After plateauing for almost a year at around +6% in 2022, year-on-year consumer prices in France have dropped sharply since spring 2023, due mainly to the slowdown in the prices of food products and manufactured goods. Inflation reached virtual stability between March and May 2024, fluctuating between +2.2% and +2.3% year-on-year. It fell slightly in June 2024, to +2.1% according to the provisional estimate: this small decline was driven by the drop in petroleum product prices in June and by a smaller contribution from food inflation, while inflation in services remained relatively dynamic (+2.8% in June, the same as in May)...