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Spain: Services Contracting, Unemployment Rising, Consumer Confidence Down

Posted on August 05, 2008

Spain's Services Sector Contracted Sharply Again in JulyThe euro zone's services sector slid further into contraction in July, hitting a five-year low, while inflationary price pressures remained near record levels. Final data in the monthly PMI survey of private sector companies showed that of the big four economies in the euro zone, only in Germany did services activity expand, and in this case slightly more quickly than in June. The RBS/Markit Eurozone Purchasing Managers Index for services companies, which range from banks to cafes, fell to 48.3 in July from 49.1, unrevised from the flash ...

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