Euro zone’s services speed up

16/12/09 19:46 CET

economy

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There are more signs of recovery as the euro zone’s service sector grew at its fastest pace in over two years during the early part of this month.

That was the finding of the latest Markit Flash Services Purchasing Managers Index, which surveys 2,000 businesses ranging from banks to cafes.

A separate survey showed the euro zone manufacturing sector grew at its fastest pace in 21 months.

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