Press Release: September 2010: Economic Sentiment Indicator improves further in both the EU and the euro area

In September, the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) continued to improve in both the EU and the euro area. The indicator increased only marginally, by 0.3 of a point in the EU and, more significantly, by 0.9 of a point in the euro area, to 103.4 and 103.2 respectively. In both the EU and the euro area the ESI stands above its long-term average.