Europe 1 with AFP 08:56, January 13, 2023

Consumer price inflation rose to an annual average of 5.2% over the whole of 2022, INSEE announced on Friday while confirming that it rose to 5.9% in December, compared to December 2021.

Consumer price inflation rose to an annual average of 5.2% over the whole of 2022, INSEE announced on Friday while confirming that it rose to 5.9% in December, compared to December 2021.

The annual average takes into account the inflation levels of the 12 months of a calendar year, and price increases were lower at the start of the year last year, hence the difference between the two rates.

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