Europe 1 with AFP 8:51 a.m., May 31, 2022, modified at 8:55 a.m., May 31, 2022

Inflation accelerated again in France in May, to 5.2% over one year, according to an initial estimate released on Tuesday by INSEE.

The 5% inflation mark, clearly exceeded due in particular to higher energy prices, had not been crossed since September 1985.

Over one year, according to the provisional estimate produced at the end of the month by INSEE, consumer prices should increase by 5.2% in May 2022, after +4.8% the previous month.

This rise in inflation would be due to an acceleration in the prices of energy, services, food and manufactured goods.

Over one month, consumer prices should increase by 0.6%, after +0.4% in April.

After their fall in the previous month, energy prices should recover in line with the rebound in the prices of petroleum products.

The rise in food prices should be less sustained than in April.

The prices of services and manufactured products should also slow down.

Year on year, the harmonized consumer price index should increase by 5.8%, after +5.4% in April.

Over one month, it should grow by 0.7%, after +0.5% the previous month.

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