Eurozone Composite (mfg & services) PMI

Eurozone Composite (mfg & services) PMI -
The Eurozone economy contracted further at the
end of Q3 2012. Business activity and new orders
both continued to fall, leading to mounting job
losses, while the rate of cost inflation moved higher.
At a four-month low of 46.1 in September, littlechanged
from 46.3 in August, the Markit Eurozone
PMI® Composite Output Index was slightly above
its earlier flash estimate of 45.9. The headline index
has remained below the neutral mark of 50.0 for
eight successive months.
The average index reading for Q3 2012 as a whole
(46.3) was slightly below that recorded in Q2 (46.4)
and the worst outcome since Q2 2009.
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