(FILES) A customer stands in front of a fruit and vegetable stall at an open-air market in Paris on July 15, 2025. French consumer prices rose by 2.1 percent year-on-year in July, after June brought a 1.8 percent increase, driven by higher prices for services and energy, statistics body INSEE reported on July 31, 2026. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP via Getty Images)