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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In May 2013, the business climate in manufacturing industry]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=11&amp;date=20130524</link>
			<description><![CDATA[According to the business leaders questioned in May 2013, the industrial economic situation improves. The synthetic indicator increases by four points but remains below its long-term average. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The French business climate remains sluggish in may 2013]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=105&amp;date=20130524</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Calculated from the answers of business leaders of the main sectors of activity, the French business climate remains stable in may and is 84, still below its long term average (100). The business climate sectoral indicators remained at low levels. The business climate rose by four points in manufacturing industry, but dropped by two points in the building industry. In wholesaling, the composite indicator dropped by two points in two months. In services and retail trade, the synthetic indicators remained stable. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In May 2013, the business climate remains grim  in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=86&amp;date=20130524</link>
			<description><![CDATA[According to the managers interviewed in May 2013, the business climate remained grim in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the composite indicator stabilised still significantly under its long term average.  ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The economic climate gets worse again in building industry  in May 2013]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=56&amp;date=20130524</link>
			<description><![CDATA[According to the business leaders surveyed in May 2013, the situation gets worse again in building industry: the composite indicator loses two points and stays below its long-term average. The turning-point indicator is in the unfavourable zone. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The economic situation in the wholesale trade   has decreased again in May 2013]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=60&amp;date=20130524</link>
			<description><![CDATA[According to the business leaders questioned in May 2013, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector has decreased again. The business climate indicator has declined by two points compared to March and it stays below its long-period average. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In may 2013, the business climate remains deteriorated in services]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=62&amp;date=20130524</link>
			<description><![CDATA[According to the business leaders surveyed in may 2013, the business climate in services remains deteriorated. The composite indicator is stable in may and is 83, well below its long-term average. Business leaders consider that activity has declined over the recent period. However, their business expectations for the coming months are less pessimistic. The general outlook remains well below its long-term average. The turning point indicator indicates an unfavorable economic situation’s dynamic. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Légère baisse de l'emploi dans la fonction publique entre 2010 et 2011]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=113&amp;date=20130517</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Fin 2011, la fonction publique emploie 5,5 millions d’agents, y compris les bénéficiaires de contrats aidés. Hors contrats aidés, l’effectif de la fonction publique s’établit à 5,4 millions d’agents.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Decrease in business start-ups in April 2013]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=41&amp;date=20130517</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In April 2013, the number of business start-ups decreased compared to March: -2% for business setting up (seasonally and working-day adjusted data) including self-managed enterprises; -1.2% if the number of self-managed enterprises is excluded. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In April 2013, further decline in oil prices]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=79&amp;date=20130516</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In April, the crude oil price in euro terms decreased once again (-5.9% after -2.9% in March), reaching € 79.7 per barrel of Brent. Prices of commodities except energy imported into France also fell more sharply in April than in March (-3.9% after -0.2%).]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In 2013, investment in the manufacturing industry, would decrease by]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=15&amp;date=20130516</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Surveyed in April 2013, business managers report that investment in manufacturing industry increased by 7% in 2012 comparing to 2011. They revised 5 point upwards their estimation given last January.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ongoing decrease of employment in Q1 2013 (flash estimate)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=18&amp;date=20130516</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In Q1 2013, payroll employment in principally market sectors is expected to decrease q-o-q (–20,300 jobs), after a stronger drop in the previous quarter (-44,600). Excluding temporary work, employment is expected to decrease again in Q1 2013 (-31,700 jobs).  ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In April 2013, prices of frequently purchased goods  in Hyper and Supermarkets were steady]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=103&amp;date=20130515</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In Hyper and Supermarkets, prices of frequently purchased goods were stable in April after a rise by 0.1% in March. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Consumer Prices Index decreased by 0.1% in April 2013; it rose by 0.7% year-on-year]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=29&amp;date=20130515</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In April 2013, the Consumer Price index (CPI) declined by 0.1%, after a rise by 0.8% in March. Year on year, it was up 0.7% in April (+1.0% in March 2013). Excluding tobacco, the CPI went down by 0.2% in April (+0.6% year on year). Seasonally adjusted, the decrease of the CPI is more pronounced (—0.3% in April; +0.7% year on year). ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[French GDP decreased again in Q1 2013 (-0.2%)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=26&amp;date=20130515</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In Q1 2013, French growth domestic product (GDP) in volume* decreased again: –0.2% after –0.2% in Q4 2012. It is the third decrease in the last four quarters.  ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 05:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In March 2013, manufacturing output decreased (-1.0%) ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=10&amp;date=20130507</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In March 2013, manufacturing output decreased ( 1.0%), as well as in industrial production as a whole (-0.9%).]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Overall producer prices of agricultural products increased in March]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=80&amp;date=20130430</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In March 2013, overall producer prices increased (+0.6 % compared to February) ; over one year they rose by 7.1 %.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 30 April 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Households consumption of goods increased in March (+1.3%), but decreased over the first quarter (-0.4%)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=19&amp;date=20130430</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In March, households expenditure on goods increased by 1.3% in volume*, after a 0.2% decrease in February. Over the first quarter, they decreased by 0.4% (after –0.1% in Q4 2012). The increase in March iwas mainly attributable to a bounce in food products and to the dynamism of the consumption of energy products. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 30 April 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Decline in petroleum products prices]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=25&amp;date=20130430</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In March, French producer prices in industry were unchanged, following two months of rise in January and February (+0.7 % and +0.5 %, respectively). The significant drop in prices for refined petroleum products was offset by a rise in energy prices and food prices. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 30 April 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In February 2013, the turnover in manufacturing industry  rose by 0.6% compared to January]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=53&amp;date=20130429</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In February 2013, the turnover increased slightly in the manufacturing industry (+0.6%), after a fall in January. Exports remained stable (0.0%).
In January 2013, the turnover of industry as a whole also went up by 0.6%.
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			<pubDate>Mon, 29 April 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In February 2013, the volume of sales upturned in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, in household services and in accommodation and food service activities ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=94&amp;date=20130429</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In February 2013, the volume of sales rose compared to January in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.6%), in household services (+0.6%) and in accommodation and food service activities (+0.5%). On the contrary, it downturned in the retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles
 (–0.4%).]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 29 April 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In February 2013, the turnover went down in the wholesale trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles but took off in business services]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=95&amp;date=20130429</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In February 2013, the turnover declined in the wholesale trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.7%). On the contrary, it rose in information and communication (+0.9%), in business support activities (+0.6%) and in real estate activities (+0.5%). It was broadly steady in transportation and storage (+0.1%). ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 29 April 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In April 2013, households’ confidence was stable]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=20&amp;date=20130426</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In April 2013, households’ confidence about the economic situation was stable: The synthetic confidence remained at the level of March. It was still below its long term average. ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 April 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In April 2013, the economic climate stays mitigated in public works]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=58&amp;date=20130425</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In the first quarter 2013, activity would decrease, apparently because of bad weather conditions. The corresponding balance of opinion pass sharply below its long-term average. On the other hand, expected activity improves compared to the previous quarter, and the corresponding balance of opinion pass slightly over its long-term average. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 April 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In April 2013, the economic climate stays deteriorated  in the building crafts sector]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=59&amp;date=20130424</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In April 2013, craftsmen are more numerous than in January to indicate a decrease of their activity in the recent period. The corresponding balance of opinion stays significantly below its long-term average. According to them, the activity would go on decreasing in the next three months.  ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 24 April 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In April 2013, the demand for new dwellings stays dull]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=57&amp;date=20130424</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In April 2013, according to the developers, the demand for new dwellings stays degraded. The corresponding balance of opinion is significantly below its long-term average. The business leaders forecast a slight deterioration of the housing starts for the next three months, linked to the decline of the housing starts for rent. The corresponding balance of opinion remains below its long-term average. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 24 April 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The economic climate stays unfavourable in building industry  in April 2013]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=56&amp;date=20130423</link>
