Off the wire
• Chinese defends ship patrol near Diaoyu Islands  • China to promote direct financing  • China governance academies urged to follow correct political path  • Boko Haram militants kill at least 5 in Niger: reports  • France to revoke dual citizenship in fighting terrorism  • Dafalgan Pediatrie 30mg/ml in many EU countries recalled  • King Salman says Saudi Arabia not affected by oil price drop  • China warns officials against extravagance ahead of major festivals  • Judicial authorities promise better legal environment for commerce  • Brexit to raise chances of Scottish independence: William Hague  
You are here: 　 Home

France's Nov. consumption hits 12-month low

Xinhua, December 23, 2015 Adjust font size:

French households consumption of manufactured products lost 1.1 percent in November, its lowest level since January 2014, mainly due to sharp drop in energy expenditure, official data showed on Wednesday.

At the end of last month, French consumers spent less to buy energy goods as temperature began to rise, driven down expenditures in fuel by 5.6 percent, the national statistics office INSEE noted in its monthly report.

Consumption of textile and leather products recorded negative trend for the third consecutive month. The figure fell by 4.7 percent over the period "as a result of mild temperatures."

After a 3.5-percent drop in October, car purchases inched up by 0.1 percent in November while the consumption of food products rose by 0.6 percent, the first such increase since June 2015, Insee said.

Consumption of manufactured products accounts for 25 percent of the country's total consumption of processed goods and services. Enditem