So it is French domestic demand.........>

FRANCE DATA: So it is French domestic demand underpinning the move above 50 with

foreign demand stilll falling (albeit at a slower pace). From press release:

"Underlying data suggested that the improvement in demand was centred on the

domestic market, with new export orders continuing to decline at the beginning

of the third quarter. Another fall in exports extended the current sequence of

reduction that has been observed throughout 2020 so far. That said, the rate of

decrease eased for the third month in succession to reach the softest since

before coronavirus-related restrictions were first imposed in Europe. Both

manufacturers and service providers reported a deterioration in international

demand during July."