France Consumer Confidence 1972-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

The French consumer confidence index edged up to 101 in April of 2018 from 100 in a month earlier and slightly above market estimates of 100. It is the highest reading since January, as households were more optimistic on their past standard of living in France (-35 vs -39 in March) and they were a little more confident on their future standard of living (-21 vs -23). Also, the share of households considering it has been a suitable time to make major purchases rose slightly (-35 vs -39). At the same time, concerns over unemployment were almost unchanged (4 vs 3). Meanwhile, consumers' saving intention for the coming year (3 vs 4) and their views on financial situation in the next twelve month (-11 vs -12) were nearly stable. There were less consumers than in a month earlier to expect prices to went up in the next twelve months (-27 vs -25). Consumer Confidence in France averaged 101.04 Index Points from 1972 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 130 Index Points in May of 1973 and a record low of 80 Index Points in May of 2013.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	Consensus	TEForecast
2018-02-27	07:45 AM	Consumer Confidence	100	104	103	102
2018-03-28	06:45 AM	Consumer Confidence	100	100	100	101
2018-04-25	06:45 AM	Consumer Confidence	101	100	100	101
2018-05-29	06:45 AM	Consumer Confidence		101	100	102
2018-06-27	06:45 AM	Consumer Confidence				103
2018-07-26	06:45 AM	Consumer Confidence				104

France Consumer	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Consumer Confidence	101.00	100.00	130.00	80.00	Index Points	[+]
Retail Sales MoM	0.50	0.90	3.40	-6.10	percent	[+]
Retail Sales YoY	3.20	2.80	9.50	-9.00	percent	[+]
Consumer Spending	300651.00	300179.00	300651.00	39201.00	EUR Million	[+]
Disposable Personal Income	355850.00	353537.00	355850.00	2538.00	EUR Million	[+]
Personal Savings	14.21	14.24	22.80	11.28	percent	[+]
Households Debt To Gdp	58.30	58.10	58.30	18.60	percent of GDP	[+]
Households Debt To Income	89.47	88.12	89.47	54.15	percent	[+]
Personal Spending	0.10	2.50	4.70	-5.10	percent	[+]
Bank Lending Rate	1.82	1.81	6.29	1.73	percent	[+]
Gasoline Prices	1.85	1.81	2.09	0.99	USD/Liter	[+]
Consumer Credit	1340006.00	1333983.00	1340006.00	383474.00	EUR Million	[+]
Consumer Confidence Current Conditions	-38.59	-38.75	29.12	-80.60		[+]
Consumer Confidence Economic Expectations	-9.53	0.59	20.00	-65.55		[+]
Consumer Confidence Financial Expectations	-9.49	-3.07	16.00	-30.03		[+]
Consumer Confidence Major Purchases Expectations	-0.88	-0.96	35.00	-41.52		[+]
Consumer Confidence Price Trends	-31.94	-40.55	33.57	-61.10		[+]
Consumer Confidence Savings Expectations	9.26	7.22	39.03	-38.00		[+]
Consumer Confidence Unemployment Expectations	8.36	5.73	84.57	-40.27		[+]

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. 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 - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	101.00	100.00	130.00	80.00	1972 - 2018	Index Points	Monthly	SA

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Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
Australia	101.80	May/18	102	124	64.61	Index Points	Monthly
Brazil	102.20	Apr/18	102	121	89.41	Index Points	Monthly
Canada	53.94	May/18	56.43	56.43	46.8	Index Points	Monthly
China	122.90	Apr/18	122	125	97	Index Points	Monthly
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Germany	10.70	Jun/18	10.8	16.8	-3.5	Index Points	Monthly
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Indonesia	122.20	Apr/18	122	126	9.6	Index Points	Monthly
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Mexico	86.45	Apr/18	84.7	116	69.53	Index Points	Monthly
Netherlands	23.00	May/18	25	36	-41	Index Points	Monthly
Russia	-8.00	Mar/18	-11	1	-59	Index Points	Quarterly
South Korea	107.00	Apr/18	108	121	69.4	Index Points	Monthly
Spain	99.90	Apr/18	98.6	109	37.6	Index Points	Monthly
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Turkey	69.90	May/18	71.9	98.68	55.66	Index Points	Monthly
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