The economic mood in the euro zone surprisingly complained in August.
The Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) fell to 95.2 points for the previous month by revised 0.5 points, as the European Commission announced on Thursday in Brussels. Experts had expected an increase in the mood indicator. The ESI is therefore below the long -term average of 100 points.
There was a worse mood among the service providers in August and in the construction industry. In the industrial drives and in retail, the overall negative mood brightened.
With a view to the largest economies in the euro area, the economic mood in Spain has deteriorated. It was less cloudy in Germany and Italy. In France, the regional indicator hardly moved off the spot.