date:Nov 01, 2013
Household consumption in France fell by 0.1% in September according to Government statistics, compounding a 0.4% fall from August.
It comes as a worry to Europe's second largest economy, as consumption all across the continent was on the rise in September.
Food consumption fell by 0.2% in Septemner.
However, it's not all doom and gloom for the French retail industry as a separate survey, carried out by Nielsen, shows that consumer confidence in France rose by 8 points over the same period.
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