In May 2020, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.1% over a month, after a stability in the previous month. Unchanged in April, service prices rose by 0.4%, as those of tobacco (+0.4% after +0.0%). The drop in energy prices (−2.1% after −4.2%) was lesser. Contrariwise, food prices slowed down, to +0.5% after +1.8%, and those of manufactured products edged down by 0.1%, after a stability in the previous month. Seasonally adjusted, consumer prices were stable in May, after −0.1% in April. Year on year, consumer prices rose by 0.4%, after +0.3% in the previous month. This slight rise in inflation came ... (full story)