France's consumer prices to increase 3.7 pct in December 2023: INSEE

PARIS, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- France's year-on-year consumer price index (CPI) is expected to rise by 3.7 percent in December 2023, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) said on Thursday.

Although kept under the 4 percent benchmark, December's CPI should be a slight rise from the 3.5 percent confirmed for November 2023, INSEE said in its preliminary report.

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