Latest Monthly Economic Indicators

Indicators	Unit οf Measurement	Latest month for which data are available	Figures and Indices	January - latest month *			% change

				2000	2001	2002	2001/2000	2002/2001
Tourism
Arrivals of tourists	number	July 2002	327.404	1,471.733	1,543.711	1,344.789	4.9	-12.9
-from United Kingdom	number	July 2002	185.449	736.907	835.282	742.288	13.3	-11.1

Retail sales
Retail sales value index (total)	1995=100	June 2002	136.0	117.3	125.7	128.7	7.2	2.4
Retail sales volume index (total)	1995=100	June 2002	123.0	111.6	115.1	116.4	3.1	1.1

Transport
Registrations of motor vehicles (total)	number	August 2002	2,993	22,333	25,988	27,300	16.4	5.0
-private saloon cars	number	August 2002	2,049	11,662	13,570	16,470	16.4	21.4

Labour statistics
Registered unemployed at the D.L.O.	number	August 2002	9,869	11,445	9,395	10,552	-17.9	12.3

Prices
General consumer price index	1998=100	August 2002	111.17	105.1	107.0	109.9	1.8	2.7


* Refers to the last month of the reference year for which there is available data.

(Last Updated 25/09/2002)