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November sees further solid expansion of eurozone business activity
Provisional PMI® survey data for November signalled that business activity continued to increase solidly in the eurozone in the penultimate month of the year.Companies were also more upbeat on the outlook for the coming year, but new order growth softened and employment was kept unchanged after a rise in October. Input costs increased at the fastest pace in eight months amid a renewed rise in manufacturing input prices, but selling charges increased only modestly and at the softest rate in just over a year. Output and demand The seasonally adjusted HCOB Flash Eurozone Composite PMI Output Index, based on ... (full story)
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