Euro zone consumer confidence falls to -18.7 in March
FILE PHOTO: People, wearing protective face masks, shop at a local market in Nantes amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France, April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
(Reuters) - Euro zone consumer confidence fell by 9.9 points in March from the February number, figures released on Wednesday showed.
The European Commission said a flash estimate showed euro zone consumer morale decrease to -18.7 this month from -8.8 in February.
Economists polled by Reuters had expected a fall to -12.9.
In the European Union as a whole, consumer sentiment fell by 9.4 points to -19.6.
(Reporting by Katarzyna Zajaczkowska in Gdansk)
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