Eurozone consumer confidence improved slightly in February, after easing in the previous month, preliminary figures from the European Commission showed on Thursday.
The flash consumer confidence index climbed to -14.8 from -15.5 in January. Economists had expected a score of -15.
The corresponding indicator for EU rose to -15.7 from -16.5 in the previous month.
The indicator continued to remain well below its long-term average of -11.1 for the euro area and -10.6 for EU.
The final figure for February consumer confidence is set to be released along with the monthly economic sentiment survey on February 25.
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