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Article: U.S. Exporters: Don't Let It Be "All Greek" to You!(forecasting Greece's import market)
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- AgExporter
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- May 1, 2001
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With a gradually improving economy and a shifting market structure, the business landscape of today's Greece is changing, creating exciting opportunities for U.S. consumer food exporters.
Fundamental economic changes are al tering lifestyles, increasing incomes and heightening demand for food convenience and variety. So although, in the past, Greece has offered limited prospects for U.S. con sumer food sales, several factors are trans forming it into a market of promise.
The Greek Economy
Greece has a population of 10.6 mil lion, a workforce of about 4 million and an unemployment rate of roughly 10.5 per cent. Per capita gross domestic product ...