BRUSSELS, March 22 (Reuters) - Consumer confidence remained broadly unchanged in the 16-country euro zone and the broader European Union this month, data showed on Monday.
The executive European Commission said its flash estimate of consumer confidence edged down to -13.8 for the 27-country EU from -13.5 in February, while that for the euro area rose to -17.2 this month from February's -17.4.
Recent data has shown that although the euro zone is recovering from the worst economic crisis since World War Two, it continues to shed jobs, hitting people's spending power and undermining future growth. (Reporting by Dale Hudson)