LONDON—The recovery in eurozone business activity gathered pace last month as growth accelerated in the bloc’s dominant services industry, a survey showed, providing the latest piece of evidence suggesting the currency union will avoid a recession.
S&P Global’s Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), seen as a good barometer of overall economic health, climbed to an eight-month high of 52.0 last month from 50.3 in January, a little shy of a 52.3 preliminary reading.
February marked its second straight month above the 50 mark separating growth from contraction.
“A resounding expansion of business activity in February helps allay worries of a euro zone recession, for now,” said Chris Williamson, chief business economist at S&P Global….