Inflation seems to be settling in the landscape.
In October, consumer prices rose 2.6%, after 2.2% in September, according to the provisional estimate made by INSEE.
The institute explains this surge by an "
acceleration in the prices of services and
those of energy.
".
The French are worried about this trend, as illustrated by the drop in the indicator measuring household confidence.
The government is not more serene.
To avoid a crystallization of discontent on questions of purchasing power a few months before the presidential election, he multiplies the support mechanisms: energy check, inflation compensation of 100 euros for people receiving less than 2000 euros per month ...
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This feverishness is explained by the particular nature of the situation, far removed from the well-oiled scenario of the 1970s, with self-sustaining inflation by a loop of rising prices and wages.
In such a case, the increase in wages canceling out that
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