22 February 2006, 11:42 French Jan household consumption up 0.9 pct from Dec
French household consumption of manufactured goods rose 0.9 pct in January compared with a 0.5 pct fall in December, according to figures from the Insee statistics office. Year-on-year consumption rose 2.5 pct
The December figure was originally reported down 1.0 pct, Insee said
Economists polled by AFX News said they expected household consumption to be up 0.9 pct over the month and up 1.6 pct on the year
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