The consumer confidence indicator in France remained unchanged at 86 in September 2026, above market expectations of 85 but below its long-term average of 100. Consumers became slightly more pessimistic about their expected financial situation (-14 vs -13 in August), while sentiment toward their past financial situation improved slightly (-26 vs -27). Pessimism over major purchase intentions eased (-37 vs -39), while the opportunity to save declined to 44 from 46 and both current (17 vs 20) and expected (15 vs 17) saving capacity weakened. Meanwhile, households’ unemployment expectations remained elevated at 55, while sentiment toward France’s past standard of living deteriorated slightly (-81 vs -80) and the outlook improved to -60 from -62. The savings climate index fell to 121 from 125. Perceptions of past price increases rose to 33 from 26, while inflation expectations improved to -9 from -13. source: INSEE, France

Consumer Confidence in France remained unchanged at 86 points in September. Consumer Confidence in France averaged 102.97 points from 1972 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 132.00 points in March of 1973 and a record low of 80.00 points in June of 2013. This page provides the latest reported value for - France Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. France Consumer Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.

Consumer Confidence in France remained unchanged at 86 points in September. Consumer Confidence in France is expected to be 86.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the France Consumer Confidence is projected to trend around 91.00 points in 2027 and 95.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-08-25 06:45 AM
Consumer Confidence
Aug 86 86 87 86
2026-09-24 06:45 AM
Consumer Confidence
Sep 86 86 85 86
2026-10-27 06:45 AM
Consumer Confidence
Oct 86


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence 86.00 86.00 points Sep 2026
Consumer Spending 345826.00 344815.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
Disposable Personal Income 475835.00 473628.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
Personal Savings 17.23 17.86 percent Jun 2026
Household Consumption MoM -0.50 0.40 percent Aug 2026


France Consumer Confidence
In France, the consumer confidence index is based on a survey of about 2 000 households. The questionnaire focuses on: past and future economic situation in France, past and future personal financial situation, unemployment, intention to make major purchases, current savings capacity and expected savings capacity. The indicator is calculated using factor analysis technique. The index is then calculated in a way to measure the current sentiment in relation to the historic index values of the period 1987-2011. A value over 110 indicates unusually high optimism and a value under 90 indicates unusually high pessimism. The value 100 indicates neutrality.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
86.00 86.00 132.00 80.00 1972 - 2026 points Monthly
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French Consumer Confidence Stays Subdued
The consumer confidence indicator in France remained unchanged at 86 in September 2026, above market expectations of 85 but below its long-term average of 100. Consumers became slightly more pessimistic about their expected financial situation (-14 vs -13 in August), while sentiment toward their past financial situation improved slightly (-26 vs -27). Pessimism over major purchase intentions eased (-37 vs -39), while the opportunity to save declined to 44 from 46 and both current (17 vs 20) and expected (15 vs 17) saving capacity weakened. Meanwhile, households’ unemployment expectations remained elevated at 55, while sentiment toward France’s past standard of living deteriorated slightly (-81 vs -80) and the outlook improved to -60 from -62. The savings climate index fell to 121 from 125. Perceptions of past price increases rose to 33 from 26, while inflation expectations improved to -9 from -13.
2026-09-24
French Consumer Morale Remains Subdued in August
The consumer confidence indicator in France remained unchanged at 86 in August 2026, below the expected 87 and its long-term average of 100. Consumers became slightly less pessimistic about their expected financial situation (-12 vs -13 in July), while sentiment toward their past financial situation worsened slightly (-27 vs -26). Pessimism over major purchase intentions increased (-39 vs -37), while saving intentions reached a new all-time high (47 vs 45) and both current (20 vs 19) and expected (18 vs 17) saving capacity improved. Meanwhile, households’ fears of unemployment rebounded (58 vs 55) and remained above their long-term average, while sentiment toward France’s future standard of living deteriorated slightly (-62 vs -60). The savings climate index rose to a new high of 125 from 124. Inflation expectations rebounded sharply (-14 vs -33), while perceptions of past price increases also rose (25 vs 17).
2026-08-25
France Consumer Confidence Improves in July
The consumer confidence indicator in France rose to 86 in July 2026, a four-month high, up from 84 in June, but remained below its long-term average of 100. Consumers became less pessimistic about both their past financial situation (-26 vs -28 in June) and expected financial situation (-14 vs -16), while sentiment toward France's future standard of living improved sharply (-59 vs -65) and views on past living standards also became less negative (-79 vs -81). Pessimism over major purchase intentions also eased (-36 vs -38), while saving intentions (45 vs 41) and both current (19 vs 16) and expected (17 vs 14) saving capacity increased. Households' fears of unemployment cooled (55 vs 61) but remained above their long-term average. Meanwhile, the savings climate index rebounded to 123, while inflation expectations dropped sharply (-33 vs -15), returning close to their pre-Middle East conflict level.
2026-07-28