In March, households expenditure on goods increased by 1.3% in volume*, after a 0.2% decrease in February. Over the first quarter, they decreased by 0.4% (after –0.1% in Q4 2012). The increase in March iwas mainly attributable to a bounce in food products and to the dynamism of the consumption of…

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French Households consumption of goods increased in March (+1.3%)
