Economics
Euro-Zone Activity Shrinks for Second Month on Price Squeeze
- Composite PMI declines to 49.2; estimate was for 49.0
- Data point to contraction in third quarter as demand ebbs
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Euro-area economic activity declined for a second month, signaling that fears of a recession may already be coming to pass as record inflation saps demand and weakness seeps into more and more sectors.