In France, the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.5% in April 2024 compared with the previous month, and by only 0.2% in March. The increase was mainly due to slight rises in the prices of services (+1.0% after 0.0% the previous month), transport (+5.6% after -0.9% the previous month), insurance services (+3.6% after -2.4% the previous month) and food (+0.1% after 0.0% the previous month). Manufacturing and tobacco remained unchanged at +1.3% and +1.4% respectively. Energy prices fell at a slower pace compared with the previous month, -0.3% after -0.7% in the previous month.