The flash reading of the eurozone consumer confidence index for September, released by the European Union's statistics agency on the 22nd, came in at minus 16.5, worsening from minus 15.5 the previous month. Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast minus 16.0, and the actual result fell short of that. The consumer confidence index for the EU as a whole came in at minus 15.8, down 0.8 points from the previous month.
