The
eurozone's economic recovery slowed in August as output fell in France and
Italy, a survey has suggested.
The
Markit/CIPS Eurozone purchasing managers' index (PMI) was 52.5 in the month,
down from 53.8 in July.
The
score marks the economic bloc's weakest rate of growth in the year so far,
Markit said, with output growth slowing in both the manufacturing and service
sectors.
"The
eurozone economy is defying expectations of gaining momentum, which will no
doubt add to calls for the ECB to embark on full-scale quantitative
easing," said Markit chief economist Chris Williamson.
The
ECB is due to
