French Consumer Confidence Unexpectedly Rose in October
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French consumer confidence unexpectedly rose for the first time in three months in October as households said their financial situation is improving as the job market strengthens.
A measure of sentiment increased to 82 in October from 80 in September, national statistics office Insee in Paris said today. Economists had forecast a reading of 78, according to the median of 11 forecasts gathered by Bloomberg News.