By Ed FranklFrance's level of inflation eased less than first anticipated in March, as soaring food prices offset cooling energy prices. Food prices continued to drive inflation, jumping an upwardly revised 15.9%, compared with 14.8% in February. France's month-on-month inflation rate in March was also revised upward to 0.9%, from 0.8% previously, on the rise in prices of manufactured goods and tobacco, Insee said. Write to Ed Frankl at edward.frankl@wsj.com-Ed FranklThis content was created by MarketWatch, which is operated by Dow Jones & Co. MarketWatch is published independently from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. (END) Dow Jones Newswires04-14-23 0454ETCopyright (c) 2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 14, 2023 08:58 UTC