Over one year, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) should rise by 2.4% in May 2026, after +2.2% in April, according to the provisional estimate made at the end of the month. As in March and April, the increase in inflation should be driven by the acceleration in energy prices, caused this month by a sharp rise in gas prices. Prices of services should accelerate over a year, but to a lesser extent. The prices of food should rise at the same pace as in the previous month, as should those of manufactured products and those of tobacco. Over one month, consumer prices should increase for the fourth month in a row: +0.1%, after ... (full story)