French Manufacturing Confidence Falls to 13-Month Low
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French factory confidence fell to the lowest in 13 months in August, adding to signs that the economy may struggle to grow after a stagnant first half.
A manufacturing-sentiment index slipped to 96, the lowest since July 2013, from 97 the previous month, the French national statistics office INSEE said today in Paris. That matched the median forecast of economists in a Bloomberg News survey. A separate business-confidence index also declined.