The trust of the home in France fell slightly in August, after three consecutive months of stability, said Insee on Tuesday. The indicator that synthesizes home confidence has decreased at a point to settle to 87, its lowest level since October 2023 and the proportion of households that they consider appropriate to save in the current period is in autumn. The corresponding opinion balance loses seven points, but remains above its long period of time. The opinion of households about their ability to save remains almost stable in August.
On the other hand, fears on the personal financial situation of households deteriorate slightly. After three months of stability, the associated opinion balance has lost two points, reaching its lowest level since September 2023. The proportion of households that they consider relevant to make significant purchases remains almost stable.
Fears related to unemployment and inflation
The perception of the future living standard by households is marked by a new degradation and the fears related to the evolution of unemployment were in a slight rebound in August. The balance of opinion related to the future living standards has lost two points, reaching its lowest level since March 2023, the balance corresponding to the fears linked to unemployment wins two points. The indicator also reflects a fear of inflation.
The proportion of households that believe that prices will increase in the next twelve months increase again and the opinion balance has reached its highest level since March 2023, above its long period of time. The synthetic index of home confidence in July 2025 was reviewed by the National Institute of Statistical Statistics at one point (after rounded), at 88 instead of 89, finally stable compared to June.
Source: BFM TV
