Euro-zone Composite PMI

The composite purchasing managers' index for the euro zone rose in November. The index climbed to 46.5 in November, versus 45.7 in October. The euro-zone services PMI surged to 46.7 in November, versus 46.0 in October.

Private-sector activity across the euro zone contracted in August, according to the Markit euro-zone composite PMI. The PMI declined to 46.3 in the month, down from 46.5 in July and versus a preliminary reading of 46.6. The index for the services sector dropped to 47.2, down from 47.9 in July and...

Private-sector activity across the euro zone contracted in June, according to the Markit composite purchasing managers' index. The index climbed to 46.4, versus 46.0 in May and up from a preliminary June reading of 46.0. The services index surged to 47.1 in June, versus 46.7 in May and up from...

Private-sector output across the euro zone declined in May, according to the preliminary Markit purchasing managers index for the region. The composite PMI index dropped to 45.9, versus 46.7 in April. The services PMI reading declined to 46.5, versus 46.9 in April. The manufacturing PMI fell to...

Private-sector business activity across the 17-nation euro zone contracted in April, according to the Markit composite purchasing managers' index. The index declined to 46.7, from 49.1 in March, down from an earlier estimate of 47.4. April services PMI for the region dropped to 46.9, versus 49.2...

Business activity across the 17-nation euro zone declined in April, according to the preliminary purchasing managers' index released by Markit. Manufacturing PMI dropped to 46.0, versus 47.7 in March, versus economists' estimates for an increase to 48.1. Services PMI dropped to a five-month low...

The Markit euro-zone composite purchasing managers index declined to 49.3 in February, versus 50.4 in January, down from preliminary estimate of 49.7.

Private-sector activity across the euro zone declined in February, according to the preliminary Markit purchasing managers index for the region. The index fell to 49.7 versus 50.4 in January. However, economists were expecting a rise to 50.8. The PMI for the services sector dropped to 49.4 versus...

The Markit composite purchasing managers index for the euro zone surged to a three-month high at 48.3 in December. The reading was higher than a preliminary estimate of 47.9.

The preliminary Markit composite purchasing managers index for the euro zone in November climbed to 47.2, versus 46.5 in October. Economists were expecting a reading of 46.5 in November.

According to Markit, the October composite purchasing managers index for the euro zone declined to 46.5 in October, versus 49.1 in September.

According to Markit Economics, the preliminary composite purchasing managers index for the euro zone declined to 47.2 in October, versus 49.1 in September. Economists were expecting a drop to 48.8.The euro-zone services PMI dropped to 47.2 in October, versus 48.8 in September. However, the...

According to the final reading of the Markit composite purchasing managers index, private-sector activity in the euro zone previous month rose at its slowest pace since October 2009. The index dropped to 53.3, versus 55.8 in May, down from a previous estimate of 53.6.