India, Feb. 4 -- The euro area private sector logged its slowest growth in January due to the weakening of growth in services activity, final data from S&P Global showed on Wednesday.
The final composite output index posted 51.3 in January, the lowest score since last September. The score remained below the initial estimate and the December's level of 51.5.
However, the score above 50.0 indicates that the sector expanded for the thirteenth successive month.
The weakening of overall growth was driven by the service sector, as the fall in services more than offset a fresh expansion in manufacturing output.
The services Purchasing Managers' Index dropped to 51.6 from 52.4 in the previous month. The flash reading was 51.9. The score was abo...