Over a year, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) should increase by 0.9% in September 2019, after +1.0% in the previous month, according to the provisional estimate made at the end of the month. This slight drop in inflation should result from a slowdown in energy and food prices, partly offset by an acceleration in services prices and a lesser drop in manufactured goods prices. Tobacco prices should increase at the same pace as in August 2019. Over one month, consumer prices should fall back (–0.3%, after +0.5% in August). Services prices should contract sharply, due to the seasonal downturn in the prices of certain ... (full story)