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Manufacturing Sentiment Up, Demand Expectations  Stabilising

FRANCE DATA
MNI (London)

FRANCE JUN MANUF CONFIDENCE 101 (FCST 98); MAY 99

  • French manufacturing sentiment rebounded by two points to 101 in June, against expectations of a further one-point decline and breaking a streak of three months of deterioration.
  • At 101, the indicator stands one point above the long-run average. Stronger production expectations and order books attributed to the boost in June sentiment. Firms are looking for a moderate uptick in demand, albeit largely limited to domestic orders.
  • Sentiment in the automotive sector improved, whilst worsening in agriculture/food sector.
  • Yet a small uptick in the expected selling prices and perceived economic uncertainty underlines that the French economy remains wary.
  • The French manufacturing PMI was little-changed at 45.7 in May, close to the over three-year low recorded in April. The June improvement in sentiment hints that conditions may be stabilising ahead of the June flash manufacturing PMI. Consensus is currently looking for the PMI to weaken further to 45.3 tomorrow (due 0815 BST).



Source: MNI / Insee

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