			<description><![CDATA[According to the business leaders surveyed in April 2013, the situation stays unfavourable in building industry: the synthetic indicator of business climate wins a point but stays below its long-term average. The turning-point indicator is in the unfavourable zone. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 April 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In April 2013, the business climate in manufacturing industry]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=11&amp;date=20130423</link>
			<description><![CDATA[According to the business leaders questioned in April 2013, the industrial economic situation deteriorates. The synthetic indicator decreases by three points: it is very below its long-term average. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 April 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In April 2013, the business climate deteriorates again  in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=86&amp;date=20130423</link>
			<description><![CDATA[According to the managers interviewed in April 2013, the business climate remained deteriorated again in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the composite indicator lost 4 points and was still significantly under its long term average.  ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 April 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The French business climate is deteriorating again in april 2013]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=105&amp;date=20130423</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Calculated from the answers of business leaders of the main sectors of activity, the French business climate dropped by two points in april and is 84, still below its long term average (100). The business climate sectoral indicators remained at low levels. The business climate dropped by three points in manufacturing industry, by four points in retail trade and by one point in services. In the building industry, the synthetic indicator rose by one point. ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 April 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fall of demand adressed to business leaders in Q1 2013]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=12&amp;date=20130423</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In Q1 2013, while global demand deteriorated, export demand adressed to business leaders improved slightly : the corresponding balances are very below their long-term average. For Q2 2013, the global  and export demand outlook are better oriented. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 April 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In april 2013, the business climate remains deteriorated in services]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=62&amp;date=20130423</link>
			<description><![CDATA[According to the business leaders surveyed in April 2013, the economic situation in services remained deteriorated. The business climate synthetic indicator dropped by one point and is 83, well below its long-term average (100). Business leaders consider that activity remained degraded over the recent period. They revised downwards their expectations of activity for the coming months. The general outlook remained well below its long-term average. The turning point indicator indicates an unfavorable economic situation’s dynamic. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 April 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In March 2013, oil prices declined]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=79&amp;date=20130412</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In March, the crude oil price in euro terms fell (-2.9% after +3.4% in February), reaching  € 84.7 per barrel of Brent. In euro terms, the prices of commodities except energy imported into France remained stable (-0.2% after +0.1% in February).]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 April 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Increase in business start-ups in March 2013]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=41&amp;date=20130412</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In March 2013, the number of business start-ups increased compared to February: +3.1% for business setting up (seasonally and working-day adjusted data) including self-managed enterprises; start-ups excluding self-managed enterprises decreased slightly (-0.7%). ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 April 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In the first quarter of 2013, the Housing Rent Reference Index increased by 1.54% over a year]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=35&amp;date=20130412</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In the first quarter of 2013, the Housing Rent Reference Index reached 124.25. It increased by 1.54% over a year. ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 April 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In March 2013, prices of frequently purchased goods  in Hyper and Supermarkets increased by 0.1%]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=103&amp;date=20130411</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In Hyper and Supermarkets, prices of frequently purchased goods increased by 0.1% in March after a decline by 0.1% in February. ]]></description>
			<category>autre-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 April 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Decrease in house prices in the fourth quartier 2012 (-1.2%)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=112&amp;date=20130411</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In the fourth quarter of 2012, house prices decreased by 1.2% compared with the previous quarter; new dwellings prices fell by 0.3% while those of second-hand dwellings decreased by 1.3%. ]]></description>
