India, July 31 -- French inflation accelerated in July due to higher prices of energy and services, preliminary estimate from the statistical office INSEE revealed Friday.
Consumer price inflation accelerated to 2.1 percent in July from 1.8 percent in June. The rate was forecast to remain unchanged at 1.8 percent.
Likewise, inflation based on the harmonized index of consumer prices, advanced more-than-expected to 2.4 percent from 2.0 percent in June. The index was expected to climb 2.1 percent.
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