一项周三公布的企业调查显示，法国服务业10月萎缩速度创下5月以来最快，原因是这个欧元区第二大经济体的抗议活动导致国内需求下降。
France's services sector contracted in October at its fastest pace since May, as protests in the euro zone's second-biggest economy contributed to a drop-off in domestic demand, a business survey showed on Wednesday. • The S&P Global France Services PMI Business Activity Index fell to 46.2 points in October from 51.2 in September
- 标普全球法国服务业PMI商业活动指数从9月的51.2点跌至10月的46.2点
• Any figure above 50 points shows growth in activity, while below 50 points indicates a contraction
- 10月服务业PMI最终数值也逊于此前公布的10月服务业PMI初值（当时为48.4点）
• That final October services PMI figure was also worse than the flash October services PMI figure, which had stood at 48.4 points
- 同时涵盖服务业和制造业的标普全球法国综合PMI也从51.1跌至46.6，同样表明活动萎缩速度创下5月以来最快
• The S&P Global France Composite PMI, which comprises both the services and manufacturing sectors, also fell to 46.6 from 51.1, similarly signalling the quickest decline in activity since May
- 10月综合指数最终数值46.6也逊于10月综合指数初值48.4点
• The final October composite figure of 46.6 was also worse than the flash October composite figure of 48.4 points
- 标普全球市场情报首席经济学家乔·海耶斯表示：“有报道称，由于客户搁置决策，10月份国内需求和投资活动陷入停滞。”
• Data last month from the official INSEE statistics agency showed that French consumer confidence had fallen to its lowest level since June 2013, impacted by the demonstrations • "There were reports of a stalling of domestic demand and investment activity in October as clients placed decisions on hold," said Joe Hayes, senior principal economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence
- 他补充道：“在社会动荡和政府债券收益率飙升的背景下，服务业的活动水平和新业务均创下5月以来的最快下降速度。”
• "Against a backdrop of social unrest and surging government bond yields, both activity levels and new business in the service sector fell at the fastest rates since May," he added