PARIS (AFX) - An indicator of French business confidence fell to -48 in September from -36 in August, 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 -4 in September from +8 in August.
An indicator on past production fell to -3 in September from +5 in August. 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. All figures relate to all branches of industry except the food sector.

_______________________________ September August
General business confidence indicator -48 -36
Indicator on own output expectations -4 +8
Indicator on past production -3 +5
Indicator on general price expectations +2 +17