The French economy should grow 0.3 percent in the second quarter, the Bank of Fr...
FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind loading cranes in the old harbour of Marseille, France, June 19, 2018. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier
The Bank of France added in a monthly business survey that sentiment in the French manufacturing industry had dipped to 99 points in April from 100 points in March, and also fell to 100 points in April from 101 in March in the services sector. However, some economists were disappointed consumer spending had not rebounded more strongly, given government pledges to cut taxes and boost pensions in response to the “yellow vest” street protests that have hit France since November.
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