PARIS, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) Confidence of French business leaders about the economy and manufacturing activity was stable in November, with the monthly sentiment indicator standing at 95, the national statistics bureau Insee said Monday.
Unchanged from October figures, November's business indicator remained "significantly under its long-term average of 100 points," according to the report.
Confidence in the manufacturing industry and building activities were stable over the period at 98 and 94 points respectively.
There was more pessimism for retail trade with the indicator losing three points to 95 while more hope for service sector whose indicator gained three points to 96.
France has lately been struggling to boost growth amid the region's financial and economic troubles. It pledged to reach 0.1 percent growth in 2013, down from an initial estimate of 0.8 percent./.