Latest data released by Eurostat - 30 August 2021

  • Economic confidence 117.5 vs 118.6 expected
  • Prior 119.0
  • Industrial confidence 13.7 vs 13.7 expected
  • prior 14.6
  • Services confidence 16.8 vs 19.9 expected
  • Prior 19.3

A slight moderation in euro area economic sentiment for August, backing off the all-time high recorded in July. This reaffirms that overall activity and morale in the region is still high but is likely to abate as the summer comes to an end.