India, July 11 -- France's consumer price inflation increased in June, at a faster than previously estimated pace, final data from the statistical office INSEE revealed on Friday.
Consumer price inflation increased to 1.0 percent in June from 0.7 percent in May. June's inflation was revised up from 0.9 percent.
Similarly, EU harmonized inflation was revised to 0.9 percent from 0.8 percent. This was followed by May's 0.6 percent.
The overall rise in inflation was due to acceleration in annual growth in service prices to 2.4 percent from 2.1 percent, and by a less sustained fall of 6.7 percent in energy prices. Food prices grew at slightly faster pace of 1.4 percent, while prices of tobacco logged a slightly slower rate of 4 percent. On th...