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In June 2019, consumer prices rose by 0.2% over one month and by 1.2% year on year
In June 2019, the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 0.2% over a month, after +0.1% in May 2019. This increase, barely stronger than in the previous month, came from a rebound, over a month, in services prices (+0.5% after −0.2%), partly offset by a slight downturn in energy prices (−0.1% after +0.6%) and a slowdown in those of food (+0.1% after +0.7%). The prices of manufactured products were stable over a month, after +0.2% in May. Similarly, tobacco prices were unchanged in June after +0.3% in the previous month. Seasonally adjusted, consumer prices rebounded to +0.3% over a month, after −0.1% in May. Year on ... (full story)