Euro zone consumer confidence falls to -7.2 in June

FILE PHOTO: A woman passes a sale sign in a shop window in downtown Hamburg, Germany, January 25, 2018. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer
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FABIAN BIMMER(Reuters)
(Reuters) – Euro zone consumer confidence fell by 0.7 points in June from the May number, figures released on Thursday showed.
The European Commission said a flash estimate showed euro zone consumer morale decreased to -7.2 this month from -6.5 in May.
Economists polled by Reuters had expected June euro zone consumer confidence to be at -6.5.
In the European Union as a whole, consumer sentiment fell by 0.7 points to -6.9.
(Reporting by Camille Raynaud in Gdynia)