The Greek Economy Recent Developments Elias Ioakimoglou 2/10/2000
A. The real economy GDP and Productivity, Investment, Labour Cost and Profitability
Fact 1. From Crisis to Recovery Moving Average (9 terms) Annual % changes GDP Growth
Annual % changes Labour Productivity Moving Averages (9 terms) Fact 2. The revival of productivity... GDP Growth
As a % of GDP : OECD Forecast...due to a rise in Fixed Private Investment
As a % of GDP : DGII Forecast Investment in Machinery
Labour Compensation as a % of GDP Business sector Fact 3. Labour Cost is decreasing...
Gross Profit as a % of Fixed Capital (%) Manufacturing...and Profitability is rising Business Sector
: Forecast Fact 4. Domestic Demand is accelerating Annual % changes
Domestic Demand Profitability Private Investment Labour Cost Productivity Wages GDP Public Investment EU funds Unemployment + Flexibility in the labour market Structural Change The recovery of the late ’90s Capital devaluation Organisational change
B. Nominal Convergence Inflation, Public Deficit, Interest Rates and the Stock Exchange
Inflation is falling
The Public Deficit below 2%
Interbank Interest Rates (%)
Number and Market Value of Listed Companies on the Athens Stock Exchange
C. The Social Deficit Unemployment and Inequality
Thousand Employment Fact 5. The Labour Force is growing faster than Employment Labour Force
% of the Labour Force...and Unemployment is increasing
Inequality Index Labour Cost and Inequality Index Unit Labour Cost (EU=100)