According to the provisional estimate made at the end of March, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) should slacken again slightly (+1.1% year on year in March 2017 after +1.3% in January and +1.2% in February). This slight slowdown should be the result of these in services and energy prices, and of a sharp deceleration in food prices. These changes should be offset largely by a lesser downturn in the prices of manufactured products and an acceleration in those of tobacco.

Over one month, consumer prices should accelerate sharply: +0.6% after +0.1% in the previous month. This marked increase should come from a rebound in the prices of manufactured products after the end of winter sales and from a further rise in tobacco prices. Contrariwise, food prices are expected to drop due to fresh products prices. Energy prices should fall too, because of a downturn in petroleum products prices. Besides, services prices should slow down.