Prices continue to rise in France, but a little less rapidly than in previous months. According to the estimate released by INSEE on Friday, the pace of inflation slowed in September, with a price increase of 5.6% over one year. In August, inflation was 5.9%.
Rise in energy and services prices slows, food prices continue to rise rapidly
This decline in inflation is due to the “slowdown” in the rise in energy and service prices, explains the National Institute of Statistics in a press release, while food price increases are accelerating and that of manufactured goods continues at a rate close to the previous month.
