France March final HICP +5.1% vs +5.1% y/y prelim

• CPI +4.5% vs +4.5% y/y prelim

The preliminary report can be found here. No change to the initial estimates as French inflation Inflation Inflation is defined as a quantitative measure of the rate in which the average price level of goods and services in an economy or country increases over a period of time. It is the rise in the general level of prices where a given currency effectively buys less than it did in prior periods.In terms of assessing the strength or currencies, and by extension foreign exchange, inflation or measures of it are extremely influential. Inflation stems from the overall creation of money. This money is m Inflation is defined as a quantitative measure of the rate in which the average price level of goods and services in an economy or country increases over a period of time. It is the rise in the general level of prices where a given currency effectively buys less than it did in prior periods.In terms of assessing the strength or currencies, and by extension foreign exchange, inflation or measures of it are extremely influential. Inflation stems from the overall creation of money. This money is m Read this Term surges higher, owing much to a sharp acceleration in energy prices. That said, food prices also has increased significantly compared to the same period last year as price pressures in general are pushing higher - not helped by the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Looking at the details, energy prices showed a jump of 29.2% y/y in March as compared to the 21.1% y/y increase in February. Meanwhile, food prices were up 2.9% y/y in March as compared to the 2.1% y/y increase in February.