Economics

French Inflation Hits Highest Rate in More Than a Decade

  • November rate at 3.4%, economists predicted 3.2% reading
  • ‘This inflation for us today is temporary,’ Le Maire says
Photographer: Christophe Morin/Bloomberg
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French inflation accelerated in November to the quickest pace in more than a decade as surging energy and manufactured goods prices offset a fall in fresh food costs.