2024年4月,欧元区经济情绪指数下降0.6点,至95.6,低于市场预期的96.9,原因是制造商信心大幅下降,达到2020年7月以来的最低水平(-10.5比3月的-8.9)。服务提供商(6.0比6.4)、零售商(-6.8比-6.0)和建筑商(-6.0比-5.6)的士气也有所恶化。另一方面,消费者情绪略有改善(-14.7对-14.9)。在定价方面,消费者通胀预期指数下降0.7点,至11.6,而制造商销售价格预期指数则小幅下降0.1点,至5.4。在欧盟最大的经济体中,法国的ESI显著恶化(-4.8),意大利的ESI更为温和(-1.3),而西班牙(+2.3)和德国(+1.5)的ESI明显改善,荷兰的ESI改善程度较小(+0.3)。
The economic sentiment indicator in the Euro Area dropped by 0.6 points to 95.6 in April 2024, missing market expectations of 96.9, driven by a sharp drop in confidence among manufacturers, which reached its lowest level since July 2020 (-10.5 vs -8.9 in March). Morale has also worsened among service providers (6.0 vs 6.4), retailers (-6.8 vs -6.0), and constructors (-6.0 vs -5.6). On the other hand, sentiment among consumers improved slightly (-14.7 vs -14.9). On the pricing front, the consumer inflation expectations index decreased by 0.7 points to 11.6, while the gauge for selling price expectations among manufacturers edged down by 0.1 point to 5.4. Among the largest economies in the bloc, the ESI deteriorated significantly in France (-4.8) and more moderately in Italy (-1.3), while it improved markedly in Spain (+2.3) and Germany (+1.5), and to a lesser extent, in the Netherlands (+0.3).