The headline seasonally adjusted IHS Markit France Services Business Activity Index rose from 54.8 in September to 55.3 in October. The latest sharp increase extended the current run of expansion to 28 months. Panellists often mentioned strong demand conditions when explaining business activity growth. Meanwhile, the seasonally adjusted IHS Markit France Composite Output Index, a GDP-weighted average of the Manufacturing Output Index and the Services Business Activity Index registered 54.1, up slightly from a 21-month low of 54.0 in September.