# France Consumer confidence: Opinion on the standard of living in - Past evolution: Balance of responses (impro

France Consumer confidence: Opinion on the standard of living in - Past evolution: Balance of responses (impro was −87.00 balance in October 2026, down 7.00 from September 2026 and down 15.00 from a year earlier.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in January 2006.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −87.00 balance (Oct 2026) to −32.00 balance (Jan 2018), averaging −61.92 balance.

- Source agency: National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), France
- Makrognosis code: `FR.CONSCONF.M.SA.GRP-LIVINGPAST`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: balance
- Coverage: 2006-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (250 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/france/consumer-confidence-opinion-on-the-standard-of-living-in-past-evolution

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| October 2026 | −87.00 balance |
| September 2026 | −80.00 balance |
| August 2026 | −78.00 balance |
| July 2026 | −77.00 balance |
| June 2026 | −80.00 balance |
| May 2026 | −80.00 balance |
| April 2026 | −76.00 balance |
| March 2026 | −68.00 balance |
| February 2026 | −71.00 balance |
| January 2026 | −70.00 balance |
| December 2025 | −74.00 balance |
| November 2025 | −76.00 balance |
| October 2025 | −72.00 balance |
| September 2025 | −70.00 balance |
| August 2025 | −70.00 balance |
| July 2025 | −68.00 balance |
| June 2025 | −67.00 balance |
| May 2025 | −68.00 balance |
| April 2025 | −69.00 balance |
| March 2025 | −70.00 balance |
| February 2025 | −72.00 balance |
| January 2025 | −70.00 balance |
| December 2024 | −75.00 balance |
| November 2024 | −71.00 balance |

## API

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

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