Eurozone economic sentiment index plunges

Article reports that economic confidence in the 16-country eurozone has collapsed to levels not seen in continental Europe for at least 24 years as German industry reels from tumbling global demand. Reports of the European Commission's Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI), December 2008

European Commission: Press Release: IP/09/13: December 2008: Economic sentiment falls to record-low levels in both the EU and the euro area http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/13&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Press Release: IP/09/12: December 2008: Business Climate Indicator reaches an all-time low in December http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/12&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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