The consumer confidence indicator in France rose to 84 in June 2026 from a more than three-year low of 82 in the previous month, slightly exceeding market expectations of 83. Households became less pessimistic about their financial situation, with assessments of both past (-28 vs -29 in May) and future finances (-16 vs -19) improving. Sentiment toward France’s future living standards also improved (-65 vs -70), although views on past living standards deteriorated slightly (-81 vs -80). In addition, major purchase intentions were less negative (-38 vs -39). Saving intentions edged up (41 vs 40), while current savings capacity weakened slightly (16 vs 18) and future savings capacity remained unchanged (14). On the other hand, unemployment expectations remained elevated (60 vs 55). On the price front, households' perceptions of past price increases edged lower (23 vs 25), while inflation expectations tumbled sharply (-15 vs 0). source: INSEE, France

Consumer Confidence in France increased to 84 points in June from 82 points in May of 2026. Consumer Confidence in France averaged 103.05 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 July of 2026.

Consumer Confidence in France increased to 84 points in June from 82 points in May of 2026. Consumer Confidence in France is expected to be 82.00 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 98.00 points in 2027 and 100.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-27 06:45 AM
Consumer Confidence
May 82 84 83 84
2026-06-25 06:45 AM
Consumer Confidence
Jun 84 82 83 82
2026-07-28 06:45 AM
Consumer Confidence
Jul 84


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence 84.00 82.00 points Jun 2026
Consumer Spending 345302.00 345902.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Disposable Personal Income 474338.00 471723.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
Personal Savings 17.86 17.72 percent Mar 2026
Household Consumption MoM 0.50 -0.50 percent May 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
84.00 82.00 132.00 80.00 1972 - 2026 points Monthly
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French Consumer Morale Above Expectations
The consumer confidence indicator in France rose to 84 in June 2026 from a more than three-year low of 82 in the previous month, slightly exceeding market expectations of 83. Households became less pessimistic about their financial situation, with assessments of both past (-28 vs -29 in May) and future finances (-16 vs -19) improving. Sentiment toward France’s future living standards also improved (-65 vs -70), although views on past living standards deteriorated slightly (-81 vs -80). In addition, major purchase intentions were less negative (-38 vs -39). Saving intentions edged up (41 vs 40), while current savings capacity weakened slightly (16 vs 18) and future savings capacity remained unchanged (14). On the other hand, unemployment expectations remained elevated (60 vs 55). On the price front, households' perceptions of past price increases edged lower (23 vs 25), while inflation expectations tumbled sharply (-15 vs 0).
2026-06-25
France Consumer Confidence Hits 3-Year Low
The consumer confidence indicator in France fell to 82 in May 2026 from 84 in April, below expectations of 83, marking its lowest level since March 2023 and moving further below its long-term average of 100. Households grew more pessimistic about their financial situation, with views on both past (-29 vs -26 in April) and expected finances (-20 vs -19) deteriorating further. Assessments of living standards in France also weakened, both past (-81 vs -75) and future (-70 vs -69). Major purchase intentions declined sharply to -40 from -35, while unemployment expectations remained elevated at 54, despite easing slightly from 56. Meanwhile, households’ perceptions of past price increases continued to rise (27 vs 25), while future inflation expectations eased (2 vs 10). Saving intentions edged higher to 40 from 39, while both current and expected saving capacity remained unchanged at 18 and 14, respectively.
2026-05-27
French Consumer Morale Lowest in 3 Years
The consumer confidence indicator in France fell to 84 in April 2026 from 89 in March, below the expected 88. This marks the lowest reading since May 2023 and the largest monthly decline since early 2022. Inflation expectations increased sharply, with past price perceptions turning notably positive (23 vs -7), the biggest increase in over 40 years, while expected inflation rose (11 vs 0), attributed to inflationary pressures stemming from the Iran conflict. Perceptions of both current (-26 vs -20 in March) and expected (-20 vs -13) financial situations deteriorated further, while assessments of saving capacity also weakened in both the current (18 vs 23) and expected (14 vs 16) categories. Households became more pessimistic about their standard of living, both past (-75 vs -67) and future (-69 vs -63), while major purchase intentions declined further (-36 vs -30). Unemployment expectations worsened, rising to 56 from 49.
2026-04-24