Dec 13 Reuters Consumer prices in France were up 1.7 yearonyear in November, statistics office INSEE said on Friday, in line with its preliminary reading published late last month.

The EUharmonised yearonyear inflation figure in the bloc39;s second biggest economy accelerated slightly from the October reading of 1.6.

Analysts in a Reuters poll had on average expected a preliminary EUharmonised inflation figure of 1.7 in November.

November39;s figure was affected by a seasonal slowdown in air transport prices, which drove down service prices.

On a monthly basis, prices fell 0.1 in November, having risen 0.3 in October.

Energy prices were down 0.7 on the year after a reading of minus 0.2 in October, INSEE said.

However, food prices were up 0.2 in the year to November after an increase of 0.6 in the year to October, while services inflation was unchanged at 2.3, INSEE data showed.

Reporting by Anna Peverieri; Editing by Kevin Liffey

Source Reuters