França Taxa De Inflação

Annual inflation rate in France was confirmed at 5.2% in May of 2022, the highest since September of 1985, and compared to 4.8% in April. This rise in inflation is the result of the acceleration in the prices of energy (+27.8% vs +26.5% in April), particularly petroleum products (+36.7% vs +34.0%), especially those of diesel (+35.2% vs +34.3%) and gasoline (+24.2% vs 17.4%); and gas (+55.0% vs +54.4%), although electricity prices eased slightly (6.5% vs 6.9%). Prices also increased for services (+3.2% vs +3.0%), food (+4.3% vs +3.8%) and manufactured goods (+3.0% vs +2.6%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased 0.7%, slightly above the preliminary estimates of a 0.6% rise.