French Consumer Confidence Stronger Than Expected in September
A man, wearing a protective face mask, walks past a "Mona Lisa" (La Joconde) poster displayed in a closed tourist souvenir shop at the arcades of the Rue de Rivoli in Paris amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in France on Jan. 29, 2021. Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
PARIS—French consumer confidence improved more than expected in September as households’ concerns about unemployment eased, a monthly survey showed on Tuesday.
The INSEE official statistics agency said its consumer confidence index rose to 102 from 99 in August, hitting its highest level since June.
