French preliminary inflation at 2.7% in August

Aug 28 (Reuters) – The rise in ​French consumer ‌prices accelerated in August, preliminary data from ‌statistics ​agency ⁠INSEE showed ⁠on Friday.

France’s harmonized inflation rate, adjusted ​for comparison with ⁠other ⁠euro zone ​countries, was 2.7% ​year-on-year in August.

Inflation ‌rose from the 2.4% ⁠recorded for July due to higher ⁠energy ‌prices, ⁠particularly in ​oil ‌products, INSEE ​said.

(Reporting by ⁠Lucie Barbier in Gdansk, editing by Milla ​Nissi-Prussak)