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

The French consumer confidence indicator fell to 94 in September 2018 from a downwardly revised 96 in the previous month and below market expectations of 97. It was the weakest reading since April 2016 as consumers were less optimistic about their personal finances over the next 12 months (-17 vs -12 in August) while inflation expectations rose firmly (-17 vs -21), alongside the assessment on price changes over the last 12 months (-15 vs -26). The share of households considering it is a suitable time to save declined sharply (6 vs 12); and their opinion on their expected saving capacity kept deteriorating (-9 vs -5). In addition, households opinion about the past standard of living in France hit its lowest level since May 2017 (-48 vs -46); and their expectations regarding the country's situation over the next year also dropped sharply (-36 vs -29). Meanwhile, households' fears about the unemployment trend decreased (18 vs 22). Consumer Confidence in France averaged 100.99 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
2018-07-26	06:45 AM	Consumer Confidence	97	97	98	100
2018-08-28	06:45 AM	Consumer Confidence	97	97	97	99
2018-09-26	06:45 AM	Consumer Confidence	94	96	97	98
2018-10-26	06:45 AM	Consumer Confidence		94	94	94
2018-11-27	07:45 AM	Consumer Confidence				95
2019-01-09	07:45 AM	Consumer Confidence				95

France Consumer	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Consumer Confidence	94.00	96.00	130.00	80.00	Index Points	[+]
Retail Sales MoM	-0.70	-0.50	3.60	-6.10	percent	[+]
Retail Sales YoY	3.20	2.30	9.50	-9.00	percent	[+]
Consumer Spending	307426.00	307612.00	307612.00	38586.00	EUR Million	[+]
Disposable Personal Income	355091.00	351161.00	355091.00	2496.00	EUR Million	[+]
Personal Savings	14.32	13.68	21.82	10.38	percent	[+]
Households Debt To Gdp	58.60	58.60	58.60	18.60	percent of GDP	[+]
Households Debt To Income	89.47	88.12	89.47	54.15	percent	[+]
Personal Spending	0.80	0.00	5.40	-5.60	percent	[+]
Bank Lending Rate	1.85	1.82	6.29	1.73	percent	[+]
Gasoline Prices	1.86	1.86	2.09	0.99	USD/Liter	[+]
Consumer Credit	1371531.00	1368170.00	1371531.00	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 October of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	94.00	96.00	130.00	80.00	1972 - 2018	Index Points	Monthly	SA

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