21 June 2005, 11:21 French May household consumption down 0.9 pct vs April
French household consumption of manufactured goods fell 0.9 pct in May compared with a revised 1.1 pct rise in April, according to figures from the Insee statistics office.
Year-on-year consumption rose 2.5 pct.
The April figure was originally reported up 1.0 pct, Insee said.
Economists polled by AFX News had expected a consensus decline of just 0.2 pct in May.
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