Locally grown fruit and vegetables are displayed for sale at a market in Fort-de-France, on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, January 25, 2025. REUTERS/Layli Foroudi
Locally grown fruit and vegetables are displayed for sale at a market in Fort-de-France, on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, January 25, 2025. REUTERS/Layli Foroudi
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French preliminary inflation at 2.4% in July, above estimates

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July 31 (Reuters) – French consumer prices rose more than expected in July, preliminary data from statistics agency INSEE showed on Friday.

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France’s harmonized inflation rate, adjusted for comparison with other euro zone countries, was 2.4% year-on-year in July.

A Reuters poll of 17 analysts had on average expected a rate of 2.1%, with estimates ranging from 1.8% to 2.3%.

(Reporting by Hugo Lhomedet, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak)

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