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EC Business and Consumer Survey (May)

The small increase in the euro-zone’s Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) is a welcome bit of good news. But it is not enough to fully reverse its fall in April, and does not change our view that economic growth probably dropped back to around 0.2% q/q in the second quarter.

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