The European Commission
(EC) said on Thursday its flash estimate showed the consumer confidence indicator for the Eurozone fell by 1.6 points to -15.5 in October from an
unrevised -13.9 in the previous month. That was the lowest reading since May.
Economists had
expected the index to decrease to -15.0.
Considering the
European Union (EU) as a whole, consumer sentiment also worsened by 1.6 points
to -16.5.
Given this
month’s declines, both indicators were well below their long-term averages of
-11.2 (Eurozone) and -10.6 (EU).