Inflation slowed in France to +2.9% year-on-year in February, after +3.1% in January, according to provisional data communicated by INSEE on Thursday, but it increased significantly over the month.
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Between January and February, prices increased by 0.8% after -0.2% in January, a rebound due to the increase in the prices of services, notably rent and transport, as well as those of energy. , according to the Institute of Statistics.
Food prices, however, fell slightly over the month.