The economic climate index in Greece recorded a significant improvement in December last month, closing at 107.4 points, up from 105.9 points in November 2025.
As a result, the overall average for the index in 2025 stood at 107.4 points, roughly the same as in 2024, indicating stability in the expectations of businesses and citizens in the year that just ended, according to an economic survey by the Athens-based Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE).
The improvement recorded in December stems from improved expectations in most sectors, except for retail trade, where the holiday season did not appear to have been positively assessed.
Additionally, the IOBE survey said a downward trend in consumer confidence is reversing, with households’ pessimistic forecasts about their economic situation being relatively limited.
Highlights of the survey include:
- In the industrial sector, more finished products were reported as sold off.
- In construction, private projects continued an upward trend, with the relevant index hitting one of its highest levels ever.
- In the services sector, most sub-sectors were shown as strengthening.
- Conversely, in the retail trade sector, only new vehicle sales showed an upward trend.
Source: tovima.com
