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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 12-07-09
CONTENTS
[01] Deputy labour minister resigns
[02] Inflation running at 1.3pct in June
[01] Deputy labour minister resigns
AMNA--Deputy labour minister Nikos Nikolopoulos has tendered his
resignation from the government, it was made known on Monday.
"The only reason for my resignation is my personal belief that the
issue of renegotiation with the Troika and the correction of significant
distortions in the labour, pension, social security and welfare issues
should have been emphatically placed on the discussions table from the
start," Nikolopoulos said inter alia in an announcement.
[02] Inflation running at 1.3pct in June
AMNA--Inflation rose by 1.3 percent in June, against a 1.4 percent rise
in May and a 3.3 percent rise in June 2-11, the independent Hellenic
Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Monday.
ELSTAT, in a report, said that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in June
2012 compared with June 2011, increased by 1.3%. In June 2011, the
annual rate of change of the CPI was 3.3%.
The CPI in June 2012 compared with May 2012 decreased by 0.3%. In June
2011, the monthly rate of change of the CPI was -0.2%.amna
In the twelve-month period from July 2011 to June 2012 compared with
the period from July 2010 to June 2011 the annual average rate of change
of the CPI was 2.2%. The corresponding annual average rate of change of
the CPI in the previous year (July 2010 to June 2011), was 4.7 percent.
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