Consumer prices rose 2.6% over one year in October, after 2.2% in September, INSEE confirmed on Tuesday.
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This rise in inflation results from an acceleration in energy prices (+ 20.2% after + 14.9% in September) and services (+ 1.8% after + 1.4%)
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Tobacco prices increased at the same pace as in September (+ 4.8%), while those of manufactured products and food slowed down, to + 0.3% and + 0.7% respectively.
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Over one month, inflation reached 0.4%, after -0.2% in September, further confirms INSEE and, over one year, the harmonized consumer price index (HICP), which serves as the basis comparison at the European level, also accelerated to + 3.2% in September, after increasing by 2.7% last month.
Over one month, it increased by 0.4%.