			<category>autre-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 April 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Consumer Prices Index increased by 0.8% in March 2013; it rose by 1.0% year-on-year]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=29&amp;date=20130411</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In March 2013, the Consumer Price index (CPI) increased by 0.8%, after a rise by 0.3% in February. Year on year, the CPI was up 1.0% in March like in February. Excluding tobacco, the CPI went up also by 0.8% in March (+0.9% year on year). Seasonally adjusted, it rose by 0.3% in March and by 1.0% year on year (after +1.1% in February 2013). ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 April 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In February 2013, manufacturing output increased (+0.8%) ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=10&amp;date=20130410</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In February 2013, manufacturing output increased (+0.8%), as well as in industrial production as a whole (+0.7%).]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 April 2013 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[L’indice du coût horaire du travail révisé - Tous salariés (ICHTrev-TS) ; un indice de coût et un indice de charges]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=74&amp;date=20130409</link>
			<description><![CDATA[L’ICHTrev-TS est essentiellement destiné aux utilisateurs qui ont besoin d’indicateurs de coût du travail dans une clause d’indexation. De ce fait, cet indicateur une fois publié, n’est pas modifié par la suite. Il s’agit d’un indice mensuel (base 100 en décembre 2008) mais publié chaque trimestre, quel que soit le secteur d’activité.  ]]></description>
			<category>autre-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 April 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gradually moving out of recession]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=108&amp;date=20130405</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In Q4 2012, activity in the Eurozone contracted by 0.6%. In the beginning of 2013, Eurozone activity is expected to turn positive: 0.0% in Q1, +0.1 % in Q2 and +0.2% in Q3."]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 April 2013 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In the fourth quarter of 2012, the Commercial Rent Index increased by 1.94% over a year]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=104&amp;date=20130405</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In the fourth quarter of 2012, the commercial rent index stood at 108.34. Over a year, it increased by 1.94%. ]]></description>
			<category>autre-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 April 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In the fourth quarter of 2012, the “Cost-of-Construction Index” increased by 0.06% over a year]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=102&amp;date=20130405</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In the fourth quarter of 2012, the “Cost-of-Construction Index” (CCI) stood at 1,639 versus 1,648 the previous quarter. Over a year, CCI increased by 0.06%, versus a 1.48% annual growth in the third quarter of 2012. ]]></description>
			<category>autre-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 April 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In the fourth quarter of 2012, tertiary activities rent index increased by 2.04% over a year]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=111&amp;date=20130405</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In the fourth quarter of 2012, the tertiary activities rent index stood at 106.73. Over a year, it increased by 2.04%. ]]></description>
			<category>autre-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 April 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In January 2013, the turnover in manufacturing industry  fell by 1.9% compared to December]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=53&amp;date=20130403</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In January 2013, the turnover decreased signifi-cantly in the manufacturing industry (–1.9%), after a rise in December. Exports dropped (–3.4%).
In January 2013, the turnover of industry as a whole also went down by 1.9%.
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			<category>autre-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 April 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In January 2013, the turnover fell in business support activities and in the wholesale trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=95&amp;date=20130403</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In January 2013, the turnover fell in business support activities (–1.1%) and in the wholesale trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.4%). On the contrary, it took off slightly in transportation and storage (+0.5%) and in real estate activities (+0.3%). It was steady in information and communication (0.0%). ]]></description>
			<category>autre-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 April 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In January 2013, the volume of sales declined in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, in accommodation and food service activities and in household services ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=94&amp;date=20130403</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In January 2013, the volume of sales went down compared to December in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–1.6%), in accommodation and food service activities (–1.6%) and in household services (–1.0%). Conversely, it grew slightly in the retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles (+0.2%).]]></description>
			<category>autre-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 April 2013 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Overall producer prices of agricultural products decreased in February]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=80&amp;date=20130329</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In February, overall producer prices decreased ( 1.1 % compared to January) ; over one year they increased by 6.2 %.]]></description>
			<category>autre-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 March 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[At the end of Q4 2012,  the public debt reaches 1833.8 billion euros]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=40&amp;date=20130329</link>
