--French final July unadjusted CPI -0.2% m/m, +2.1% y/y
--French final July adjusted CPI +0.1% m/m, +2.1% y/y
--French final July EU-harmonized CPI -0.3 m/m, +2.0% y/y
Paris, Aug. 24 (BridgeNews) - French consumer prices fell 0.2% in July after a 0.1% rise in June as the cost of fresh food, oil products and clothing and shoes eased, according to final unadjusted data released by national statistics agency INSEE. (See table .6660). The July consumer price index was +2.1% on an annual basis, still a touch above the key 2% mark identified by the European Central Bank as a worrisome inflation level.