Frankrike - Inflasjon

France's annual inflation rate is expected to pick up to 1.4 percent in December 2019 from 1.0 percent in the previous month, preliminary estimates showed. That was the highest inflation since December 2018. Prices should rise at a faster pace for services (1.4 percent vs 1.3 percent) and energy cost is expected to rebound (2.6 percent vs -0.6 percent). Meanwhile, inflation should be steady for food (at 2.1 percent) and tobacco (at 15.3 percent) while cost of manufactured products will probably edge down (-0.2 percent vs -0.6 percent).On a monthly basis, consumer prices are expected to rise 0.4 percent, following a 0.1 percent gain in November. The harmonised index of consumer prices is seen rising 1.6 percent from the previous year (vs 1.2 percent in November); and 0.5 percent month-over-month (vs 0.1 percent in November).

The inflation rate in France was confirmed at 1.0 percent year-on-year in November of 2019, accelerating from a 0.8 percent rise in the previous month, as food prices advanced faster.

France's annual inflation rate is expected to pick up to 1.0 percent in November 2019 from an over two-year low of 0.8 percent in the previous month, a preliminary estimate showed. Prices should rise at a faster pace for tobacco, services and food, while energy deflation is likely to soften.

The French consumer price inflation rate came in at 0.8 percent year-on-year in October of 2019, from 0.9 percent in the prior month, but above preliminary estimates of 0.7 percent. It was the lowest rate since July of 2017.

France's annual inflation rate is expected to fall to 0.7 percent in October of 2019 from 0.9 percent in the prior month, a preliminary estimate showed. That should be the lowest rate since July of 2017.

France's annual inflation rate was confirmed at 0.9 percent in September 2019, the lowest since May and below August's 1.0 percent, amid a slowdown in the prices of food and energy.