Zew Economic Sentiment Index in France increased to 66.70 in March from 63.40 in February of 2021. ZEW Economic Sentiment Index in France averaged 20.02 from 1991 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 79.80 in May of 1994 and a record low of -63.90 in July of 2008. source: Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 5945.00 5822.00 Companies Jan 2026
Business Climate Indicator 97.00 97.00 points Mar 2026
Business Confidence 98.70 101.70 points Mar 2026
Capacity Utilization 76.51 76.58 percent Feb 2026
Car Production 910243.00 1505076.00 Units Dec 2024
Car Registrations 173634.00 120764.00 Units Mar 2026
Changes in Inventories -6322.00 -500.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Composite Leading Indicator 101.30 101.12 points Feb 2026
Corruption Index 66.00 67.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 27.00 25.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Price 56.57 55.94 EUR/MWh Apr 2026
Electricity Production 58283.05 56979.77 Gigawatt-hour Jan 2026
Industrial Production -0.30 1.90 percent Feb 2026
Industrial Production MoM -0.70 0.20 percent Feb 2026
Manufacturing Production 0.80 2.10 percent Feb 2026
Mining Production -7.70 0.20 percent Feb 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity 123.88 123.88 TWh Apr 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection 358.75 290.62 GWh/d Apr 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory 27.34 27.29 TWh Apr 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal 229.30 406.80 GWh/d Apr 2026
New Orders -16.30 -10.70 points Feb 2026
New Car Registrations YoY 12.90 -14.70 percent Mar 2026


France ZEW Economic Sentiment Index
In France, the ZEW Economic Sentiment Index measures the level of optimism that analysts have about the expected economic developments over the next 6 months. The survey covers up to 350 financial and economic analysts. The index is constructed as the difference between the percentage share of analysts that are optimistic and the percentage of analysts that are pessimistic about the development of the economy. Therefore, the ZEW indicator measures the confidence on a scale of -100 (all analysts expect the economy to deteriorate) up to 100 (all analysts expect it to improve). A 0 value indicates neutrality.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
66.70 63.40 79.80 -63.90 1991 - 2021 Monthly