Over 2024, inflation fell in France and currently stands at 1.6%, considerably lower than 5.2% in 2022 and 4.9% in 2023, as the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) reported.
And there was a gleeful bump in summer due to the Olympics effect, and some companies have had a good year. Carrefour, for example, said in November that it had won back market share from its rivals, and Hermès, unlike some of its luxury competitors, had a 10% jump in sales in the third quarter.
