Latest data released by Eurostat - 13 Dec 2017
- Prior m/m -0.6%; revised to -0.5%
- Industrial production y/y +3.7% vs +3.2% expected
- Prior y/y +3.3%; revised to +3.4%
- Q3 employment q/q +0.4%; prior +0.4%
- Q3 employment y/y +1.7%; prior +1.6%
The increase is industrial production is due to production of non-durable consumer goods rising, according to Eurostat.
Report can be found here.
Meanwhile, employment numbers are actually rather positive with the number of men and women employed within the Eurozone being at the highest levels ever recorded - 236.3 million men, and 156.3 million women.
Report for employment numbers are here.
Again, these numbers are a general sentiment indicator of the Eurozone economy. A positive reading here helps in the building optimism, but it isn't a market mover.
