upswing

“We’ve been on an upswing,” Still said, noting that indicators of quality of care and patient satisfaction have risen dramatically in recent years.

The business “has been on a big upswing,” with its backlog more than doubling over a five-quarter period, he noted.

However, the economy ministry cautioned that it was difficult to conclude an upswing was underway based on Wednesday's data.

French inflation cooled a little in October despite an unexpectedly strong upswing in the economy, likely helping keep European Central Bank policymakers on course to hold interest rates well into next year.

The upswing comes despite political deadlock in France.