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France sees strongest month of growth since March 2023, boosted by Olympics

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games helped boost the French economy in August, a new report by S&P Global has found.

New data from Visa has indicated that Paris-based businesses saw a notable increase in sales during the Opening Ceremony weekend of Paris 2024.

Any financial boost to the French economy from the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is expected to be short-lived.

The business climate in France remained ‘stable’ in May compared to the previous month, according to statistics agency INSEE.

Some 81% of French families are worried about the financial stability of their household, a survey carried out by BVA has found.

Flight searches to France for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, taking place from 23 July to 15 August, are surging.

The unemployment rate in France stood at 7.5% in the fourth quarter of 2023, new data from Insee has found.

France is the EU country most reliant on nuclear energy, with close to two thirds (62.8%) of the country’s electricity derived from nuclear in 2022.

Consumer prices in France rose by 4.0% in October 2023 on a year-on-year basis, compared to a +4.9% y-o-y increase in September.

France had the highest number of road fatalities in the European Union in 2021, new data from Eurostat has found.