Euro Area: Economic sentiment edges up in September
Latest reading: Economic sentiment rose to 96.8 in October, following September’s 95.6.
In October, sentiment improved in the industrial sector (-8.2 vs -10.1 in September), in the services sector (+4.0 vs +3.7 in September) the construction sector (-2.9 vs -3.4 in September), the retail sector (-6.8 vs -7.7 in September) and among consumers (-14.9 vs -14.2 in September).
In terms of specific countries, sentiment improved in Germany, Italy and France, while it deteriorated Spain.