 data, 2014 and 2015 (Q1) 103 16. EU: General Government gross debt as % of Gross Domestic Prod - 2. Population aged 15 years and over, by employment status and gen - uct, 2010 - 2014 58 der, 2010 - 2014 104 3. Persons employed aged 15 years and over by main sector of the Agriculture, livestock, fishing economy and gender, 2010 - 2014 105 1. Holdings and utilised agricultural area, 2013 61 4. Persons employed aged 15 years and over by occupational status, 2. Distribution of the utilized agricultural area of the holdings, by basic 2010 - 2014 106 categories of land use and by region, 2013 62 5. Population aged 15 years and over by age group and employment 3. Holdings with irrigable and irrigated area, by region, 2013 64 status, 2014 107 4. Livestock holdings and number of animals, by region, 2013 66 5a. Population aged 15 years and over by age group and employment 5. Persons employed in agricultural holdings, by category, and days of status, quarterly data, 2015 (Q1) 107 work of seasonal workers, 2013 66 6. Evolution of the percentage of the unemployed for total population, 6. Agricultural areas and production, 1991, 2001 and 2010 - 2013 68 male-female and for persons aged 15 - 29 years, 2004 - 2014 108 7. Animal capital and production, 1991, 2001 and 2010 - 2013 68 6a. Evolution of the percentage of the unemployed for total population, 8. Sea fishery, 2009 - 2013 69 male-female and for persons aged 15 - 29 years, quarterly data, 2003 - 9. Quantity of catch by main species, 2009 - 2013 69 2015 (Q1) 108 10. Aquaculture, 2009 - 2013 69 7. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, 2010 - 2014 109 7a. Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment, quarterly data, 11. EU: Livestock production – production of meat, 2012 - 2014 70 2014 and 2015 (Q1) 109 8. Unemployed persons by age group, gender and educational attain - Manufacturing ment level, 2010 - 2014 110 1. Structural data for the enterprises of the manufacturing sector, 9. Labour force and unemployment rate by region 2010 - 2014 112 2010 - 2012 75 10. EU: Unemployment rate, 2010 - 2014 114 2. Industrial production index, 2012 - 2014 76 3. Mining: Number of enterprises, remunerated employment and Household consumption and housing amenities gross production value, 2012 77 1. Average monthly household expenditure (purchases) on goods and 4. EU: Primary production of energy, 2010 - 2013 78 services, 2010 - 2014 116 2. Average monthly consumption of basic goods, 2010 - 2014 117 Construction 3. Average monthly purchases for goods and services by poverty sta - 1. Public and private building activity, 2012 - 2014 80 tus of the population, 2014 118 2. Price indices of work categories and construction cost indices for 4. Percentage distribution of households by housing amenities, 2010 - new residential buildings, 2011 - 2015 (Q1) 80 2014 119 3. Evolution of the Production Index in Construction, 2010 - 2015 (Q1) 82 5. Percentage distribution of households by number of rooms and sur - 4. EU: Annual changes (%) in Production Index in Construction, 2012 face of dwelling, 2010 - 2014 120 - 2014 84 6. Percentage distribution of households, by main heating means, 2010 - 2014 121 Trade 1. Evolution of the Turnover Index in Retail Trade, 2013 - 2015 (April) 86 Poverty – inequality 2. Evolution of the Volume Index in Retail Trade, 2013 - 2015 (April) 86 1. At-risk-of-poverty rate after social transfers by gender and age 3. Evolution of the Index of Employed Persons in Retail Trade, 2013 - group, 2009 - 2014 124 2015 (Q1) 86 2. At-risk-of-poverty rate after social transfers by employment status, 4. Imports - Arrivals, Exports - Dispatches, by area of origin/destination, 2010 - 2014 125 including oil products, 2009 - 2014 88 3. At-risk-of-poverty rate by level of educational attainment, 2010 - 5. Imports - Arrivals, Exports - Dispatches, by area of origin/destination, 2014 125 including oil products, 2005, 2010, 2014 90 4. Material deprivation, 2009 - 2014 126 6. Imports - Arrivals, by main product categories according to SITC, 5. Households with poor housing conditions, 2010 - 2014 126 2010 - 2014 92 6. EU: People at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion, 2009 - 2013 127 7. Exports - Dispatches, by main product categories according to SITC, 2010 - 2014 93 Education 8. External Trade Balance, 2010 - 2014 94 1. Primary education (kindergartens): Pupils, school units and teaching 9. EU: Intra-EU trade: Arrivals and dispatches, 2012 - 2014 96 staff, end of school year 2009/10 - 2012/13 131 2. Primary education (primary schools):Pupils, school units and teach - Transport ing staff, end of school year 2009/10 - 2012/13 132 1. Land transport, 2011 - 2014 99 3. Secondary education (lower secondary schools): Pupils, school units 2. Sea transport, 2011 - 2014 99 and teaching staff, end of school year 2009/10 - 2012/13 133 3. Domestic and international air traffic, 2009 - 2014 99 4. Secondary education (general upper secondary schools): Pupils, 4. Turnover indices in the transport sector, 2011 - 2014 100 school units and teaching staff, end of school year 2009/10 - 5. EU: Transport of goods by road, 2010 - 2013 100 2012/13 134 5. Tertiary education (technical sector): Teaching staff, students and graduates, end of academic year 2008/09 - 2012/13 135 Labour market 6. Tertiary education (universities): Teaching staff, students and grad - 1. Population aged 15 years and over by employment status, 2010 - uates, end of academic year 2008/09 - 2012/13 136 2014 103 6 7 Contents Land and climate 1 7. EU: School expectancy, 2008 - 2012 137 8. EU: Total General Government expenditure on education as a per - centage of Gross Domestic Product, 2009 - 2013 138 Health 1.
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