BAROMETER. In August 2025, prices plummeted in the French road freight transport market. They reflected a drop in economic activity and a drop in volumes to be transported. Uncertainty reigns.
According to data published by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), the composite business climate index in France stood at 95.8 points in August 2025, a drop of 0.1 points over one month. The index has been stuck below its long-term average for 17 months, with business leaders' opinion of the economy remaining as poor as ever.
According to the INSEE, inflation dropped slightly in August, falling below the 1% mark to 0.9% year-on-year (1% in July). This slight drop was largely due to a “slowdown in the prices of services, and, to a lesser extent, to an accentuation of the drop in those of manufactured products (-0.3% after -0.2%).” It must be said that in the current context of uncertainty, both in France and internationally, households prefer to save: data from France's national accounts for the second quarter show a further increase in the household savings rate, which stands at 18.9% of gross disposable income, whereas it was only 18.6% the previous quarter. This is the highest level since the health crisis. In July, household consumption of manufactured products fell by 0.3%.
The only good news in this gloomy landscape is the French manufacturing PMI...
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