The French statistical office Insee released its final consumer price inflation for France on Tuesday. The French consumer price inflation rose 0.3% in February, up from the preliminary reading of 0.2%, after a 1.0% drop in January.
On a yearly basis, the consumer price index decreased 0.2% in February, in line with the preliminary reading, after a 0.2% rise in January. It was first fall since March 2015.
Fresh food prices rose 0.4% year-on-year in February, services prices climbed by 0.8%, while petroleum products prices dropped by 12.8%.