Eurozone Economic Sentiment Indicator rose from 91.5 to 93.1 in February. Industrial confidence rose from -6.1 to -3.3. Services confidence dropped from -17.7 to -17.1. Consumer confidence rose from -15.5 to -14.8. Retail trade confidence dropped from -18.5 to -19.1. Employment Expectation Index rose from 89.1 to 90.0.
EU Economic Sentiment Indicator rose 1.9 pts to 93.4. Amongst the largest EU economies, the ESI rose markedly in Poland (+4.7), Italy (+4.4), Germany (+3.0)and, to a lesser extent, in France (+0.9). By contrast, sentiment worsened strongly in Spain (-3.2) and, more mildly so, in the Netherlands (-1.3).
