The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said the leading index pointed to signs of easing growth in the region.
The leading index fell marginally to 99.6 in February from 99.7 in January, the Paris-based organization said Monday.
In the United States, the U.K. and Japan, growth is set to ease, the OECD noted. The outlook is for stable growth momentum in the euro area as a whole.
In India and France, growth momentum is stabilizing, it said. Signs of growth stabilization were also emerging in China and Canada.
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