Cyprus industrial turnover down 8.9% in March Financial Mirror, Cyprus The Statistical Service Cystat has reported that the index of industrial turnover is provisionally estimated to have reached 112.5 (base 2005=100) in March, recording a decrease of 8.9% compared with March 2008. Industrial production in the same period .. Full story

Cyprus employment falls in Q1—LFS Financial Mirror, Cyprus Employment levels fell in the first quarter of 2009 according to the quarterly Labour Force Survey which is conducted using EU norms. The number of employed reached 376807 in the first quarter of 2009, down from 379790 in the same period of 2008 Full story

Cyprus trade deficit down a prelim EUR 146 mln in April Financial Mirror, Cyprus The trade deficit in Cyprus shrank by EUR 146 mln in April compared with the same month of 2008 according to preliminary figures for the month. Total exports fell by 9.1% to EUR 85.7 mln (of which EUR 35.9 mln were exports to the EU). ... Full story

Famagusta Gazette Cyprus probes new suspected case of swine flu Famagusta Gazette, Cyprus Meanwhile, a Moldavian woman, who is the first swine flu virus victim in Cyprus , is said to be recovering well in Limassol hospital and is expected to be released within the next few days. A man who travelled with her on the same flight, ... Full story

Cyprus tax revenue declines 10.5% in Jan-April 2009 Financial Mirror, Cyprus Tax revenue collected during the first four months of 2009 fell by 10.5% year-on-year to EUR 487.19 mln from EUR 544.19 mln in the same period in 2008 according to the Inland Revenue Department (IRD). The decline in revenue is mainly attributed to the .. Full story

Cyprus harmonised inflation converges below 1% Financial Mirror, Cyprus Both indicators of inflation in Cyprus show that there was a sharp deceleration in the pace of price increases in April. The EU-harmonised inflation rate for April showed that prices rose by 0.6% compared with April 2008. This is the same rate recorded .. Full story

Cyprus motor regs fall 13.9% y/y in April Financial Mirror, Cyprus Motor vehicle registrations fell for a fourth straight month in April, decreasing by 13.9% over April 2008 to 4671. Registrations of private saloon cars fell in the same period by 13.6% to 3297. For the first four months of the year, ... Full story

Cyprus trade deficit shrinks in Jan-Feb--UPDATE Financial Mirror, Cyprus The deficit on trade in goods shrank by more than a fifth in the first two months of 2009 as oil prices tumbled, compared with the same period of the previous year. Full story

Cyprus unemployment leaps by over one-third in March Financial Mirror, Cyprus Registered unemployment in Cyprus leapt in March by more than one third over with the same month of 2008. Full story

Cyprus spends 6.3% of GDP on healthcare Financial Mirror, Cyprus Cyprus spent 6.3% of GDP on healthcare in 2007, the same as in 2006 according to the annual “Health and Hospital Statistics” report from the Statistical Service of Cyprus (Cystat). The report provides statistical information relating to the medical ... Full story