Flash PMI: Eurozone Private Sector Output Growth Slows in October

04:16 AM EDT, 10/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The euro area's private-sector activity expansion eased in October, with both the manufacturing and services sectors seeing weaker growth amid a slower rate of increase in output and new orders. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Flash Eurozone Composite PMI Output Index hit a four-month low of 51.9, compared with September's 53.1 and the expected 52.7, flash data from S&P Global showed Friday. The services PMI reached a two-month low of 51.7, compared with the earlier reading of 53 and the market forecast of 52.6. On the manufacturing side, the PMI stood at a three-month low of 52.4, against the prior month's 52.9 and consensus estimate of 52.7.