After plateauing for almost a year at around +6%, year-on-year consumer prices in France have dropped sharply since the spring, mainly because of the slowdown in the prices of petroleum products and food products. The year-on-year difference is still relatively high, however, because prices were so buoyant last year (+3.4% in November according to the provisional estimate). The annual average for inflation is expected to be +4.9% in 2023, after +5.2% in 2022...