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France consumer confidence and expectations

France consumer confidence and household inflation expectations are tracked monthly by INSEE.

Source: INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM)Last updated: Sep 14, 2026, 20:05Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

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Opinion on the past standard of living in France: Balance of responses (improvement minus deterioration)-80-79-81-80-75-68-70-71-70-74-71-72-73-70-69-69-68-70-71-70-72-69-67-65-67-71-72-72-74-75-77-76-77-79-81-82-79
Opinion on the future standard of living in France: Balance of responses (improvement minus deterioration)-62-60-65-71-68-62-53-59-58-56-57-62-63-61-59-59-52-51-49-49-59-53-44-36-44-48-48-45-47-43-45-41-46-46-54-51-52
Opinion on the future trend of unemployment: Balance of responses (increase minus decrease)58556055565049474648495154535559514856505744352729292224212425222626212218
Opinion on the past prices trend: Balance of responses (increase minus decrease)2517232622-8-11-6-3-9-7-8-9-6-8-6-11-6-3013-4313182327374352495356666763
Opinion on the future prices trend: Balance of responses (increase minus decrease)-14-33-14011-1-30-26-29-31-31-26-24-29-34-39-39-41-42-43-33-40-48-53-52-46-46-54-54-52-43-54-50-50-46-44-45
Opinion on whether to make major purchases: Balance of responses (favorable minus not favorable)-39-37-38-40-35-30-29-29-28-30-29-31-27-26-26-27-22-27-29-28-30-30-29-29-30-32-32-32-33-35-40-35-40-39-44-43-43
Opinion on whether to save: Balance of responses (favorable minus not favorable)47454240394039404544443635424137374143383337364037343941373036403836283535
Opinion on their current saving capacity: Balance of responses (favorable minus not favorable)20191618182324201921222018191817191718211817171716181815161312141412101214
Opinion on their past financial situation: Balance of responses (improvement minus deterioration)-27-26-28-29-26-20-22-22-22-21-20-21-21-22-23-25-20-21-21-23-23-23-22-22-23-22-24-24-25-27-28-28-29-30-32-35-31
Opinion on their future financial situation: Balance of responses (improvement minus deterioration)-12-13-16-20-19-13-7-13-13-12-11-14-16-14-13-13-11-12-5-11-14-14-9-6-8-10-12-12-12-9-11-9-10-10-17-15-15
Opinion on their future saving capacity: Balance of responses (improvement minus deterioration)18171414141617141416191714151411121514131211121410109141273884323
Summary indicator of households' confidence (first factor among the opinion survey balances)86868482848992899089908888899089929193918890939693919191909189918989858586
Intentions to buy a car: Balance of responses (purchase intentions minus no planned purchase)-72-73-72-72-73-75-76-78-76-73-74-76-77-74-77-76-77-75-74-77-77-75-75-76-75-76-78-75-74-72-74-73-74-76-76-78-76
Forecasted purchasing capital goods: Balance of responses (increase in purchases minus decrease in purchases)-6-6-3-3-7-6-6-5-4-2-1-5-4-4-6-4-4-2-5-3-5-2-4-2-5-4-2-3-6-4-5-5-4-2-20-4
Intentions to buy a dwelling (within 1 year) : Balance of responses (purchase intentions minus no planned purchase)-84-83-82-82-85-83-81-80-82-86-83-80-82-84-85-88-85-83-84-83-82-81-82-83-82-81-86-84-85-85-86-85-86-86-86-85-86
Expenditure for fitting-out the dwelling: Balance of responses (planned expenditure minus no expenditure planned)-51-52-55-53-56-55-55-54-56-57-55-52-53-58-53-54-53-52-55-54-54-53-56-54-53-53-55-57-54-55-53-52-53-54-56-58-59
Summary indicator savings climate125124118121121127128122122125128124120122120118120120121123119117118120117118118118118111108113113109106107110
ECB consumer expectations survey4
Inflation perceptions and expectations10
Perceived inflation, past 12 months (median)2.52.82.92.62.1222.12222.1222.1222.12.42.52.52.52.633.43.73.74.455.55.66.16.6776.4
Expected inflation, next 12 months (median)2.12.43331.91.9222222222.12222.12222.12.22.52.42.52.933333.63.53.1
Expected inflation, 3 years ahead (median)2.12.12.12.12.3222222222222222.122222222.12.22.22.12.12.12.42.12.1
Expected inflation, 5 years ahead (median)222221.91.91.91.922221.91.91.921.91.921.91.91.92222222221.9222
Expected inflation, next 12 months (implied mean of probabilities)2.7333.33222.32.32.32.32.42.42.32.42.72.42.32.52.72.52.52.42.833333.23.33.33.53.84.34.44
Inflation uncertainty, next 12 months (implied interquartile range)1.61.61.71.81.81.31.31.41.31.31.31.31.21.21.21.41.21.21.31.51.51.51.51.51.71.61.51.61.71.81.71.9221.71.2
Perceived inflation, past 12 months (net balance)84.587.287.788.385.176.877.479.877.476.875.675.47572.171.767.668.669.671.472.771.266.96369.771.675.173.376.981.885.285.583.183.884.577.675.3
Expected inflation, next 12 months (net balance)8082.286.385.487.376.578.680.278.876.677.37876.773.373.672.970.267.765.172.670.567.356.463.563.566.363.866.269.17066.2626369.162.660.4
Expected inflation, 3 years ahead (net balance)75.476.373.971.27573.573.975.273.871.673.173.972.670.169.369.369.566.866.169.866.266.160.963.161.860.562.162.361.86058.254.151.955.45049.7
Expected inflation, 5 years ahead (net balance)7169.367.667.968.167.668.468.968.566.96768.368.865.56462.365.463.761.763.561.761.559.160.459.157.758.559.758.555.454.653.649.749.645.649.3
Housing and credit5
Expected home price growth, next 12 months (median)11111.11110.60.90.60.90.80.60.20.10.30.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.1
Expected home price growth, next 12 months (net balance)44.445.645.145.346.747.445.744.442.842.942.743.943.343.24140.141.43935.333.335.834.833.934.229.829.332.731.927.227.523.322.824.919.82328.1
Expected mortgage interest rate in 12 months (median)3.83.93.93.93.73.53.63.63.63.63.63.53.53.43.53.53.43.43.53.63.63.53.63.83.93.93.94444.14.44.54.64.64.2
Perceived ease of access to credit, past 12 months (net balance)32.831.932.931.627.926.426.72828.928.726.825.622.622.920.62321.622.524.927.125.126.625.428.1292729.132.634.240.546.245.645.145.142.236.7
Expected ease of access to credit, next 12 months (net balance)31.231.733.533.328.72325.825.327.226.626.721.820.618.117.121.417.918.918.323.520.419.917.419.921.217.317.619.521.626.226.630.533.937.235.928.6
Income and spending6
Expected household income growth, next 12 months (median)000000000000000000000000000000000000
Expected household income growth, next 12 months (net balance)1.53.654.94.38.251.9-1.3-0.70.314.19.911.310.611.415.517.514.212.57.111.714.714.412.114.414.914.218.618.216.619.217.511.111.3
Perceived household spending growth, past 12 months (median)2.12.12.22.121.72221.922222222.12.42.42.52.52.42.52.92.9333.14.344.14.543.93.1
Expected household spending growth, next 12 months (median)1.41.51.91.91.51.11.21.2110.51.10.90.91.110.91.41.41.51.51.50.211.61.41.21.922.42.11.91.51.91.90.1
Perceived household spending growth, past 12 months (net balance)5048.74950.146.743.346.845.545.944.345.447.748.247.74847.8495050.249.851.749.748.547.750.949.951.252.251.153.453.65052.348.844.244.4
Expected household spending growth, next 12 months (net balance)43.642.645.545.844.44142.841.339.737.736.539.238.739.34241.939.843.241.843.94444.439.340.142.542.742.543.844.148.145.742.140.640.738.436
Economy and labour market4
Expected economic growth, next 12 months (median)-1.4-1.5-1.9-1.9-1.9-0.6-1-1-1-1.1-1.1-1-1-0.8-0.5-1.1-0.9-0.9-1-1.5-1.1-1-0.2-0.1-0.5-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.1-0.10
Expected economic growth, next 12 months (net balance)-52.6-57.6-59.2-58.8-56.6-40.4-44.2-46.3-49.3-51.8-52.8-49.9-48.2-45.8-42.1-51.1-45.1-44.3-47.7-55.6-49.4-43.7-36.2-29.2-40.5-35.8-23.7-32.8-34.2-29.3-29.4-32.9-31.8-35-33.4-19
Perceived current unemployment rate (median)8.18.18887.97.87.87.77.67.67.67.67.67.77.57.57.67.57.57.47.47.47.57.57.57.57.57.57.57.47.57.47.37.37.3
Expected unemployment rate in 12 months (median)8.78.88.68.68.58.28.18.18.18.18.18888.1888.188.187.97.87.87.97.97.67.97.97.97.77.97.97.87.67.6
News-based inflation expectations3
Adjusted news-based inflation expectations indicator2.143.432.062.994.74.810.60.61.382.581.410.910.580.650.930.180.090.360.921.290.190.480.07-0.4-0.330.05-0.18-0.10.340.390.61.311.60.991.552.331.95
Adjusted and smoothed news-based inflation expectations indicator2.793.122.833.233.292.340.821.051.391.440.80.510.380.370.330.080.190.390.510.37-0.1-0.13-0.36-0.44-0.28-0.09-0.020.220.530.751.071.431.551.551.932.172.06
Number of French press articles on prices1,1091,4451,32910,43418,11011,5349251,0031,0357699299357579179607799501,0029941,4191,3311,3091,6601,3661,1481,2771,2961,3211,4951,4232,1122,0981,8322,1062,3253,5772,129

