ELSTAT: 8.3% increase, by 97.5 billion euros, in Greek business turnover in the first 3 months

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced data on the evolution of turnover of enterprises in all sections of the economy, incorporating the most recent data on turnover from Administrative Sources for March and 1st quarter 2023.

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Concerning the enterprises and the activities of the economy as a whole, the turnover in the first quarter 2023 amounted to 97,564,300 thousand euro, recording an increase of 8.3% in comparison with the first quarter 2022, when the respective turnover was 90,100,078 thousand euros. The biggest increase in turnover in the first quarter 2023 compared with the first quarter 2022 was recorded from the enterprises of the Financial and Insurance Activities section, per 61.9%. The smallest increase was recorded from the enterprises of the Wholesale and Retail Trade section; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles, per 7.1%, while the biggest decrease in turnover was recorded from the enterprises of the section Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air
Conditioning Supply, per 20.2%.

For the enterprises of the economy as a whole, obliged to double-entry accounting bookkeeping, for which data are available on a monthly basis, the turnover in March 2023 amounted to 29,600,523 thousand euro, recording an increase of 2.6% in comparison with March 2022, when the respective turnover was 28,844,028 thousand euro. The biggest increase in turnover in
March 2023 compared with March 2022 was recorded from the enterprises of the Education section, per 39.0%. The smallest increase was recorded from the enterprises of the Public Administration and Defense section; Compulsory Social Security per 1.4%, while the biggest decrease in turnover was recorded from the enterprises of the section Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air
Conditioning Supply, per 39.0%.