
French GDP growth is revised downwards, falling to 0.4% for the year 2026.
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INSEE has revised its estimates for the first two quarters of 2026, narrowly avoiding recession.
“Orange vigilance on growth. » Like a teacher who no longer dares to correct papers with a red pen, INSEE chose a color code that is eye-catching but not too anxiety-provoking to describe France's very poor economic performance which is looming for the whole of 2026.
Gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by only 0.4%, a historically low level, and well below the 0.7% forecast in June. The Bank of France, whose forecast of 0.5% was considered excessively pessimistic by some, seems to have had a hollow nose.
After INSEE's downward revision of estimates for the first two quarters at the end of August, to -0.2% and 0% respectively - the recession was narrowly avoided - the updated forecast for the next two, to 0.1% and 0.2%, is hardly optimistic. The growth carryover, that is to say the dynamic inherited from the previous year, of 0.3%, barely allows us to escape the zero point in 2026.
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INSEE reduced its French growth forecast for 2026 to 0.4%, citing heatwaves and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. Household purchasing power is expected to decline by 0.4% in a context of marked economic slowdown.

INSEE lowers its French GDP growth forecast for 2026 to 0.4%, compared to 0.7% initially forecast. This historically weak performance, marked by quarterly stagnation, confirms the fears of the Banque de France.
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