France's economic growth accelerated at a faster-than-expected pace in the second quarter, underpinned by household spending and investment, first estimates from the statistical office Insee revealed on Friday.
In July, consumer price inflation slowed to a three-month low, driven by the downturn in manufactured goods prices and the slowdown in services price growth, separate data from the Insee showed.
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.