India, April 25 -- The confidence among French manufacturers rebounded strongly in April to the strongest level in nearly a year, monthly data from the statistical office INSEE revealed Friday.
The manufacturing sentiment index rose to 99 in April from 96.0 in February. Moreover, the index moved closer to its long-term average of 100, and a similar reading was last seen in May 2024. Meanwhile, the score was expected to remain stable at 96.0.
The index measuring personal production expectations improved notably to 11 in April from 6.0 in the previous month. Similarly, producers' past production situation strengthened to 1.0 from -3.0 in March.
Data showed that the index measuring overall order books increased sharply to -18 from -26, whil...