AC Market Entering Stable Growth Stage--France

The French air conditioner market is influenced by several factors including the building sector which is affected by the economic situation; the overall climate and summer weather (e.g. in 2013, cool, wet weather for the first half of the year exerted negative effects on sales of all air conditioning systems, but sales were excellent in July and August thanks to hot weather); the price of electricity, domestic fuel and gas; national and European regulations and directives.