The French statistical office Insee released its final consumer price inflation for France on Wednesday. The French consumer price inflation rose 0.7% in March, in line with the preliminary reading, after a 0.3% increase in February.

On a yearly basis, the consumer price index decreased 0.1% in March, up from the preliminary reading of -0.2%, after a 0.2% decline in February.

Fresh food prices rose 0.4% year-on-year in March, services prices climbed by 0.9%, while petroleum products prices dropped by 13.2%.