Eurozone Recovery Gathers Pace on Services Boost in April: PMI

Eurozone Recovery Gathers Pace on Services Boost in April: PMI
Tourists have a snack on the terrace of a restaurant in Ronda, Spain, on Oct. 13, 2022. Jon Nazca/Reuters
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The eurozone economic recovery has unexpectedly gathered pace this month as the bloc’s dominant services industry saw already-buoyant demand rise, more than offsetting a deepening downturn in manufacturing, surveys showed.

The strong services performance could mean that wage pressures continue in the region, complicating the European Central Bank’s efforts to tame inflation, some economists noted.