The monthly rate of CPI in the euro area in January was -0.3%, expected to be -0.3%, and the previous value was -0.30%.
The monthly rate of retail sales in the euro area in December was -0.2%, and expectations were -0.1%. The previous value was revised from 0.10% to 0%.
The European Central Bank's main measure of future wage growth in the eurozone continues to show a sharp slowdown in salary growth in 2025, lending support to hopes of a further pullback in inflation that would allow for further interest rate cuts. The European Central Bank's wage tracker, released on Wednesday, forecasts that eurozone wages will grow by 1.5% a year through the fourth quarter of 2025. While that is up from the 1.4% forecast in December, it is also well below the 5.3% peak record...
The final value of the manufacturing PMI in the euro zone in January was 46.6, compared with the previous value of 46.1.
The final eurozone manufacturing PMI hit an eight-month high of 46.6 in January, while the eurozone's manufacturing PMI output index hit an eight-month high of 47.1.
The unemployment rate in the euro zone was 6.3% in December, compared with expectations of 6.3%. The previous value was revised from 6.30% to 6.2%.
Eurozone GDP in the fourth quarter was initially 0.9%, expected to be 1%, and the previous value was 0.90%.
The Eurozone's January industrial sentiment index was -12.9, expected to be -13.8, and the previous value was -14.1.
The Eurozone's economic sentiment index for January was 95.2, with expectations of 94.1 and a previous value of 93.7.