Euro area private sector contracted for the first time in nearly one-and-a–half years as the ongoing war in the Middle East acted as a drag on services activity, final results of the purchasing managers’ survey by S&P Global showed on Wednesday.
The composite output index fell to 48.8 in April from 50.7 in the previous month. The reading was moderately above the flash estimate of 48.6.
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