The downward revision to the euro-zone Composite PMI for June, from 50.3 to 49.9, left it consistent with the economy stagnating at best at the end of Q2. Given that the PMI overstated growth in Q1, and that other data have come in weaker recently, we think that the economy is likely to have remained in recession in the second quarter.
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