			<description><![CDATA[At the end of Q4 2012, the public Maastricht debt, which is a gross debt, reached €1833.8bn, a €15.8bn rise in comparison to Q3 2012. As a percentage of GDP, it peaked at 90.2 %, 0.3 point higher compared to Q3 2012. Furthermore, the net public debt rose by €32.2bn. ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 March 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In February 2013, Households consumption of goods slightly decreased  (-0.2%)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=19&amp;date=20130329</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In February, households expenditure on goods decreased by 0.2% in volume*, after a 0.8% decrease in January. This decrease is mainly attributable to a fall in textile-leather purchases.  ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 March 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Energy prices continued to increase]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=25&amp;date=20130329</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In February, French producer prices in industry rose for the second consecutive month (+0.4 % following +0.7 %). As in January, this advance is mainly due to energy prices.]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 March 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[En 2012, le déficit public notifié s’élève à 4,8 % du PIB,  la dette notifiée à 90,2 % du PIB]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=37&amp;date=20130329</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Le solde public notifié pour 2012 s’établit à -98,2 milliards d’euros, soit -4,8 % du PIB, contre -5,3 % du PIB en 2011. En part de PIB, les recettes progressent de 50,6 % à 51,7 % du PIB, plus vite que les dépenses, qui passent de 55,9 % à 56,6 % du PIB. Le taux de prélèvements obligatoires augmente de 1,2 point en 2012 à 44,9 % du PIB, sous l’effet de la hausse des impôts (+5,3 %).]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 March 2013 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In 2012 Q4 French GDP (–0.3%) and households’ purchasing power (–0.8%) decreased]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=28&amp;date=20130327</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In 2012 Q4, French gross domestic product (GDP) in volume* stepped back (–0.3%), after +0.2% the previous quarter. Over the year, GDP growth was null in 2012, after +1.7% in 2011. ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 March 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In March 2013, households’ confidence decreased (-2 points)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=20&amp;date=20130326</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In March 2013, households’ confidence about the economic situation decreased: The synthetic confidence index lost 2 points, going back to last November’s level. It thus remained below its long term average. ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 26 March 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The economic climate continues to deteriorate in the building industry  in March 2013]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=56&amp;date=20130322</link>
			<description><![CDATA[According to the business leaders surveyed in March 2013, the situation continues to deteriorate in the building industry: the synthetic indicator of business climate lost a point and stays below its long-term average. The turning-point indicator is in the unfavorable zone. ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 22 March 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The French business climate remains unfavorable in march 2013]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=105&amp;date=20130322</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Calculated from the answers of business leaders of the main sectors of activity, the French business climate dropped by one point in march and is 86, still below its long term average (100). The business climate sectoral indicators remained at low levels. In manufacturing industry, the business climate remained stable, whereas it dropped by four points in the services sector. Indicators dropped by two points in retail trade and by one point in the building industry. In wholesaling, the synthetic indicator rose by three points in two months. ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 22 March 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In March 2013, the business climate remains deteriorated  in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=86&amp;date=20130322</link>
			<description><![CDATA[According to the managers interviewed in March 2013, the business climate remained deteriorated in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the composite indicator was still significantly under its long term average.  ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 22 March 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In March 2013, the business climate in manufacturing industry]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=11&amp;date=20130322</link>
			<description><![CDATA[According to the business leaders questioned in March 2013, the industrial economic situation remains deteriorated. The synthetic indicator is steady but is very below its long-term average. ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 22 March 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In march 2013, the business climate is deteriorating in services]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=62&amp;date=20130322</link>
			<description><![CDATA[According to the business leaders surveyed in march 2013, the business climate in services was deteriorating. The synthetic indicator dropped by four points and is 84, well below its long-term average. Business leaders consider that activity remained deteriorated over the recent period. They revised downwards their expectations of activity for the coming months. The general outlook remained well below its long-term average. The turning point indicator indicates an unfavorable economic situation’s dynamic. ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 22 March 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The economic situation in the wholesale trade   has recovered in March 2013]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=60&amp;date=20130322</link>
			<description><![CDATA[According to the business leaders questioned in March 2013, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector has recovered slightly. The business climate indicator has increased by three points compared to January even if it stays below its long-period average. ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 22 March 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA["Conjoncture in France" and short-term economic analysis: Brighter world prospects, Europe still in the shadows]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/indicateur/analys_conj/conj_resume.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In Q1 2013, a marked upturn in activity can be expected in the advanced economies (+0.4%, but their activity should be held back in Q2 2013 (+0.2%). In France, activity should be almost stable in H1 2013(0.0% in Q1 then +0.1% in Q2).









