a href=”https://tomanifesto.gr/ayxisi”>increase 9.8% in the disposable income of households and non-profit institutions serving households in the second quarter of last year compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year, from EUR 38.77 billion to EUR 42.56 billion.
At the same time, final consumer spending increased by 5.3%, from €41.7 billion to €43.9 billion. While, the savings rate, defined as gross savings to gross disposable income, was -3.2% in Q2 2025, compared to -7.6% in Q2 2024.
This is according to the quarterly nonfinancial accounts of institutional sectors released by ELSTAT, according to which:
The private investment (gross fixed capital investment) of non-financial companies amounted to €5.12 billion. The sector’s investment, defined as gross fixed capital formation to gross value added, was 24.8% compared with 25.4% in Q2 2024.
At the same time, a deficit in the external balance of goods and services of €5.74 billion was recorded, compared with a deficit of €6.63 billion recorded in Q2 2024. Imports of goods and services decreased by EUR 0.62 billion, while exports of goods and services increased by EUR 0.26 billion.
The General Government sector reported net borrowing of EUR 0.54 billion, compared with net borrowing of EUR 1.05 billion in Q2 2024. In addition, the second quarter of 2025 recorded a surplus in the external balance of primary income, current and capital transfers of €1.81 billion, compared with a surplus of €1.47 billion recorded in the corresponding quarter of last year.
As a result of the above, the overall economy experienced a net foreign borrowing of €3.93 billion. In the corresponding quarter of 2024, net borrowing stood at €5.16 billion.
