France's consumer confidence index fell sharply to 84 in April from 89 in March, marking the largest decline since the outbreak of the Ukraine war in 2022 and coming in well below market expectations of 88.French households' assessment of both past and future financial conditions deteriorated significantly in April. Satisfaction with future financial conditions dropped by 7 points to negative 20, further deviating from the long-term average; satisfaction with past financial conditions fell by 6 points to negative 26, slipping below the long-term average. (mn/u)
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