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Credit Agricole to cut jobs, warns on profit Consumer confidence in the euro zone’s second largest economy – France – fell to its lowest level in a year in May.
Consumer spending is a key element of French economic growth and the figures show how fragile the recovery is.
French consumers are still reeling from the effects of the 2008 financial crisis, which caused unemployment to rise, and they remain worried about future finances and living standards.
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