Euro Area composite PMI rises to 52.5, services PMI climbs to 53 in October

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* Composite PMI in the Euro Area increased to a 29-month high of 52.50 points in October from 51.20 points in September 2025.
* Services PMI in the Euro Area increased to 53 points in October from 51.30 points in September 2025.
* Demand for euro area goods and services improved for a third straight month in October, marking a sustained improvement in private sector sales.
* Additionally, the rate of expansion was the steepest for two-and-a-half years.
* Drilling down into sectoral trends revealed that new business growth was entirely driven by services as new factory order volumes were stagnant. This did however mark a relative improvement from September, when goods sales declined.
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