PMI fra Markit for Eurozonen – læs hele meddelelsen her
“The eurozone economy showed resilience to disruptions arising from the coronavirus outbreak in February, but dig deeper into the data and there are signs that problems lie ahead.
“The overall rate of expansion picked up slightly, largely on the back of rising domestic demand fuelling increased service sector activity, accompanied by signs of the manufacturing downturn easing.
However, exports of both goods and services are now falling at an increased rate due to virus-related downturns in demand, and increasingly widespread delivery delays threaten
future production. In the service sector, growing numbers of companies are reporting lost business due to the virus spread, notably in sectors such as hotels, travel, transport and tourism but also even in areas such as financial services.
“Growth of both output and demand consequently remains weak, and caution in relation to hiring means jobs growth likewise remained among the lowest recorded over the past five years. Business expectations have also dropped lower, largely in response to the growing virus threat. “While the PMI data so far for the first quarter are signalling a 0.1-0.2% increase in GDP, there are clear downside risks and a likely weakening of the economy in March.”
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