
View of the deserted Champs Elysées from Place de la Concorde in Paris. File photoPARIS, Jun 1France is at the peak of inflation and prices for goods and services will continue to rise for several months to come, French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday. «we are at the peak of inflation. And the most difficult is yet to come. For several more months, inflation will be at a high level,» Le Maire said on the air of the France Inter radio station. energy carriers that are most pushing the rise in inflation. “We will see a gradual decrease in inflation by the end of 2023,” the head of the French Ministry of Finance believes. As the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Research (Insee) previously reported, inflation in France accelerated growth and reached 5.2% per year in May. If food prices rose by 4.2% over the year (compared to 3.8% a month earlier), and the cost of servants — by 3.2% (compared to 3% in April), then energy prices jumped by 28% per year (26.6%).
From semolina to meat. The French complained about the sharp rise in food prices

