Eurozone inflation jumped to 1.7% in July, its highest annual rate in 20 months, driven mainly by energy prices, Eurostat said Monday. The figure confirms Eurostat's initial "flash" estimate. The acceleration in the annual rate was due mainly to base effects, since the HICP index had hit a t...

Contrary to most forecasts, Eurozone industry output contracted slightly in June, with declines in all sectors except capital goods and energy, Eurostat said Thursday, citing preliminary seasonally adjusted data. Taking account of the upward revision for May, the 0.1% monthly downturn left outpu...

Eurozone retail sales were overall stable in June, as a drop in food outlays offset a further modest recovery in turnover for other goods, according to Eurostat's preliminary estimates released Wednesday. The outcome was somewhat weaker than generally expected, but results for May were revised u...

The Eurozone seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was stable again in June as expected at 10.0%, unchanged since March, Eurostat reported Friday. Still, some 6,000 more people lost their jobs in June after a rise of 41,000 May and a dip of 8,000 in April. This left the total at 15.771 million, ...

Eurozone inflation jumped as expected in July to 1.7%, its highest annual rate in 20 months, Eurostat estimated Friday. The acceleration was due mainly to base effects, as the HICP index hit a trough in July 2009. This suggests that prices declined on the month for the first time since January. ...

Industrial orders in the euro zone rose 3.8% in May, the European Union statistics agency Eurostat reported Thursday. Compared to the same month last year, sales rose 22.7%. Economists had forecast flat monthly sales and a 20% year-on-year rise

Industrial production across the 16-nation euro zone rose by 0.9% in May and was 9.4% higher than in the same month last year, the European Union statistics agency Eurostat reported Wednesday. Economists had forecast a 1.3% monthly rise and an 11.3% annual increase. Eurostat also said consumer...

Eurozone industry orders rose less than generally expected in April, as new demand for intermediate goods was offset by declines in other branches, Eurostat said Thursday. Taking into account backward revisions, the 0.9% monthly increase left orders 22.1% higher on the year. However, order level...

Industrial output in the Eurozone increased for the eleventh consecutive month in April to its highest level since November 2008, beating general expectations, while gains in four of previous five months were revised upwards, Eurostat reported on Monday. Taking into account the upward revisions,...

Producer prices in the 16-nation euro zone rose at a 0.9% monthly rate in April for a 2.8% increase compared to the same month last year, the European Union statistics agency Eurostat reported Wednesday. Economists had forecast a 0.7% monthly rise and a 2.6% annual increase