Eurozone recession talk mounts as industry slumps

LONDON — Slumping industrial output across the 19-country eurozone is stoking talk of a possible recession this year, even before any additional damage from Brexit.

Official figures on Wednesday showed that industrial output in the eurozone was 4.2 percent lower in December than the year before, increasing concerns about the economy just at a time when the bloc is facing the prospect of Britain crashing out of the European Union without a deal.

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