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Euro zone businesses perform better than expected in February as manufacturing bounces back, PMI shows - Reuters

Euro zone businesses perform better than expected in February as manufacturing bounces back, PMI shows - Reuters

Euro zone businesses perform better than expected in February as manufacturing bounces back, PMI shows Reuters

February 20, 2026 at 09:03 AM Original source
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"This could be the turning point for the manufacturing sector as the headline PMI increased to growth territory."

— Dr Cyrus de la Rubia , Academic

"German industry is growing again."

— Dr Cyrus de la Rubia , Academic

"The main drag continues to come from the demand side as new orders declined yet again."

— Jonas Feldhusen , Academic

"February's flash PMIs support the view that activity in the euro zone economy is growing at a reasonable pace, led by a pick-up in Germany."

— Andrew Kenningham , Academic

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Euronewsvia ai 3 quotes 2 persons

Eurozone manufacturing returned to expansion in February, reaching its strongest level since June 2022, with the manufacturing PMI rising to 50.8 points.

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Investing.comvia ai

Eurozone business activity expanded at its fastest pace in three months during February, with the manufacturing sector showing particular strength, according to flash PMI survey data released by S&P Global.

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InvestingLivevia ai

The Eurozone's February flash services PMI was 51.8, slightly below the expected 51.9, indicating continued growth in the services sector, though at a marginally slower pace than anticipated.

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Reutersvia ai

Euro zone business activity accelerated in February, with manufacturing returning to growth for the first time since October, according to the HCOB Flash Eurozone Composite PMI.

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Reutersvia ai

Euro zone business activity accelerated faster than forecast in February, with manufacturing returning to growth for the first time since October, according to a survey.

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Investing.comvia ai

Germany's private sector saw business activity growth accelerate to a four-month high in February, driven by improved performance in services and the first manufacturing expansion in over three-and-a-half years, a survey showed on Friday.

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MarketScreenervia ai 1 quote 1 person

Euro zone business activity accelerated faster than forecast in February, with manufacturing returning to growth for the first time since October, according to the HCOB Flash Eurozone Composite PMI.

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