the lack of information about the last month of the
        
        
          previous year.
        
        
          Moreover, it should be noted that, since 2011 is
        
        
          the reference year, the recent incorporation of fur-
        
        
          ther data regarding 2011 brought the final figure
        
        
          for this year’s exports to over €22.7 billion
        
        
          
            W
          
        
        
          hat is more, according to a similar
        
        
          survey, this month saw the best year-
        
        
          on-year export performance of the
        
        
          past three-years.
        
        
          This fact underscores the, admittedly,
        
        
          
            strong
          
        
        
          
            performance of Greek exports in 2012,
          
        
        
          despite
        
        
          
            Trade with Greece
          
        
        
          
            66
          
        
        
          According to provisional data released by the Hellenic
        
        
          Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), in November 2012 Greek
        
        
          exports exceeded initial forecasts, albeit their growth was
        
        
          slower than recently anticipated.
        
        
          Greek exports:
        
        
          The dynamic call
        
        
          of the future
        
        
          
            
              By Leonidas Tsaoulas