Growth at a standstill, consumption down, prices up... How to exit the crisis?
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The latest indicators published by INSEE on Friday October 30 show a clear cooling of our economy. Household consumption fell by 0.5% in September and GDP (national wealth) lost 0.1% in the third quarter after three previous months of stagnation. As for inflation, it accelerated in October (+3.4% over one year).
“France will go to the wall” without a budget, assures the Minister of the Economy, Roland Lescure. #canal16 pic. twitter.
com/qMDNh2j6O5 - franceinfo (@franceinfo) October 30, 2026 Every week, budgetary room for maneuver is shrinking. What conclusions can be drawn about France's capacity to emerge from the social crisis it is going through? To discuss it, Emmanuel Cugny and Benjamin Fontaine welcome Pierre Jacquet, member of the Circle of Economists, professor of international economics at the National School of Bridges and Roads; and Nicolas Laine, head of the public finance department at the Institut Montaigne.
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