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French household consumption of goods was almost stable over the second quarter of 2015
In June 2015, household consumption expenditure on goods accelerated: +0.4% in volume*, after +0.1% in May. This acceleration was mainly attributable to the dynamism of food consumption (+0.6% in June after +0.0% in May). However, over the second quarter, household expenditure on goods was almost stable (–0.1%) after a wide increase over the first quarter (+1.5%) : the decline in consumption of energy (–2.2%) offset the dynamism of food consumption (+0.8%). Household expenditure on durable goods decelerated slightly in June (+0.4% after +0.7% in May). Expenditure on household durables went up (+0.4%), after two ... (full story)