Latest data released by Markit - 2 January 2019
Preliminary figures can be found here. Similar to the French and German readings, the release here is in-line with initial estimates. As a whole, factory activity in the Eurozone has disappointed greatly last year after having began the year on solid footing. The graph above basically highlights the broad-based slowdown suffered by the Eurozone economy and will be a concern this year should the downwards trend persist moving forward.
