French consumer confidence improved for the first time in three months in April, as households' future saving capacity and financial situation increased amid a sharp easing in inflation expectations, survey results from the statistical office Insee showed Wednesday.
The consumer sentiment index rose slightly to 83 in April from a revised 82 in March. The score was expected to fall to 81.
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