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The French seem to have taken note of the looming recession in the eurozone. Consumer confidence has lost three points from October, to 79 points, INSEE reported. He returned to a level not seen since February 2009, when France was plunged into crisis. Economists did not expect such a decline, on average expected a loss of one point of the indicator.

"The current financial crisis, the second level of rigor and concern about the purchasing power (mainly because of higher diesel prices), explain the fall of the indicator," Analysis Dominique Barbet, an economist at BNP Paribas .

Households are also very pessimistic about their future living standards, which fall 8 points. Since July, this indicator has been awarded 20 points. It is now a record low.

• The diesel may be more expensive from 2013
• A check of 150 euros for the poorest
• Dramatic improvement in the morale of senior
• The soft recovery in the services concerned in the euro area
• EDF could not provide enough power in October

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