Overview
- The agreement signed on September 15 expands the annual, negotiated scheme that moderates prices on everyday goods.
- The new list adds 14 school-supply products that were previously outside the program.
- A dedicated 36-item DIY basket launches across seven retail chains, taking cues from a model used in La Réunion.
- Consumer associations selected the included products, according to the regional prices and margins observatory.
- The prefect said negotiations will open in the coming weeks on a car-parts and vehicle-maintenance basket, as Insee reports prices up 0.8% year over year in July and food costs about 40% above mainland France.