For the currency union as a whole it was the biggest decline since the records started in 1995. For the broader 27-country European Union, not all of whose members use the euro, output sagged 11.9%
IHS Markit's composite flash PMI for the euro zone jumped to 57.5 this month, its highest since April 2011
The global economy is set for growth this year of 3.5 percent before reaching 3.7 percent next year
Economic growth was strongest in Netherlands, Latvia, Spanish economy grew above average
GDP increased 0.6% on the quarter, after slightly downwardly revised 0.5% in Q1