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French Household consumption expenditure on goods - February 2015
In February 2015, household consumption expenditure on goods was broadly stable: +0.1% in volume*, after +0.7% in January. The high vigour of spending on energy and other engineered goods was offset by a slight decline in the consumption of clothes and cars. In February, household consumption of engineered goods was virtually stable (+0.1% after +1.5%). Durables: near stability Household expenditure on durable goods was also practically stable in February (-0.1% after +1.8%). In detail, expenditure on cars decreased (-0.8% after +3.4% in January), while expenditure on household durables kept growing (+0.5% after ... (full story)