Latest data released by INSEE - 27 August 2020

  • Prior 85; revised to 84
  • Manufacturing confidence 93 vs 86 expected
  • Prior 82
  • Services confidence 94
  • Prior 88

Confidence levels in France continue to pick up in August and that just reaffirms added optimism surrounding the economic recovery for the most part. It remains to be seen if this will all feed into hard data at the end of the day but it is nonetheless encouraging at least.