french election and the economy
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NEW LABOR REFORM
Forecasted Values
6.2
2007
20152014 20132012
2011 20102008 2017
2016
2018
2009
-5,000000
-2,333333
3,0000000.1
-2.9
9.49.49.40.60.2 0.71.2 1.1
1.3
2.4
2.11.9
GDP Annual Variation in %
9.49.49.41.4
Rising wages and higher energy prices will drive inflationarypressures this year
-2.9
Inflation Unemployment57.69.7%1.4%
PMI
FRENCH ELECTIONS & THE ECONOMY The elections could spark uncertainty in the short-term and a weak global economic recovery could drag export growth
Source: FocusEconomics Consensus Forecast for France, April 2017
Despite faster GDP growth projections and the latest positive indicators, citizens’ frustration with the economy persists