Euro-zone Retail Sales (Aug.) & Final PMIs (Sep.)

The increase in retail sales to above their pre-crisis level in August overstates the strength of the recovery in household consumption. Spending on travel, hospitality and entertainment will have remained much weaker and the improvement probably went into reverse in much of the region in September.

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