French y/y consumer inflation confirmed at 1.7% in November

By Reuters   |   1 year ago
French y/y consumer inflation confirmed at 1.7% in November

(Reuters) - Consumer prices in France were up 1.7% year-on-year in November, statistics office INSEE said on Friday, in line with its preliminary reading published late last month.

The EU-harmonised year-on-year inflation figure in the bloc's second biggest economy accelerated slightly from the October reading of +1.6%.

Analysts in a Reuters poll had on average expected a preliminary EU-harmonised inflation figure of 1.7% in November.

(Reporting by Anna Peverieri; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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