The consumer confidence indicator in France rose to 86 in July 2026, a four-month high, up from 84 in June, but remained below its long-term average of 100. Consumers became less pessimistic about both their past financial situation (-26 vs -28 in June) and expected financial situation (-14 vs -16), while sentiment toward France's future standard of living improved sharply (-59 vs -65) and views on past living standards also became less negative (-79 vs -81). Pessimism over major purchase intentions also eased (-36 vs -38), while saving intentions (45 vs 41) and both current (19 vs 16) and expected (17 vs 14) saving capacity increased. Households' fears of unemployment cooled (55 vs 61) but remained above their long-term average. Meanwhile, the savings climate index rebounded to 123, while inflation expectations dropped sharply (-33 vs -15), returning close to their pre-Middle East conflict level.