date:Nov 12, 2013
to fix its banks and reform the economy, saw a 4.0 percent fall month-on-month in sales in September, the biggest decline since February 2009.
The European Commission expects economic recovery to get on a slightly more solid footing next year, but domestic demand is still weak as more than 19 million people in the Euro zone are out of jobs.
Weak consumer spending is also a concern for the European Central Bank which is expected to keep interest rates at record lows on Thursday despite a sharp