Euro zone consumer confidence falls to -18.7 in March

– Euro zone consumer confidence fell by 9.9 points in March from the February number, figures released on Wednesday showed.

The European Commission said a flash estimate showed euro zone consumer morale decrease to -18.7 this month from -8.8 in February.

Economists polled by Reuters had expected a fall to -12.9.

In the European Union as a whole, consumer sentiment fell by 9.4 points to -19.6.

(Reporting by Katarzyna Zajaczkowska in Gdansk)