The euro area’s annual real GDP growth is predicted to be close to 1 per cent this year, according to The Conference Board, whose leading economic index for the zone fell by 0.8 per cent in August to 95.8 following July’s 0.7-per cent drop.
Its coincident economic index for zone inched up again by 0.1 per cent in August to 108.7, the same rate as in July.