The French in a year and a half reduced the purchase of products by 11.4% due to inflation

August 12, MINSK . According to the National Institute of Statistics of France, the inhabitants of the country for a year and a half reduced the volume of purchased products by 11.4% due to inflation. This is reported by RIA Novosti .

According to the National Institute of Statistics of France, food prices in July increased less than in June. This was especially noticeable on MEAT, MILK , cereals, cheese, eggs and vegetable oil.

At the end of June, Bruno Le Maire, French finance minister, warned the French that inflation would no longer return to pre-covid levels. He explained this by the country's economic course, which includes the nationalization of key industries and measures to combat climate change. However, the forecasts of the French central bank say that after reaching a peak in the first half of the year, inflation will gradually slow down and by the end of next year will be about 2%.