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France October HICP Rises 3.2% Y/Y

FRANCE DATA

French October flash harmonized inflation came in at 3.2% Friday, accelerating from the 2.7% seen in September and ahead of expectations of a rise to 3.1%.

  • According to Insee, energy and services were the main drivers, with HICP up 0.5% m/m.
  • CPI, the domestic measure, rose to 2.6% y/y in Oct from 2.2% in Sep.

Euro area inflation, due at 1000BST, will also continue is march higher in October, with market expectations of a rise to 3.7% y/y. However, after the release of preliminary data from Spain and Germany and now France all surprising to the upside, there is a risk the October EZ release could also be an upside beat -- perhaps even closing in on 4%, or double the ECB's price target.


French annual CPI

Source: Insee

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