Conjoncture in France, October 2015. Demand still encouraging but activity growing in fits and starts

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Growth remained strong in the advanced economies in Q2 2015. Activity picked up sharply in the United States and the United Kingdom, while forecasts for an upturn in the Eurozone were borne out (+0.4%); French growth was the only disappointment in the zone, grinding to a halt after an upbeat start to the year. However, activity slumped once again in Japan, and the emerging economies continued to slow, as in China, or even remain in recession, as in Brazil and Russia.