French preliminary inflation at 0.9% in July, slightly above forecast
FILE PHOTO: People shop at a local market in Nantes, France, September 17, 2024. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/ File Photo
(Reuters) -French consumer prices rose slightly more than anticipated in July, preliminary data from statistics agency INSEE showed on Thursday.
France's harmonised inflation rate, adjusted for comparison with other euro zone countries, was +0.9% year-on-year in July.
A Reuters poll of 18 analysts had on average expected a rate of +0.8%, with estimates ranging from +0.4% to +1.0%.
(Reporting by Michal Aleksandrowicz)
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