French preliminary inflation at 1.9% in March, in line with forecasts

March 31 (Reuters) – French consumer prices ​rose as ‌expected in March, preliminary data from statistics ‌agency ​INSEE ⁠showed on ⁠Tuesday.

France’s harmonized inflation rate, adjusted for ​comparison with other ⁠euro ⁠zone countries, ​was 1.9% year-on-year ​in March.

A Reuters ‌poll of twenty analysts ⁠had expected a median rate of ⁠1.9%, ‌with ⁠estimates ranging ​from ‌1.5% to ​2.1%.

(Reporting by ⁠Mateusz Rabiega in Gdansk, editing by Milla ​Nissi-Prussak)