Overview
|
There was more encouraging news from the euro area. Unemployment fell slightly, from 8.4% in March to 8.3% in April. Producer-price inflation also edged down, from 4.2% in March to 4.1% in April. Only retail sales spoiled the fun; after a disappointing decline of 0.4% in March, volume was up only 1.6% on a year earlier.
This article appeared in the Economic & financial indicators section of the print edition under the headline “Overview”
From the June 9th 2001 edition
Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents
Explore the edition