Dominantserviceindustry, particularlyhardhospitalityvenues, havebeenforcedtocloseacrossmuchofthecontinent, prompting a sharpcontractionin I h s marketsPM I surveyonFriday.
ThemanufacturingPM I heldwellabovebreakevenat 54.7, albeitslightlyweakerthanDecember's figure, a ReuterspollthisweekshowedThebloc's economyisexpectedtogrownorth 0.6% thisquarterandwillreturntoitsprecrisislevelwithintwoyearsonhopestherolloutofvaccineswillallow a returntosomeformofnormality.