# France Consumer confidence: Forecasted purchasing capital goods: Balance of responses (increase in purchases minus de

France Consumer confidence: Forecasted purchasing capital goods: Balance of responses (increase in purchases minus de was −6.00 balance in October 2026, down 1.00 from September 2026 and down 5.00 from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.00 balance (Jan 2017) to 3.00 balance (Jul 2019), averaging −3.25 balance.

- Source agency: National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), France
- Makrognosis code: `FR.CONSCONF.M.SA.GRP-PURCHASEPWR`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: balance
- Coverage: 2006-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (250 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/france/consumer-confidence-forecasted-purchasing-capital-goods-balance-of

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| October 2026 | −6.00 balance |
| September 2026 | −5.00 balance |
| August 2026 | −6.00 balance |
| July 2026 | −6.00 balance |
| June 2026 | −3.00 balance |
| May 2026 | −3.00 balance |
| April 2026 | −7.00 balance |
| March 2026 | −6.00 balance |
| February 2026 | −6.00 balance |
| January 2026 | −5.00 balance |
| December 2025 | −4.00 balance |
| November 2025 | −2.00 balance |
| October 2025 | −1.00 balance |
| September 2025 | −5.00 balance |
| August 2025 | −4.00 balance |
| July 2025 | −4.00 balance |
| June 2025 | −6.00 balance |
| May 2025 | −4.00 balance |
| April 2025 | −4.00 balance |
| March 2025 | −2.00 balance |
| February 2025 | −5.00 balance |
| January 2025 | −3.00 balance |
| December 2024 | −5.00 balance |
| November 2024 | −2.00 balance |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/FR.CONSCONF.M.SA.GRP-PURCHASEPWR"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/FR.CONSCONF.M.SA.GRP-PURCHASEPWR",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```