Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) pose for a family photo during a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, December 17, 2015. EU leaders are due to discuss on the migrant crisis and Cameron's demands for reform of the bloc ahead of a referendum he plans to hold by the end of 2017 on Britain's continued memebership.
The purchasing managers' index from Markit gives an indication of whether service sectors are growing or contracting, giving a number between 0 and 100 to indicate just how fast or slow.
Anything above 50 signals growth - the higher the better - while below means contraction.
We're also getting composite estimates for December growth in Germany, France, and Europe as a whole - in other words, how the economy did overall.
Here's what we've got so far:
- Spain: Big miss - 55.1, against a forecast of 56.4 and down from November's figure of 56.7;
- Italy: Big beat - 55.3, against a forecast of 53.6 and up from November's figure of 53.4.
- French services: Miss - 49.8, against a forecast of 50, flat on November's figure.
- French economy: 50.1, down from 50.3 in November.
We'll update this post with figures for France, Germany, Britain, and the Eurozone as a whole as they come in. Keep checking back.