ECONOMY

Purchasing power drops by a quarter

Purchasing power drops by a quarter

The purchasing power of the minimum wage in Greece shrank by 24.9 percent between 2010 and 2014, according to the General Confederation of Greek Labor’s annual survey on the country’s economy, which was presented on Thursday.

The million jobs lost in that period were spread evenly across manufacturing, commerce and construction.

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