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			<category>note-conj</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 March 2013 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In the fourth quarter of 2012, the gross salary – index scale indicator  rose by 0.04 %]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=106&amp;date=20130321</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In the fourth quarter of 2012, the gross salary – index scale indicator (GS-ISI) rose by 0.04 % while the point value remained stable.  ]]></description>
			<category>autre-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 March 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In the fourth quarter of 2012,  the labor cost index increases by 0.6%]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=101&amp;date=20130315</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In the fourth quarter of 2012, the labor cost index (LCI) - wages only for the business economy increases by 0.6% (seasonally adjusted data). In the third quarter of 2012 the index had increased by 0.3%.]]></description>
			<category>autre-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 March 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Decrease in business start-ups in February 2013]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=41&amp;date=20130314</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In February 2013, the number of business start-ups decreased compared to January: -2.7% for business setting up (seasonally and working-day adjusted data) including self-managed enterprises; start-ups excluding self-managed enterprises increased (+4.2%). ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 March 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In February 2013, further increase in oil prices]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=79&amp;date=20130313</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In February, the price of crude oil in euro terms continued to grow (+3.4% after +1.2% in January), reaching  €84.3 per barrel of Brent. In euro terms, the prices of commodities except energy imported into France remained stable (+0.1% after -0.2% in January).]]></description>
			<category>autre-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 March 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In February 2013, prices of frequently purchased goods  in Hyper and Supermarkets decreased by 0.1%]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=103&amp;date=20130313</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In Hyper and Supermarkets, prices of frequently purchased goods decreased by 0.1% in February after being steady in January. ]]></description>
			<category>autre-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 March 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Consumer Prices Index increased by 0.3% in February 2013; it rose by 1.0% year-on-year]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=29&amp;date=20130313</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In February 2013, the Consumer Price index (CPI) increased by 0.3%, after a decline by 0.5% in January. Year-on-year, it slowed down, increasing by 1.0% in February after +1.2% in January and +1.3% in December 2012. Excluding tobacco, the CPI went up also by 0.3% in February (+0.9% year-on-year). Seasonally adjusted, it stabilized in February and rose by 1.1% year-on-year (after +1.2% in January). The largest upward pressures on the change in the CPI of February came from seasonally upturns in service prices and, in addition, from new increases in petroleum product prices. The manufactured product prices and those of food slowed down in February 2013. ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 March 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ongoing decrease in payroll employment in Q4 2012]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=30&amp;date=20130313</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In Q4 2012, payroll employment in principally market sectors decreased by 0.3% q-o-q (- 44,600 jobs), after  -0.3% (-46,000) in the previous quarter. Excluding temporary work, employment decreased sharply in Q4 2012 (-35,300 jobs).  ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 March 2013 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In January 2013, manufacturing output decreased (-1.4%) ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=10&amp;date=20130311</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In January 2013, manufacturing output decreased ( 1.4 %). Output decreased also in industry as a whole (-1.2%).]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 11 March 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Unemployment rate increases in Q4 2012]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=14&amp;date=20130307</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In Q4 2012, the average ILO unemployment rate in metropolitan France and overseas departments stood at 10.6% of the active population. ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 March 2013 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In December 2012, the turnover in manufacturing industry  grew by 2.2% compared to November]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=53&amp;date=20130301</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In December 2012, the turnover increased signifi-cantly in the manufacturing industry (+2.2%), after a fall in November. Exports rebounded (+2.7%).
In December 2012, the turnover of industry as a whole went up by 2.1%.
