French inflation rose again

According to the Fars International Economic Group, statistics from the French National Statistics Office (INSEE) show that the inflation rate in France increased in April due to the increase in energy prices.

According to this new statistics, the consumer price in this country increased by 5.9% last month and is more than 5.7% in March.

The price of energy increased by 6.8% in April, and this figure increased by 4.9% in the previous month, March, which was attributed to the increase in fuel costs.

At the same time, the increase in gas prices, which recorded an annual increase of 35.6% in March, decreased in April, but was 22.9% higher than in April last year.

Food prices also increased by 15%, which is slightly lower than in March. Food prices increased by 15.9% in March. This decrease was due to the seasonal decrease in the price of fresh food; Despite the lower rate of price growth, the economists of the French National Statistics Office believe that the increase in food costs has had a more important impact on overall inflation than energy costs.

The results of a survey by Elabe, a market research company, showed that 43 percent of French people do not buy certain items because of inflation.

Among those surveyed in the survey, 43 percent said they had cut down on meat, 34 percent on fish, and 27 percent on cakes and biscuits.

According to the survey, most French people have changed their shopping habits, with 44% buying cheaper food and 30% buying less.

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire predicted in March that the country’s inflation rate would peak this summer and then decline.

Bank of France Governor François Villeroy de Gaulle also acknowledged that inflation is very high across the Eurozone and remains a major concern and a top priority for monetary policy.

French authorities introduced a so-called “anti-inflationary food basket” in March, which included about 50 essential items and ordered major retailers not to raise prices on these staples until June.

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