The business investment rate in the 19-country Eurozone decreased to 22.1 percent in the third quarter of 2015, official data showed on Thursday.

The reading was weaker compared with the 22.4 percent in the previous quarter, said Eurostat, the statistic agency of the European Union (EU).

The business profit share in the bloc declined slightly from the revised 39.8 percent in the second quarter of 2015 to 39.7 percent in the third quarter, Eurostat said.