The consumer confidence in France went down to 101 in July of 2021 from an upwardly revised 103 in the previous month and below market expectations of 102. The decline was mainly driven by a deterioration in expectations for the standard of living (-23 vs -15), household financial situation (-1 vs 2), major purchases intentions (-7 vs -2), savings intentions (31 vs 35) and unemployment (27 vs 24). Still, the index remains above its long-term average (100). source: INSEE, France

Consumer Confidence in France averaged 101 points from 1972 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 131 points in May of 1973 and a record low of 79 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 2021.

Consumer Confidence in France is expected to be 102.00 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 107.00 points in 2022 and 104.00 points in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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France Consumer Confidence

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
101.00 103.00 131.00 79.00 1972 - 2021 points Monthly
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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2021-04-28 06:45 AM Apr 94 94 93 95
2021-05-26 06:45 AM May 97 95 97 95
2021-06-29 06:45 AM Jun 102 98 100 99
2021-07-28 06:45 AM Jul 101 103 102 101
2021-08-27 06:45 AM Aug 101
2021-09-28 06:45 AM Sep
2021-10-28 07:45 AM Oct
2021-11-26 07:45 AM Nov
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French Consumer Confidence Worsens in July
The consumer confidence in France went down to 101 in July of 2021 from an upwardly revised 103 in the previous month and below market expectations of 102. The decline was mainly driven by a deterioration in expectations for the standard of living (-23 vs -15), household financial situation (-1 vs 2), major purchases intentions (-7 vs -2), savings intentions (31 vs 35) and unemployment (27 vs 24). Still, the index remains above its long-term average (100).
2021-07-28
France Consumer Morale Above Pre-Pandemic Levels
The consumer confidence in France increased to 102 in June of 2021 from 98 in the previous month and above market expectations of 100. It was the highest reading since March 2020 and above its long-term average (100), for the first time since the start of the health crisis. The households’ opinion balance related to their future financial situation has gained six points, and is set at its highest level since June 2007. Also, the share of households considering that the standard of living in France will improve in the next twelve months has increased significantly to its highest level since December 2017; and households' fears about unemployment trend have fallen sharply to its lowest level since the start of the health crisis. Meantime, households considering that prices will be on the rise during the next twelve months have been slightly lower than in May.
2021-06-29
French Consumer Morale at 15-Month High
The consumer confidence in France increased to 97 in May of 2021 from 95 in the previous month, in line with market expectations. It was the highest reading since March of 2020 but remained below its long-term average (100). Expectations for the households financial situation improved to above its long-term average and the share of households considering it is a suitable time to make major purchases remains above its long-term average. Households’ opinion balance related to their future saving capacity has also increased and reached a new all-time high. Also, concerns about unemployment decreased to its lowest since March 2020 (49 from 62) while the share of households considering that the future standard of living in France will improve in the next twelve months rose back above its average level (-26 from -36). Meantime, the share of households considering that prices will be on the rise during the next twelve months increased (-15 from -21).
2021-05-26
France Consumer Confidence Remains Subdued
The consumer confidence in France was unchanged at 94 in April of 2021, slightly above forecasts of 93, but remaining below pre-pandemic levels and the long-term average of 100. Expectations worsened for the households financial situation (-8 vs -4) while the share of households considering it is a suitable time to save reached a new high (44 vs 42). Other gauges were little changed: standard of living (-38 vs -38) , consumer prices (-23 vs -25), unemployment (67 vs 68) and intentions to make major purchases (-12 vs -14).
2021-04-28

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.