New industry orders in the Eurozone rose at the fastest pace in almost three years in March, with notable gains across the board, while four of the previous five months were revised upward, Eurostat reported on Tuesday. Taking into account February's upward revision, March's 5.2% monthly increas...

Industrial new orders in the 16-nation euro zone jumped 5.2% in March compared to the previous month, the European Union statistics agency Eurostat reported Tuesday. Orders rose 19.8% compared to March 2009, the agency said. The March data far exceeded forecasts for a 2.5% monthly rise and a 15%...

Eurozone consumer prices in April were 1.5% higher on the year, the steepest climb since December 2008, Eurostat reported Tuesday, confirming its flash estimate. On the month, the harmonized index of consumer prices increased by 0.5%, slightly more than most analysts had expected. Excluding ...

Retail sales volumes in the 16-nation euro zone were flat in March, the European Union statistics agency Eurostat reported Wednesday. Compared to the same month a year ago, sales were off 0.1%. Economists had forecast a 0.4% monthly rise. Eurostat revised February data to show a 0.2% monthly decline...

Sales volumes in the retail sector unexpectedly fell further in March, with declines noted across the board, though February's figure was upwardly revised, Eurostat reported on Wednesday. With revisions to previous months, the 0.002% fall in March (rounded up to flat in the official report), lef...

April consumer prices in the Eurozone rose at their fastest annual pace since December 2008, matching general expectations, Eurostat reported on Friday, citing preliminary estimates. According to flash estimates, inflation came to +1.5%. While inflation in Germany had surprised to the downside t...

The Eurozone jobless rate remained unchanged at 10% in March, stabilizing at the highest level since August 1998, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by Eurostat. The monthly increase in the number of unemployed accelerated to 101,000 from 55,000 in February after 105,000 in Jan...

Greece needs to make sure it delivers on its promised austerity measures this year and intensify its efforts to consolidate its budget in 2011 and 2012, the European Commission said on Thursday. Earlier Thursday, EU statistics agency Eurostat said Greece's 2009 budget deficit was 13.6% of its GD...

Industrial production across the 16-nation euro zone rose 0.9% in February and was up 4.1% compared to the same month last year, the European Union statistics agency Eurostat reported Wednesday. Economists had forecast a 0.2% monthly rise and a 2.9% annual increase

Annual consumer price inflation in the Eurozone accelerated more than expected in March to 1.5%, reaching its highest level since December 2008, according to preliminary estimates released by Eurostat on Wednesday. The figure was above the upper end of the forecast range in a survey of analysts ...