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French Consumer Dipped in July

FRANCE DATA
MNI (London)

FRANCE JUL CONSUMER CONF IND 101; JUN 103r

  • Consumer confidence slipped 1pt to 101 in Jul, falling short of market forecasts looking for an unchanged reading (BBG: 102), but shows the second highest reading since the start of the pandemic.
  • Jun's reading was revised up by 1pt to 103.
  • Household's assessment of the future economic situation deteriorated markedly, falling 8pt, while their opinion about the past economic situation improved slightly by 3pt.
  • The amount of consumers thinking that prices increased in the past year rose significantly, up 14pt.
  • Intentions to make major purchases declined in July by 5pt, after increasing to 40-month high in Jun.
  • Household's savings intentions eased further in Jul, down 4pt and showing third consecutive drop.
  • Both consumer's assessment of their future and past financial situation fell in July, decreasing by 3pt and 1pt, respectively.


Source: Insee

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