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The latest detailed European sector Purchasing Managers Index (PMI®) data indicated a continued strong rebound in output in a number of manufacturing sectors in October, especially in automobiles & auto parts where a series-record expansion was recorded. Less positively,…
In the third quarter of 2020, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 12.6% in the euro area and by 11.6% in the EU compared with the previous quarter.
The IHS Markit Global Business Outlook Survey – based on responses from 12,000 companies between October 9-29 – recorded the strongest degree of optimism among companies since late-2018.
The COVID-19 survey, undertaken in late-October, asked 6,653 companies in 12 countries to report whether their output had risen or fallen since the start of the pandemic.
In September 2020 compared with August 2020, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector decreased by 2.9% in the euro area and by 2.5% in the EU.
The euro area annual inflation rate was -0.3% in October 2020, stable compared to September.
Economic activity in Europe suffered a severe shock in the first half of the year and rebounded strongly in the third quarter as containment measures were gradually lifted.
World Trade Statistical Review 2020 looks into the latest developments in world trade, with a detailed analysis of the most recent trends for trade in goods and services.
This edition of the QREA takes a close look at consumption smoothing and the role of banking integration; structural change in labour demand and skills mismatches; and implicit pension liabilities.
Italy was one of the first EU countries to have to face and deal with the pandemic triggered by the coronavirus. The lockdown enforced by the authorities in the early months of 2020, just like for all other manufacturing businesses,…
