French consumer price index rose at annual rate of 3.7% in May - the highest since 1996
Jun 11th, 2008 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
he French consumer price index for all households rose by 0.5% (+0.3% in April 2008, +0.3% in May 2007), according to France's national statistics office INSEE.. The year-on-year price change was up by 3.3% (+3.0% in April 2008). The HICP (EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices) put up by 0.6% in May 2008 (+3.7% year-on-year).