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Eurostat said its preliminary flash estimate showed that GDP in the euro zone fell by 0.7% quarter-on-quarter, for a 5.1% year-on-year decline

Euro zone GDP falls less than expected at end of 2020

The euro zone economy contracted by less than expected in the fourth quarter of 2020 amid pandemic-induced lockdowns, as large economies Germany and Spain still managed slight expansion, initial EU estimates show.

Business • 02 Sep 21

Participants observe social distancing guidelines as they stand in a queue during a job and employment fair in Barcelona

Euro zone unemployment stable at 8.3% as expected

Euro zone unemployment was stable at 8.3% of the workforce in December, the European Union's statistics office Eurostat said today, despite continued coronavirus lockdowns in most euro zone countries.

Business • 01 Feb 21

Oil prices have plummeted since the outbreak of Covid-19 hit demand - with eurozone energy prices down 8.2% in September

Euro zone inflation fell again in September - Eurostat

Euro zone inflation fell deeper into negative territory in September, official data has shown, amid plummeting demand due to the coronavirus crisis.

Business • 02 Oct 20

Eurostat said industrial production in the 19 countries sharing the euro rose 4.1% month-on-month in July

Monthly euro zone industrial output up as expected

Euro zone industrial production rose as expected on a monthly basis in July thanks to stronger output of capital goods and durable consumer good.

Business • 14 Sep 20

Consumer prices in the euro zone fell 0.4% month-on-month in August for a 0.2% year-on-year decline.

Europe's inflation plunge to raise red flags at ECB

Euro zone consumer prices fell in August, against market expectations of a small increase, pulled down by a sharp drop in energy prices, the European Union's statistics office Eurostat said in a flash estimate today.

Business • 01 Sep 20

Covid-19 lockdowns of economies around the world have slashed trade volumes

Euro zone trade surplus plunges in April amid lockdown

The euro zone's trade surplus plunged year-on-year in April as pandemic lockdowns of economies around the world slashed trade volumes, data from the European Union's statistics office Eurostat showed today.

Business • 15 Jun 20

Economic output in the euro zone in the first quarter was 3.8% smaller than in the previous three months - the sharpest quarterly decline since the series started in 1995

Euro zone economy shrinks at record rate, worse to come

The euro zone economy contracted at a record rate in the first three months of the year and inflation slowed sharply as much economic activity in March came to a halt because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Business • 30 Apr 20

The jobless rate was 7.3% in the 19 countries sharing the euro zone in February - the lowest level since March 2008

Euro zone jobless rate hits 12-year low

Unemployment in the euro zone fell to a 12-year low in February, the month before coronavirus containment measures began to be introduced widely across Europe.

Business • 01 Apr 20

Eurostat said prices in the euro zone rose 1.2% in February compared to a year earlier

Euro zone inflation slowdown in February confirmed

Euro zone headline inflation slowed in February year-on-year, the EU statistics office said today, confirming its earlier estimates.

Business • 18 Mar 20

GDP in the 19 countries sharing the single currency rose by just 0.1% in the three months from October to December

Euro zone economy slowed in fourth quarter

The euro zone economy grew at a snail's pace in the fourth quarter, figures today confirmed, as investments and consumer and government spending just offset the impact of a sharp rise in imports.

Business • 10 Mar 20

Eurostat said that of the 6.7 million managers in 2019, 4.3 million were men and 2.5 million were women

Only a third of managers in Europe are women - Eurostat

Only one manager out of three in Europe is a woman, official data showed today, despite women making up half of the European workforce.

Business • 06 Mar 20

Consumer prices in the euro zone rose by 1% in October, new Eurostat figures show

Euro zone inflation accelerates more than expected

Euro zone consumer prices grew faster than expected in November, an official estimate showed today, pushed up by a jump in food and services prices despite a slump in energy costs.

Business • 29 Nov 19

Euro zone inflation was confirmed at 0.7% on the year in October, new Eurostat figures show

Euro zone inflation confirmed as slowing to 0.7%

Euro zone's headline inflation slowed in October, the European Union statistics office said today as it confirmed its earlier estimate, with energy prices falling markedly.

Business • 15 Nov 19

Gross domestic product in the euro zone grew 0.2% in the three months from July to September

Euro zone Q3 growth unexpectedly steady

Euro zone economic growth in the third quarter defied market expectations of a slowdown and was steady quarter-on-quarter, preliminary data showed today.

Business • 31 Oct 19

The euro zone's GDP expanded by 0.2% in the second quarter, after a 0.4% expansion in the first three months of the year

Euro zone's slowing growth confirmed, hit by weak trade

Euro zone growth halved in the second quarter of this year as Germany's economy shrank and trade slowed, European Union's data showed today, confirming earlier estimates.

Business • 06 Sep 19

Germany and Belgium registered the sharpest falls in retail sales in July

Euro zone retail trade slips in July

Euro zone retail trade fell in line with expectations in July as sales of clothing in particular dropped during the month, providing a negative sign from consumers at the start of the third quarter.

Business • 04 Sep 19

Economists said the latest economic data strengthened the case for further loosening monetary policy

Euro zone inflation remains low

Euro zone inflation remained low at 1% in August, well below the European Central Bank's target, bolstering market expectations that the bank will further ease monetary policy next month.

Business • 30 Aug 19

Eurozone growth halves in second quarter of 2019

Eurozone economic growth halved in the April-June period and inflation slowed sharply in July even though the unemployment rate fell to its lowest in 11 years, data from the European Union's statistics office has shown.

Business • 31 Jul 19

Eurostat said high-street sales in the 19 countries sharing the euro dropped by 0.3% in May compared with April

Euro zone retail sales unexpectedly fall in May

Euro zone retail sales fell in May, bucking economists' expectations of a slight increase, European Union data showed today.

Business • 04 Jul 19

Eurostat said wages and salaries rose 2.5% in the first three months of the year

Euro zone wages post record annual rise in Q1

Euro zone wages rose in the first quarter of the year at the highest pace ever recorded since data is collected, data from the European Union's statistics office showed today.

Business • 17 Jun 19

The euro zone economy grew by 0.4% quarter on quarter in the three months from January to March

Consumers, investment, trade boost euro zone in Q1

The euro zone economy accelerated in the first three months of this year, EU statistics agency Eurostat confirmed today, driven by household spending, investment and trade.

Business • 06 Jun 19

Euro zone prices rose by 1.7% in April, new Eurostat figures show

Euro zone April inflation confirmed at 1.7%

Euro zone prices rose by 1.7% in April, EU statistics agency Eurostat confirmed today, while slightly revising upwards its estimates for core inflation.

Business • 17 May 19

Eurostat said the euro zone economy expanded by 0.4% quarter-on-quarter in the three months from January to March

Euro zone economy accelerates in Q1 as Germany rebounds

The euro zone economy accelerated quarter-on-quarter in the first three months of the year, the EU's statistics office confirmed today.

Business • 15 May 19

Industrial output in the 19 countries sharing the euro dropped by 0.3% in March, new figures show

Euro zone industry output dragged down by France, Italy

Euro zone industrial production fell in March for a second month in a row as output declined in France and Italy but recovered in the bloc's largest economy, Germany.

Business • 14 May 19

Eurostat said prices in the euro zone rose 1.4% in March on the year, from a 1.5% increase a month earlier

Euro zone inflation slowdown confirmed for March

Euro zone inflation slowed in March and the core figure dipped, the European Union's statistics office said today.

Business • 17 Apr 19