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France Inflation Rate

France's inflation rate rose to 1.2% in September 2025, up from 0.9% in August 2025. This marks the highest rate since January 2025. The increase was driven by services inflation which accelerated to 2.4% from 2.1%. Higher health service prices and a slower decrease in communication costs contributed to this rise. Energy costs declined by 4.5%, a slower decrease than the previous period's 6.2%. Food prices saw a slight acceleration to 1.7% from 1.6%. Manufactured goods prices continued to fall but at a faster pace. Upstream cost pressures, shown by a producer price index increase in the prior quarter, contributed to the overall inflation trend. France's record low inflation rate was -0.7% in July 2009 and record high was 18.8% in April 1958.

Monthly Historical Data (1958-2025)

(in %)
Month Inflation Rate
Sep 2025 1.2%
Aug 2025 0.9%
Jul 2025 1%
Jun 2025 1%
May 2025 0.7%
Apr 2025 0.8%
Mar 2025 0.8%
Feb 2025 0.8%
Jan 2025 1.7%
Dec 2024 1.3%
Nov 2024 1.3%
Oct 2024 1.2%
Sep 2024 1.1%
Aug 2024 1.8%
Jul 2024 2.3%
Jun 2024 2.2%
May 2024 2.3%
Apr 2024 2.2%
Mar 2024 2.3%
Feb 2024 3%
Jan 2024 3.1%
Dec 2023 3.7%
Nov 2023 3.5%
Oct 2023 4%
Sep 2023 4.9%
Aug 2023 4.9%
Jul 2023 4.3%
Jun 2023 4.5%
May 2023 5.1%
Apr 2023 5.9%
Mar 2023 5.7%
Feb 2023 6.3%
Jan 2023 6%
Dec 2022 5.9%
Nov 2022 6.2%
Oct 2022 6.2%
Sep 2022 5.6%
Aug 2022 5.9%
Jul 2022 6.1%
Jun 2022 5.8%
May 2022 5.2%
Apr 2022 4.8%
Mar 2022 4.5%
Feb 2022 3.6%
Jan 2022 2.9%
Dec 2021 2.8%
Nov 2021 2.8%
Oct 2021 2.6%
Sep 2021 2.2%
Aug 2021 1.9%
Jul 2021 1.2%
Jun 2021 1.5%
May 2021 1.4%
Apr 2021 1.2%
Mar 2021 1.1%
Feb 2021 0.6%
Jan 2021 0.6%
Dec 2020 0%
Nov 2020 0.2%
Oct 2020 0%
Sep 2020 0%
Aug 2020 0.2%
Jul 2020 0.8%
Jun 2020 0.2%
May 2020 0.4%
Apr 2020 0.3%
Mar 2020 0.7%
Feb 2020 1.4%
Jan 2020 1.5%
Dec 2019 1.5%
Nov 2019 1%
Oct 2019 0.8%
Sep 2019 0.9%
Aug 2019 1%
Jul 2019 1.1%
Jun 2019 1.2%
May 2019 0.9%
Apr 2019 1.3%
Mar 2019 1.1%
Feb 2019 1.3%
Jan 2019 1.2%
Dec 2018 1.6%
Nov 2018 1.9%
Oct 2018 2.2%
Sep 2018 2.2%
Aug 2018 2.3%
Jul 2018 2.3%
Jun 2018 2%
May 2018 2%
Apr 2018 1.6%
Mar 2018 1.6%
Feb 2018 1.2%
Jan 2018 1.3%
Dec 2017 1.2%
Nov 2017 1.2%
Oct 2017 1.1%
Sep 2017 1%
Aug 2017 0.9%
Jul 2017 0.7%
Jun 2017 0.7%
May 2017 0.8%
Apr 2017 1.2%
Mar 2017 1.1%
Feb 2017 1.2%
Jan 2017 1.3%
Dec 2016 0.6%
Nov 2016 0.5%
Oct 2016 0.4%
Sep 2016 0.4%
Aug 2016 0.2%
Jul 2016 0.2%
Jun 2016 0.2%
May 2016 0%
