The eurozone economy made a strong start to 2017, with output growth maintained at December's five-and-a-half year high and job creation accelerating to a near-nine year record. The final Markit Eurozone PMI Composite Output Index posted 54.4 in January, unchanged from December and a tick above the earlier flash estimate of 54.3. The headline index has signalled expansion in each of the past 43 months.