The consumer confidence indicator in France fell to 89 in March 2026, in line with market expectations but slightly below February’s reading of 91. This marked the lowest level since November 2025 and remained below its long-term average of 100, as households became more pessimistic about their future personal financial situation (-12 vs -8 in February), alongside a slight weakening in perceptions of saving capacity, both in the present (23 vs 24) and the future (16 vs 17). Consumers also expressed a more negative outlook on the country’s future standard of living (-62 vs -55). Meanwhile, the share of households expecting prices to accelerate over the next twelve months dropped sharply (-1 vs -29), while the proportion of respondents who view it as a good time to make major purchases edged lower (-29 vs -28). Concerns about future unemployment also eased marginally (47 vs 48). source: INSEE, France

Consumer Confidence in France decreased to 89 points in March from 91 points in February of 2026. Consumer Confidence in France averaged 102.81 points from 1972 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 132.00 points in April of 1973 and a record low of 80.00 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 April of 2026.

Consumer Confidence in France decreased to 89 points in March from 91 points in February of 2026. Consumer Confidence in France is expected to be 87.00 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 98.00 points in 2027 and 100.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-25 07:45 AM
Consumer Confidence
Feb 91 90 90 90
2026-03-26 07:45 AM
Consumer Confidence
Mar 89 91 89 87
2026-04-24 06:45 AM
Consumer Confidence
Apr 89 87


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence 89.00 91.00 points Mar 2026
Consumer Spending 346374.00 345110.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Disposable Personal Income 471367.00 471167.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Personal Savings 17.89 18.33 percent Dec 2025
Household Consumption MoM -1.40 0.40 percent Feb 2026


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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
89.00 91.00 132.00 80.00 1972 - 2026 points Monthly
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France Consumer Confidence at 4-Month Low
The consumer confidence indicator in France fell to 89 in March 2026, in line with market expectations but slightly below February’s reading of 91. This marked the lowest level since November 2025 and remained below its long-term average of 100, as households became more pessimistic about their future personal financial situation (-12 vs -8 in February), alongside a slight weakening in perceptions of saving capacity, both in the present (23 vs 24) and the future (16 vs 17). Consumers also expressed a more negative outlook on the country’s future standard of living (-62 vs -55). Meanwhile, the share of households expecting prices to accelerate over the next twelve months dropped sharply (-1 vs -29), while the proportion of respondents who view it as a good time to make major purchases edged lower (-29 vs -28). Concerns about future unemployment also eased marginally (47 vs 48).
2026-03-26
France Consumer Confidence Up Slightly
The consumer confidence indicator in France came in at 91 in February 2026, slightly above market expectations and December’s reading of 90. Still, the figure remained below the long-term average of 100. Households became less pessimistic about their future personal financial situation (-8 vs -12 in January), and their opinions on the ability to save, both in the present (24 vs 20) and in the future (17 vs 15), improved. Consumers’ assessments of the country’s future standard of living were also less negative (-54 vs -57). In addition, the share of households expecting prices to accelerate over the next twelve months declined notably (-30 vs -26). At the same time, the proportion of respondents who consider it a good time to make major purchases remained stable (-28). However, concerns about future unemployment increased (48 vs 46).
2026-02-25
France Consumer Morale Steady in January
Consumer confidence in France stood at 90 in January 2026, unchanged from December and in line with expectations, remaining below the long-term average of 100. Savings intentions eased to 41 from 45, while current saving capacity rose modestly to 20 from 19 and expected saving capacity held steady at 14. Negative perceptions of the past standard of living remained at -70, while expectations for the future standard of living edged down to -58 from -57. Major purchase intentions stayed negative at -28, compared with -27 in December. Households’ assessments of their past financial situation held at -21, while expectations for their future finances improved slightly to -12 from -13. Unemployment prospects remained unchanged at 45. Perceptions of past consumer prices worsened to -6 from -3, while future inflation expectations eased to -26 from -29, reflecting continued caution about the broader economic outlook.
2026-01-27