Final PMI: French Private Sector Output Returns to Growth in November

04:03 AM EST, 12/03/2025 (MT Newswires) -- France's private sector recorded its first expansion in 15 months, reflecting stronger service activity levels amid lower manufacturing output, final data from S&P Global and Hamburg Commercial Bank showed Wednesday. The HCOB France Composite PMI Output Index jumped to 50.4 in November from 47.7 in October, beating the flash estimate of 49.9. Meanwhile, the services PMI stood at a 15-month high of 51.4, against the initial reading of 50.8 and the previous 48.