The Eurozone private sector growth eased slightly in September, flash data from Markit showed Wednesday.
The composite output index dropped to 53.9 from 54.3 in August. It was expected to fall to 54.
The latest index nevertheless remained broadly in line with recent readings seen over the past eight months, and pushed the third quarter average to the highest seen since the second quarter of 2011, Markit said.
France continued to lag the upturn, but saw growth pick up from the near-stagnation seen in August. Growth slowed in Germany and in the rest of the region.
The flash Eurozone services Purchasing Managers’ Index declined to 54 in September from 54.4 in the prior month. It was below the expected score of 54.2.
Likewise, the manufacturing PMI fell to 52, in line with forecast, from 52.3 in August.
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