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“Eurozone manufacturers reported a dire end to
2019, with output falling at a rate not exceeded since
2012. The survey is indicative of production falling by
1.5% in the fourth quarter, acting as a severe drag
on the wider economy.
“Although firms grew somewhat more optimistic
about the year ahead, a return to growth remains a
long way off given that new order inflows continued
to fall at one of the fastest rates seen over the past
seven years. Firms sought to reduce inventory levels
and cut headcounts as a result, focusing on slashing
capacity and lowering costs. Such cost cutting was
again also evident in further steep falls in demand for
machinery, equipment and production-line inputs.
“Only households provided any source of improved
demand in December, underscoring how the
consumer sector has helped keep the economy out
of recession in recent months. The ability of the wider
economy to avoid sliding into a downturn in the face
of such a steep manufacturing contraction remains a
key challenge for the eurozone as we head into
2020.”
