Mumbai, April 3 -- The eurozone private sector economy eked out another expansion in March, rounding off the first quarter of 2025 with a third successive monthly increase in business activity. Albeit the strongest since August 2024, the upturn was only modest overall and weaker than the long-run trend of the survey.
Greater output volumes came despite a further contraction in new work intakes, although employment rose for the first time since last July. Price pressures faded slightly during the latest survey period, with both input costs and output prices rising at their softest rates in 2025 so far.
The seasonally adjusted HCOB Eurozone Composite PMI Output Index ticked up to 50.9 in March, from 50.2 in February, marking a third success...