Fresh signs the 17-nation economy is on the path of sustain recovery emerged on Wednesday, as retail sales ticked up, services PMI expanded, and the gross domestic product returned to growth. Even though some figures were weaker-than-expected, the Eurozone has escaped a damaging 18-month recession. The area that has Euro in circulation and is home to about 340 million people expanded 0.3% in the three months to June, unchanged from the previous estimate, the Eurostat figures showed. The main pillars of growth were increased consumer and government spending; moreover, investment rose as well, while exports made a huge contribution.