欧元区工业信心指数与经济景气指数双双下滑

Group 1 - The Eurozone's industrial confidence index dropped to -11.2 in April, lower than the revised -10.7 from the previous month and below the market expectation of -10.1, indicating a negative impact from U.S. sanctions threats and uncertainty [1] - The production expectations index saw its first zero growth, declining from 3.4 in March to 0, while the uncertainty index surged to its highest level since January 2023, rising from 33.4 to 38.8 [1] - The Eurozone Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) fell to 93.6 in April, the lowest level since December 2024, and below the revised 95.0 from March and the market expectation of 94.5, reflecting a general decline in confidence across all sectors [1] Group 2 - Consumer confidence significantly decreased from -14.5 in March to -16.7, with service sector confidence dropping from 2.2 to 1.4, retail confidence from -7.0 to -8.9, manufacturing from -10.7 to -11.2, and construction from -3.7 to -4.3 [2] - Consumer inflation expectations rose by 5.1 points to 29.6, the highest level since November 2022, while manufacturers' sales price expectations decreased by 0.3 points to 11.0 from a two-year high in March [2] - There are notable differences in confidence levels among major Eurozone economies, with the Netherlands and Italy seeing declines of 2.5 and 1.8 respectively, while Germany and Spain experienced slight increases of 0.5 and 0.4, and France's confidence remained stable [2]