Latest reading

The latest reading is 86 Balance of opinion (%), for Aug 2026. That is unchanged from Jul 2026 and −2.0 pp from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Oct 1972 to Aug 2026.

Latest
86 Balance of opinion (%)
Aug 2026
vs previous period
0.0 pp
Jul 2026
vs a year earlier
−2.0 pp

About this data

France consumer confidence and household inflation expectations are tracked monthly by INSEE. This dataset includes the summary indicator of households' confidence alongside opinions on living standards, unemployment, and saving capacity. It also features the ECB consumer expectations survey and news-based inflation expectations. Series are presented as balances of opinion or percentages since 1970.

Frequently asked questions

How is France consumer confidence measured?
France consumer confidence is measured monthly by INSEE through a survey of households, calculating the balance of opinion between positive and negative responses on topics like financial situations and unemployment.
What is the coverage of the France consumer expectations dataset?
The France consumer confidence and expectations dataset contains monthly series starting from 1970, updated regularly with each new release.
What does the ECB consumer expectations survey cover for France?
The ECB consumer expectations survey for France measures household expectations regarding inflation, home price growth, income growth, and interest rates over various horizons.
How do you interpret a net balance in French consumer surveys?
A net balance in French consumer surveys represents the difference between the percentage of households expressing an optimistic view and those expressing a pessimistic view.
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