At 55.1 in August, up from 54.4 in the previous month, the IHS Markit Flash France Composite Output Index remained above the crucial 50.0 nochange mark for a twenty-sixth month in a row.

Commenting on the Flash PMI data, Sam Teague, Economist at IHS Markit said: "Output growth across the French private sector ticked up to a four-month high in August, with both the service and manufacturing sectors seeing stronger expansions. Robust domestic client demand, alongside a renewed upturn in exports provided stimulus for the latest acceleration in growth".