France’s economy expanded 0.2% quarter-on-quarter in Q4 2025, easing from 0.5% in Q3 and confirming preliminary estimates. This marked the softest quarterly growth in three quarters, as government consumption moderated (0.2% vs 0.7% in Q3) and gross fixed capital formation slowed (0.3% vs 0.8%), weighed down by manufactured products (-1.0% vs 0.5%) and construction (0.4% vs 0.6%). Inventory changes subtracted 0.8 percentage points from overall GDP. Meanwhile, household consumption accelerated (0.4% vs 0.1%), driven by goods (0.5% vs 0.1%) and services (0.2% vs 0.1%), while net trade added 0.7 points, with exports rising (1.0% vs 3.1%) and imports falling (-1.1% vs 1.4%). On an annual basis, GDP expanded 1.1%, matching initial data and the strongest since Q3 2024, up from 0.9% in Q3. For the full year 2025, the French economy grew 0.9%, down from 1.1% in 2024.