Eurozone Economic Sentiment Indicator dropped slightly from 93.6 to 93.3 in September, down for the fifth month. Employment Expectation indicator rose from 102.2 to 102.7. Economic Uncertainty Indicator rose from 19.8 to 21.5.
Eurozone industry confidence rose from -9.9 to -9.0. Services confidence dropped from 4.3 to 4.0. Consumer confidence fell from -16.0 to -17.8. Retail trade confidence dropped from -5.1 to -5.7. Construction confidence fell from -5.4 to -6.2.
EU Economic Sentiment Indicator rose from 93.2 to 92.8. Amongst the largest EU economies, the ESI deteriorated in Spain (-3.2) and Italy (-2.2), while it improved in France (+2.7). Sentiment in Germany (+0.3), the Netherlands (+0.3) and Poland (-0.1) remained virtually stable.
