The DG ECFIN reported on preliminary February index of consumer confidence growth in both the EU and euro area.
The indicator improved marginally in the EU to -21.6 in February from -21.9 in January 2013.
The euro area CCI ticked to -23.6 vs -23.9 in January.
This month's Flash CCI for the EU aggregate is computed on the basis of consumer survey data from 22 EU countries, covering about 97.6% of the total private final consumption expenditure. For the euro-area indicator, the data are based on 16 countries which represent 99.9% of the total.