]]></description>
			<category>autre-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 March 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In December 2012, the turnover increased in the wholesale trade, in transportation and storage and in business support activities]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=95&amp;date=20130301</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In December 2012, the turnover upturned in the wholesale trade (+2.2%), in transportation and storage (+1.3%) and in business support activities (+1.3%). It also rose in information and communication (+0.9%). It was broadly stable in real estate activities (+0.1%). ]]></description>
			<category>autre-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 March 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In December 2012, the volume of sales rose in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles and in household services]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=94&amp;date=20130301</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In December 2012, the volume of sales went up compared to November in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+1.5%) and in household services (+0.9%). Conversely, it downturned in accommodation and food service activities (–1.2%). It was broadly stable in the retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.1%).]]></description>
			<category>autre-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 March 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Services Producer Price Indices :  contrasting trends in the fourth quarter of 2012]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=100&amp;date=20130228</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Business services had rather mixed price trends in the fourth quarter of 2012. Prices for professional, scientific and technical services rose whereas they kept falling for information, communication as for administrative and support services. ]]></description>
			<category>autre-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 28 February 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Overall producer prices of agricultural products slid in January]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=80&amp;date=20130228</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In January, overall producer prices of agricultural products dipped (-0.6 % compared to December) ; over one year they rose by 11.7 %.]]></description>
			<category>autre-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 28 February 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In January 2013, Households consumption of goods decreased (-0.8%) with the fall in car purchases]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=19&amp;date=20130228</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In January, households expenditure on goods decreased by 0.8% in volume*, after a 0.2% increase in December. This decrease is mainly attributable to a fall in car purchases.  ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 28 February 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Decrease in prices of second-hand dwellings in the fourth quarter 2012  (-0.3 %)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=96&amp;date=20130228</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In the fourth quarter of 2012, according to provisional results, prices of second-hand dwellings went down  (-0.3%, s.a. data, of which -0.5% for houses and stability for flats). ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 28 February 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Energy prices recovered]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=25&amp;date=20130228</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In January, French producer prices in industry rose moderately (+0.5 %), following two consecutive months of decline (-0.4 % in November and in December). This movement was due to higher energy prices, most notably for electricity (+1.7 %) and refined petroleum products. ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 28 February 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In February 2013, households’ confidence was stable]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=20&amp;date=20130227</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In February 2013, households’ confidence about the economic situation was stable: The synthetic confidence index remained at the level of  December and January. It was still below its long term average. ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 February 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In January 2013, prices of frequently purchased goods  in Hyper and Supermarkets were steady;]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=103&amp;date=20130220</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In Hyper and Supermarkets, prices of frequently purchased goods stabilised in January 2013, like in December 2012. ]]></description>
			<category>autre-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 February 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In December 2012, new orders in industry were almost steady (-0.2%)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=91&amp;date=20130220</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Warning : This issue of new orders index in industry is the last one.
In December 2012, new orders received in industry (except heavy transport equipment) were almost steady (-0.2%). They were already steady in November. Non-domestic new orders declined (-3.5%).
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			<category>autre-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 February 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Consumer Prices Index decreased by 0.5% in January 2013; it rose by 1.2% year-on-year]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=29&amp;date=20130220</link>
			<description><![CDATA[From January 2013, INSEE publishes each month a new CPI index, called “CPI of households that belong to the lowest equivalized disposable income quintile”. It is set aside for the calculation of the adjustment of the minimum wage growth (SMIC) as it is defined by Decree No. 2013-123, February 7th of 2013.]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 February 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In February 2013, the business climate remains deteriorated  in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=86&amp;date=20130220</link>
			<description><![CDATA[According to the managers interviewed in February 2013, the business climate remained deteriorated in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the composite indicator was still significantly under its long term average.  ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 February 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In february 2013, the business climate is deteriorating in services]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=62&amp;date=20130220</link>
			<description><![CDATA[According to the business leaders surveyed in february 2013, the business climate in services was deteriorating. The synthetic indicator dropped by four points and is 86, well below its long-term average. Business leaders consider that activity remained deteriorated over the recent period. Their expectations of activity for the coming months are pessimistic. The general outlook remained well below its long-term average. The turning point indicator tends to indicate a favorable economic situation’s dynamic, however it has to be confirmed in the next months. ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 February 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The French business climate remains unfavorable in february 2013]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=105&amp;date=20130220</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Calculated from the answers of business leaders of the main sectors of activity, the French business climate remained stable in february and stood at 87 points, still below its long term average (100). The business climate sectoral indicators remained at low levels in february. In manufacturing industry, the business climate rose by three points, whereas it dropped by four points in the services sector and remained almost stable in other sectors. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 February 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In February 2013, the business climate in manufacturing industry]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=11&amp;date=20130220</link>
