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MNI DATA BRIEF: French Consumer Confidence Slips in August

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French consumer confidence retreated for the second-straight month in August, sliding to a level of 99 from a downwardly-revised 100 in July, according to Insee. That follows a decline in French business confidence, which slipped to 110 from 113, in data released on Thursday, echoing ebbing corporate confidence in Germany reported earlier in the week.

Consumers were gloomier about both past and future situations. The index for households' past financial situation declined to -14 from -13 in July, while financial prospects slipped to -3 from -1.

French consumer confidence

Source: Insee

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