French Manufacturing Sector Sentiment Rises in January, Beating Expectations
January 21 2021 - 3:14AM
Dow Jones News
By Maria Martinez
Sentiment in the French manufacturing sector rose in January,
recovering to the level of March 2020, before the first coronavirus
lockdown in the country.
Figures from the French national statistics agency's monthly
survey on Thursday showed manufacturing sentiment rose to 98 in
January compared with un upwardly revised level of 94 in
December.
The reading was above economists' consensus forecast of 94 in a
survey conducted by The Wall Street Journal.
Write to Maria Martinez at maria.martinez@wsj.com
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January 21, 2021 02:59 ET (07:59 GMT)
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