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GDP Decreased By 6.6% In Q4 2010
The Hellenic Statistical Authority announced that the Domestic Product by component in the 4th quarter of 2010 decreased by 6.6% in comparison with the 4th quarter of 2009, according to available not seasonally adjusted data.
Total final consumption expenditure recorded a decrease of 6.7% in comparison with the 4th quarter of 2009. General government consumption decreased by 1.9%, while private consumption recorded a decrease of 8.6%.
Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) decreased by 7.6% in comparison with the 4th quarter of 2009.
Exports increased by 12.8% in comparison with the 4th quarter of 2009, while imports decreased by 3.2%. As a result of these changes, the external trade deficit decreased by 27.8%, partially offsetting the effect of the decline in other GDP components.
It should be noted that the comparison of quarterly data between the years 2000-2008 on the one hand and 2009-2010 on the other should be treated with caution, due to the different calculation method of quarterly General Government data. Namely, quarterly estimations for the years 2009-2010 are made with data mainly from direct sources, while for the period 2000-2008 estimations were made by allocating the annual results in the quarters.
The data published here are provisional and could be revised on the basis of ongoing work carried out by ELSTAT.
Due to the break in the time series of quarterly General Government data and the availability of data for only two years (2009-2010) following the new calculation method, the implementation of the existing method for the seasonal adjustment of the data does not provide satisfactory results. ELSTAT is in the process of addressing this issue in consultation with Eurostat.
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The Hellenic Statistical Authority announced that the Domestic Product by component in the 4th quarter of 2010 decreased by 6.6% in comparison with the 4th quarter of 2009, according to available not seasonally adjusted data.
Total final consumption expenditure recorded a decrease of 6.7% in comparison with the 4th quarter of 2009. General government consumption decreased by 1.9%, while private consumption recorded a decrease of 8.6%.
Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) decreased by 7.6% in comparison with the 4th quarter of 2009.
Exports increased by 12.8% in comparison with the 4th quarter of 2009, while imports decreased by 3.2%. As a result of these changes, the external trade deficit decreased by 27.8%, partially offsetting the effect of the decline in other GDP components.
It should be noted that the comparison of quarterly data between the years 2000-2008 on the one hand and 2009-2010 on the other should be treated with caution, due to the different calculation method of quarterly General Government data. Namely, quarterly estimations for the years 2009-2010 are made with data mainly from direct sources, while for the period 2000-2008 estimations were made by allocating the annual results in the quarters.
The data published here are provisional and could be revised on the basis of ongoing work carried out by ELSTAT.
Due to the break in the time series of quarterly General Government data and the availability of data for only two years (2009-2010) following the new calculation method, the implementation of the existing method for the seasonal adjustment of the data does not provide satisfactory results. ELSTAT is in the process of addressing this issue in consultation with Eurostat.
(capital.gr)