Apr 2016 -0.2%
Mar 2016 -0.1%
Feb 2016 -0.2%
Jan 2016 0.2%
Dec 2015 0.2%
Nov 2015 0%
Oct 2015 0.1%
Sep 2015 0%
Aug 2015 0%
Jul 2015 0.2%
Jun 2015 0.3%
May 2015 0.3%
Apr 2015 0.1%
Mar 2015 -0.1%
Feb 2015 -0.3%
Jan 2015 -0.4%
Dec 2014 0.1%
Nov 2014 0.3%
Oct 2014 0.5%
Sep 2014 0.3%
Aug 2014 0.4%
Jul 2014 0.5%
Jun 2014 0.5%
May 2014 0.7%
Apr 2014 0.7%
Mar 2014 0.6%
Feb 2014 0.9%
Jan 2014 0.7%
Dec 2013 0.7%
Nov 2013 0.7%
Oct 2013 0.6%
Sep 2013 0.9%
Aug 2013 0.9%
Jul 2013 1.1%
Jun 2013 0.9%
May 2013 0.8%
Apr 2013 0.7%
Mar 2013 1%
Feb 2013 1%
Jan 2013 1.2%
Dec 2012 1.2%
Nov 2012 1.4%
Oct 2012 1.9%
Sep 2012 1.9%
Aug 2012 2.1%
Jul 2012 1.9%
Jun 2012 1.9%
May 2012 2%
Apr 2012 2.1%
Mar 2012 2.3%
Feb 2012 2.3%
Jan 2012 2.3%
Dec 2011 2.5%
Nov 2011 2.5%
Oct 2011 2.3%
Sep 2011 2.2%
Aug 2011 2.2%
Jul 2011 1.9%
Jun 2011 2.1%
May 2011 2%
Apr 2011 2.1%
Mar 2011 2%
Feb 2011 1.7%
Jan 2011 1.8%
Dec 2010 1.8%
Nov 2010 1.6%
Oct 2010 1.6%
Sep 2010 1.6%
Aug 2010 1.4%
Jul 2010 1.9%
Jun 2010 1.5%
May 2010 1.6%
Apr 2010 1.7%
Mar 2010 1.6%
Feb 2010 1.3%
Jan 2010 1.1%
Dec 2009 0.9%
Nov 2009 -0.2%
Oct 2009 -0.4%
Sep 2009 -0.5%
Aug 2009 -0.2%
Jul 2009 -0.7%
Jun 2009 -0.5%
May 2009 -0.3%
Apr 2009 0.1%
Mar 2009 0.3%
Feb 2009 0.9%
Jan 2009 0.7%
Dec 2008 1%
Nov 2008 1.6%
Oct 2008 2.7%
Sep 2008 3%
Aug 2008 3.2%
Jul 2008 3.6%
Jun 2008 3.6%
May 2008 3.3%
Apr 2008 3%
Mar 2008 3.2%
Feb 2008 2.8%
Jan 2008 2.8%
Dec 2007 2.6%
Nov 2007 2.4%
Oct 2007 2%
Sep 2007 1.5%
Aug 2007 1.2%
Jul 2007 1.1%
Jun 2007 1.2%
May 2007 1.1%
Apr 2007 1.3%
Mar 2007 1.2%
Feb 2007 1%
Jan 2007 1.2%
Dec 2006 1.5%
Nov 2006 1.4%
Oct 2006 1.1%
Sep 2006 1.2%
Aug 2006 1.9%
Jul 2006 1.9%
Jun 2006 1.9%
May 2006 2.1%
Apr 2006 1.7%
Mar 2006 1.5%
Feb 2006 1.9%
Jan 2006 2%
Dec 2005 1.5%
Nov 2005 1.6%
Oct 2005 1.8%
Sep 2005 2.2%
Aug 2005 1.8%
Jul 2005 1.7%
Jun 2005 1.7%
May 2005 1.5%
Apr 2005 1.8%
Mar 2005 1.9%
Feb 2005 1.6%
Jan 2005 1.6%
Dec 2004 2.1%
Nov 2004 2%
Oct 2004 2.1%
Sep 2004 2.1%
Aug 2004 2.4%
Jul 2004 2.3%
Jun 2004 2.4%
May 2004 2.6%
Apr 2004 2.1%
Mar 2004 1.7%
Feb 2004 1.8%
Jan 2004 2%
Dec 2003 2.2%
Nov 2003 2.3%
Oct 2003 2.2%
Sep 2003 2.1%
Aug 2003 1.9%
Jul 2003 1.9%
Jun 2003 2%
May 2003 1.8%
Apr 2003 2%
Mar 2003 2.6%
Feb 2003 2.6%
Jan 2003 2%
Dec 2002 2.3%
Nov 2002 2.2%
Oct 2002 1.9%
Sep 2002 1.8%
Aug 2002 1.8%
Jul 2002 1.6%
Jun 2002 1.4%
May 2002 1.4%
Apr 2002 2%
Mar 2002 2.1%
Feb 2002 2%
Jan 2002 2.2%
Dec 2001 1.4%
Nov 2001 1.2%
Oct 2001 1.8%
Sep 2001 1.5%
Aug 2001 1.9%
Jul 2001 2.1%
