PARIS (AFX) - An indicator of French business confidence fell to -12 in April from +5 in March, according to a monthly survey of industrialists carried out by the statistics office Insee.
The indicator represents the balance in percentage points between those expecting a general rise in output and those predicting a decline.
A separate indicator on prospects for industrialists' own output fell to +9 in April from +16 in March.
An indicator on past production fell to +18 in April from +23 in March. The figure represents the balance between the percentage of industrialists reporting an increase in output and those experiencing a decline during the three months preceding the survey.