Household consumption remained completely stable in August

2022-09-30T07:00:33.596Z

This had fallen slightly in August. Household consumption in France remained totally stable in August (+0.0%), after a month of July in decline and two previous months in slight rebound, reports Friday the National Institute of Statistics (Insee). “ The increase in expenditure on manufactured goods (+1.2%) is offset by the drop in food purchases (-1.0%) and, to a lesser extent, by the decline in energy consumption (-0. 4%) ”, speci