French CPI up by 2.3 pct in May: INSEE

PARIS, June 14 (Xinhua) -- France's consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.3 percent in May 2024 year-on-year, the country's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) said in a report on Friday.

According to the report, the slight increase in inflation resulted from a year-on-year rise in energy prices, due to a base effect on prices of petroleum products. These prices fell over a month betw