			<description><![CDATA[According to the business leaders questioned in February 2013, the industrial economic situation improves. The synthetic indicator increased by three points but was very below its long-term average. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 February 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The economic climate stays defavorable in the building industry  in February 2013]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=56&amp;date=20130220</link>
			<description><![CDATA[According to the business leaders surveyed in February  2013 the situation stays defavorable in the building industry: the synthetic indicator of business climate loses a point and stays below its long-term average. The turning-point indicator is in the unfavorable zone. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 February 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Increase in business start-ups in January 2013]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=41&amp;date=20130214</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In January 2013, the number of business start-ups increased compared to December: +4.9% for businesses set up (seasonally and working-day adjusted data) excluding self-managed enterprises; +25.6% if then number of self-managed enterprises (raw data) is added. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 February 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ongoing decrease of employment in Q4 2012 (flash estimate)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=18&amp;date=20130214</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In Q4 2012, payroll employment in principally market sectors is expected to decrease q-o-q (–28,100 jobs), after a stronger drop in the previous quarter (-41,700). Excluding temporary work, employment is expected to decrease slightly in Q4 2012 (-14,300 jobs).  ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 February 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[French GDP stepped back in 2012 Q4 (–0.3%), no growth for 2012]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=26&amp;date=20130214</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In 2012 Q4, French gross domestic product (GDP) in volume* stepped back (–0.3%), after +0.1% the previous quarter. Over the year, GDP growth was null in 2012, after +1.7% in 2011. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 February 2013 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In January 2013, oil prices in euro terms rebounded]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=79&amp;date=20130213</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In January, the price of crude oil in euro terms rebounded (+1.2% after –2.2% in December). It stood at €84.3 per barrel of Brent. In euro terms, the prices of commodities except energy imported into France remained stable (+0.0% after +0.4% in December).]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 February 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In December 2012, manufacturing output was almost stable (+0.1%) ]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=10&amp;date=20130211</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In December 2012, manufacturing output was almost stable (+0.1 %). Output was also steady in industry as a whole (-0.1%).]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 11 February 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[According to business leaders, in the manufacturing industry,  investment would stay stable in 2013]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=15&amp;date=20130208</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Surveyed in January 2013, business managers estimated that investment in the manufacturing industry increased by 2% in 2012. They revised by one point upwards their previous expectations given last October.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 February 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In November 2012, the turnover fell in the wholesale trade and in transportation and storage]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=95&amp;date=20130201</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In November 2012, the turnover downturned in the wholesale trade (–2.0%) and in transportation and storage (–1.1%). It declined slightly in business support activities (–0.5%) and in information and communication (–0.2%). On the contrary, it grew in real estate activities (+0.5%). ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 01 February 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In November 2012, the turnover in manufacturing industry  fell by 1.9% compared to October]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=53&amp;date=20130201</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In November 2012, the turnover decreased significantly in the manufacturing industry (–1.9%), after a rise in October. Exports dropped (–4.5%).]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 01 February 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In November 2012, the volume of sales declined in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles and in household services]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=94&amp;date=20130201</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In November 2012, the volume of sales dropped compared to October in the trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (–3.4%). It also fell in household services (–1.0%) and in the retail trade, except for motor vehicles and motorcycles (–0.4%). Conversely, it went up in accommodation and food service activities (+1.5%).]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 01 February 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Overall producer prices of agricultural products slid in December]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=80&amp;date=20130131</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In December, overall producer prices of agricul-tural products dipped (-0.6 % compared to November) ; over one year they rose by 14.1 %.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 January 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Households consumption of goods was stable in December, slightly decreased over the fourth quarter (-0.1%)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=19&amp;date=20130131</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In December, households expenditure on goods were stable in volume*, after a 0.2% increase in November. A bounce in car purchases offset the decline of expenditure on energy products. ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 January 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Decline in energy prices]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=25&amp;date=20130131</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In December, French producer prices in industry moved down for the second month in a row (-0.3 % in December, following -0.5 % in November). ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 January 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[In January 2013, households’ confidence was stable]]></title>
			<link>http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=20&amp;date=20130129</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In January 2013, households’ confidence in the economic situation was stable. The index remained however below its long term average. ]]></description>
			<category>princ-ind</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 January 2013 07:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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