Economics
Euro-Area Services, Manufacturing Slump to 39-Month Low: Economy
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Euro-area services and manufacturing output fell to a 39-month low in September as European leaders struggled to reverse the single-currency bloc’s slide into recession.
A composite index based on a survey of purchasing managers in both industries in the 17-nation euro area dropped to 45.9 from 46.3 in August, London-based Markit Economics said today in an initial estimate. A reading below 50 indicates contraction. Economists had forecast a reading of 46.6, the median of 23 estimates in a Bloomberg News survey showed.