Eurozone consumer confidence falls

Eurozone consumer confidence fell by 5.0 points in March from the February number, figures released on Monday showed. The European Commission said a flash estimate showed eurozone consumer morale decreased to -11.6 this month from -6.6 in February.
Economists polled by Reuters had expected a fall to -14.2.
In the European Union as a whole, consumer sentiment fell by 4.5 points to -10.4.
The European Commission said that due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, the data collection period had stopped earlier than usual in the large majority of countries. Only approximately 15% of consumers' responses were collected after strict confinement measures were taken in the individual countries.