I dream...we are the only traders to maintain our prices since 2006 or what? "Fortunately" that real estate is not counted in theinflation eh ... and say that the euro is currently strong ...
What will it be when it drops? The minimum wage at 3000 €?
Record inflation in May NOUVELOBS.COM | 11.06.2008/10/53 | XNUMX:XNUMX
Consumer prices in France increased by 0,5% in May compared to the previous month, an increase of 3,3% over a year, a record since July 1991.
Retail prices rose 0,5% in May in France and their year-on-year increase accelerated to 3,3% the highest since July 1991, according to final data published Wednesday June 11 by National Institute of Statistics (Insee).
In seasonally adjusted data, the price index rose 0,4% in monthly change after an increase of 0,1% in April, and posted an increase of 3,3% over a year after 3,1 %.
+ 4,2% for energy
Energy prices jumped 4,2% from April to May, driven by the increase in city gas (+ 6,1% in May, + 10,9% year-on-year) and that of petroleum products (+ 5,4% in May, + 22,4% year-on-year) following the evolution of crude oil prices. Fuels alone recorded an increase of 4,8% in May (after + 1,4% in April), an increase of 17,9% compared to May 2007.
+ 5,9% for fresh products
The food price index increased by 1,0% in May, an increase of 5,7% over one year. For fresh produce only, the increase was 5,9% in May compared to April and 4,0% compared to May 2007.
In May 2008, the price index for mass consumption consumer goods increased by 0,2% after an increase of 0,3% in April. Over one year, the increase is 5,3%.
Over the past three months, prices in large-scale distribution increased by 0,7%, whereas they were stable over the same period a year earlier.
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