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French Inflation Rises to 2.0% in March
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Posted on April 15, 2026
1 min readLast updated: April 15, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on April 15, 2026
1 min readLast updated: April 15, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleIn March 2026, France’s consumer prices rose 2.0% year‑on‑year—the final CPI figure—slightly above expectations and ahead of the preliminary 1.9% estimate. The EU‑harmonised rate climbed to 1.9%, up sharply from February’s 1.1%.
April 15 (Reuters) - Consumer prices in France rose 2.0% year-on-year in March, statistics office INSEE said on Wednesday, slightly above analysts' expectations and a preliminary reading of a 1.9% rise published earlier this month.
The EU-harmonised inflation rate in the bloc's second biggest economy accelerated in March, compared with the February reading of 1.1%.
(Reporting by Dimitri Rhodes in Gdansk, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak)
France's year-on-year inflation rate in March 2024 was 2.0%, according to statistics office INSEE.
The March inflation rate of 2.0% was slightly above earlier analysts' expectations and the preliminary 1.9% reading.
The EU-harmonised inflation rate in France accelerated in March, rising compared to 1.1% in February.
The inflation data was reported by INSEE, France's official statistics office.
The report was provided by Dimitri Rhodes in Gdansk and edited by Milla Nissi-Prussak.
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