Retail trade volume in the 16-nation euro zone fell by 0.3% in January and was down 1.3% compared to the same month last year, the European Union statistics agency Eurostat reported Wednesday. Economists had forecast a 0.5% monthly fall. December sales were revised up to show a 0.5% rise compared to...

The euro-zone manufacturing purchasing managers index rose to 54.2 in February from 52.4 in January, Markit said Monday, a 30-month high as Germany recorded the fastest growth but Greece continued to lag behind. "So far, the first quarter is looking like the strongest quarter of manufacturing output...

The euro-zone manufacturing purchasing managers index rose to 54.2 in February from 52.4 in January, Markit said Monday, a 30-month high as Germany recorded the fastest growth but Greece continued to lag behind. "So far, the first quarter is looking like the strongest quarter of manufacturing output...

Lending to private-sector companies in the 16-nation euro zone declined by 0.6% in January compared to the same month last year, the Frankfurt-based European Central Bank reported Thursday. Loans to corporations outside of the financial sector fell 2.7% compared to January 2008. The M3 measure of...

The euro zone's manufacturing sector had its best month in 2-1/2 years in February but the dominant service sector activity expanded at a slower pace than expected, a survey showed on Friday. ...

Industrial production in the 16-nation euro zone saw a monthly rise of 1% in November, for a decline of 7.1% from the same month last year, the European Union statistics agency Eurostat reported Thursday. Economists had forecast a 0.5% monthly rise and an 8.5% annual decline. October output fell 0.3...

The M3 measure of annual growth of the broad money supply in the 16-nation euro zone turned negative in November, the European Central Bank reported Wednesday. M3 growth fell 0.2% compared to November 2008, after a 0.3% annual rise in October. Loans to the private sector in November fell by 0.7%...

Official figures show that industrial production in the euro zone declined sharply in October, ending five months of expanding output. Industrial production fell by 0.6% in the month, after a rise of 0.2% in September, and fell by 11.1% on an annual basis, according to the EU's Eurostat agency. ...

The volume of retail sales in the 16-nation euro zone was unchanged in October from the previous month, the European Union statistics agency Eurostat reported Thursday. Compared to the same month last year, sales fell by 1.9%. Economists had forecast a 0.2% monthly rise and a 2.7% annual decline....

Annual consumer price pressures picked up in four German states in November, the states' statistics offices said on Thursday, pointing to firmer year-on-year cost pressures in the broader euro zone. Prices rose on an annual basis by 0.3 percent in Saxony and Hesse, by 0.4 percent in North Rhine-...