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Eurozone inflation rebounds in July to 2.6%, core remains at 2.9% for third month in a row

CdM | The inflation rate in the euro area stood at 2.6% year-on-year in July, one tenth of a percentage point higher than the rise in prices observed in June. Moreover, as confirmed by the EU statistics office, Eurostat, in the EU as a whole the rate has risen to 2.8%, two tenths of a percentage point more than in June. The acceleration in price increases in the euro area…


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Eurozone trade surplus rises to €22.3 billion in June

Link Securities | According to Eurostat data, the Eurozone’s trade surplus rose to €22.3 billion in June, exceeding analysts’ consensus forecast of €13.3 billion and also surpassing the €18 billion surplus in the same month last year. Imports decreased by 8.6% year-on-year to €214 billion, mainly due to lower purchases of manufactured goods (-11.0%); transport equipment and machinery (-11.0%); mineral fuels, lubricants and related products (-9.1%); and chemicals (-6.8%). Meanwhile,…


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Eurozone maintains pace of expansion: GDP grows 0.3% in second quarter

CdM | The Eurozone maintained the pace of expansion in the second quarter, when gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.3% over the previous three months, according to the second reading of the data published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), which coincides with the first estimate. Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, GDP increased by 0.6% in the euro area following growth…


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Eurozone GDP rises to 0.6% year-on-year in 2Q24, beating forecast, on resilience of France, Spain and Italy

Banca March: In the eurozone, GDP growth in the second quarter beat forecasts, both in quarterly and year-on-year terms. This resilience is based on the fact that three of the four main economies – France, Spain and Italy – have delivered better than expected figures, offsetting the unexpected contraction in Germany. Aggregate GDP variation in the quarter remained at +0.3%, the same as in the previous quarter, but better than…


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Eurozone inflation down 1/10 of a percentage point to 2.5% in June, core stable at 2.9%; Spain’s rate at 3.6%

The inflation rate in the Eurozone stood at 2.5% year-on-year in June, one tenth of a percentage point lower than the rise in prices observed in May, according to the second reading of the data published by the EU statistics office, Eurostat, while in the European Union (EU) as a whole the rate fell by one tenth of a percentage point to 2.6%. The slight moderation in price increases in…


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Eurozone industrial production contracts 2.9% year-on-year in May (against 3.1% in previous month), but grows 0.7% for energy

Link Securities | Eurostat published yesterday that industrial production in the Eurozone declined 0.6% in the month of May relative to April, in seasonally adjusted data. The reading beat the 1.0% drop expected by FactSet’s consensus of analysts. By industry type in May, output fell 1.0% for intermediate goods, 1.2% for capital goods and 1.8% for consumer durables. Conversely, output rose 0.8% for energy and 1.6% for consumer non-durables. Year-on-year,…


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Eurozone inflation rebounds to 2.6% in May and core rate rises to 2.9%

CdM | Eurozone inflation rose two tenths of a point in May to 2.6%, while the underlying rate, which excludes the impact of energy and food, also rose two tenths of a point to 2.9%, according to data published by Eurostat, the European Union (EU) statistics office. This means that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded its first increase since December last year, reaching the highest level since last February….


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Eurozone achieves trade surplus of €15 billion with rest of world in April, compared to €11.1 billion deficit in April 2023

Link Securities | Eurostat published yesterday that, according to its first estimate of the data, the Eurozone goods trade balance reached a surplus of €15,000 million with the rest of the world in April, compared to a deficit of €11,100 million in April 2023. In April, exports of goods from the Eurozone to the rest of the world amounted to €247.6 billion, an increase of 14.0% year-on-year. For their part,…


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Money supply picks up in Eurozone with a 1.3% annual increase, up from 0.9% in previous month

Banca March: In the eurozone, the money supply is recovering. April’s figures showed M3 growth of +1.3% year-on-year, four tenths of a point higher than in the previous month, signalling a revival in money supply. On the side of loans to the private sector, those related to households repeated growth rates of +0.2% year-on-year, while loans to non-financial companies moderated one-tenth of a point to +0.3%.


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Eurozone economic recovery accelerates: new orders rise at fastest pace in more than a year

CdM | The economic recovery in the eurozone gained momentum in May. “It seems that the results could not have been better”. The PMI index “reveals that the euro area economy is strengthening further”. Indeed, the pace of expansion was solid, accelerating for the second month in a row to the fastest in twelve months. The overall expansion was again driven by the services sector, with business activity increasing for…