PARIS (Reuters) - French consumer confidence was stable at 94 in April, the official INSEE statistics agency said on Wednesday, unchanged from March and below the average of expectations.
A Reuters poll of nine economists had an average forecast of 95. The highest forecast was 96 and the lowest was 93.
The index, which is not closely correlated to consumer spending trends, hit an all-time low in May and June 2013 of 79. The highest level since the survey was conducted on a monthly basis was 125 in January 2001.