French consumer confidence deteriorated at the fastest pace on record in April after the government initiated coronavirus containment measures, survey results from the statistical office Insee showed Tuesday.
Amid lockdown, the consumer confidence index fell to 95 in April from 103 in March. However, the reading was above economists' forecast of 83.
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