Francois villeroy de galhau, Governor of the Bank of France

Paris, April 1 A surge in France's consumer price index (CPI) in March slowed down to 5.3 per cent year-on-year, from 6.3 per cent in February, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) said in a preliminary report."This decrease in inflation should result from a slowdown in energy prices," INSEE said.According to the preliminary report, energy prices in France should increase by 4.9 per cent year-on-year in March, compared with 14.1 per cent in February, reports Xinhua news agency.The spike in petroleum product prices already decelerated sharply in February, due to a slowdown in prices of diesel, petrol, and liquid fuels.However, food prices, including fresh food, will keep rising, by 16.6 per cent in March, INSEE added.Francois Villeroy de Galhau, chief of France's central bank, warned at the beginning of March that inflation will persist in France over the next two to three years.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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Politics :French inflation slowed to 5.3% in March

Paris, April 1 A surge in France's consumer price index (CPI) in March slowed down to 5.3 per ... ...