Jun 2001 2.1%
May 2001 2.3%
Apr 2001 1.8%
Mar 2001 1.3%
Feb 2001 1.4%
Jan 2001 1.2%
Dec 2000 1.6%
Nov 2000 2.2%
Oct 2000 1.9%
Sep 2000 2.2%
Aug 2000 1.8%
Jul 2000 1.7%
Jun 2000 1.7%
May 2000 1.5%
Apr 2000 1.3%
Mar 2000 1.5%
Feb 2000 1.4%
Jan 2000 1.6%
Dec 1999 1.3%
Nov 1999 0.9%
Oct 1999 0.8%
Sep 1999 0.7%
Aug 1999 0.5%
Jul 1999 0.4%
Jun 1999 0.3%
May 1999 0.4%
Apr 1999 0.4%
Mar 1999 0.4%
Feb 1999 0.2%
Jan 1999 0.2%
Dec 1998 0.2%
Nov 1998 0.2%
Oct 1998 0.4%
Sep 1998 0.4%
Aug 1998 0.6%
Jul 1998 0.8%
Jun 1998 1%
May 1998 0.9%
Apr 1998 1%
Mar 1998 0.8%
Feb 1998 0.7%
Jan 1998 0.6%
Dec 1997 1.1%
Nov 1997 1.2%
Oct 1997 1.1%
Sep 1997 1.3%
Aug 1997 1.4%
Jul 1997 1%
Jun 1997 0.9%
May 1997 0.8%
Apr 1997 0.9%
Mar 1997 1%
Feb 1997 1.6%
Jan 1997 1.7%
Dec 1996 1.8%
Nov 1996 1.5%
Oct 1996 1.7%
Sep 1996 1.6%
Aug 1996 1.7%
Jul 1996 2.3%
Jun 1996 2.3%
May 1996 2.5%
Apr 1996 2.4%
Mar 1996 2.4%
Feb 1996 2%
Jan 1996 2%
Dec 1995 2.1%
Nov 1995 1.9%
Oct 1995 1.8%
Sep 1995 2%
Aug 1995 1.9%
Jul 1995 1.5%
Jun 1995 1.6%
May 1995 1.6%
Apr 1995 1.7%
Mar 1995 1.8%
Feb 1995 1.7%
Jan 1995 1.7%
Dec 1994 1.5%
Nov 1994 1.6%
Oct 1994 1.6%
Sep 1994 1.5%
Aug 1994 1.7%
Jul 1994 1.7%
Jun 1994 1.7%
May 1994 1.7%
Apr 1994 1.6%
Mar 1994 1.5%
Feb 1994 1.8%
Jan 1994 1.8%
Dec 1993 2.1%
Nov 1993 2.1%
Oct 1993 2.2%
Sep 1993 2.3%
Aug 1993 2.1%
Jul 1993 2.1%
Jun 1993 2%
May 1993 2%
Apr 1993 2.1%
Mar 1993 2.2%
Feb 1993 2%
Jan 1993 2.1%
Dec 1992 2%
Nov 1992 1.7%
Oct 1992 1.9%
Sep 1992 2.1%
Aug 1992 2.1%
Jul 1992 2.1%
Jun 1992 2.6%
May 1992 2.9%
Apr 1992 2.8%
Mar 1992 3%
Feb 1992 2.8%
Jan 1992 2.6%
Dec 1991 3%
Nov 1991 3.2%
Oct 1991 2.7%
Sep 1991 2.6%
Aug 1991 3.1%
Jul 1991 3.7%
Jun 1991 3.5%
May 1991 3.1%
Apr 1991 3.2%
Mar 1991 3.3%
Feb 1991 3.4%
Jan 1991 3.4%
Dec 1990 3.3%
Nov 1990 3.7%
Oct 1990 3.9%
Sep 1990 3.9%
Aug 1990 3.5%
Jul 1990 2.9%
Jun 1990 3.1%
May 1990 3.4%
Apr 1990 3.5%
Mar 1990 3.6%
Feb 1990 3.7%
Jan 1990 3.7%
Dec 1989 3.7%
Nov 1989 3.6%
Oct 1989 3.6%
Sep 1989 3.2%
Aug 1989 3.2%
Jul 1989 3.6%
Jun 1989 3.5%
May 1989 3.6%
Apr 1989 3.8%
Mar 1989 3.4%
Feb 1989 3.4%
Jan 1989 3.3%
Dec 1988 2.8%
Nov 1988 2.8%
Oct 1988 2.8%
Sep 1988 2.9%
Aug 1988 2.8%
Jul 1988 2.5%
Jun 1988 2.6%
May 1988 2.4%
Apr 1988 2.2%
Mar 1988 2.4%
Feb 1988 2.2%
Jan 1988 2.3%
Dec 1987 3.3%
Nov 1987 3.1%
Oct 1987 3.1%
Sep 1987 3.3%
Aug 1987 3.4%
Jul 1987 3.4%
Jun 1987 3.3%
May 1987 3.4%
Apr 1987 3.4%
Mar 1987 3.3%
Feb 1987 3.5%
Jan 1987 2.9%
Dec 1986 2.1%
Nov 1986 2.3%
Oct 1986 2.3%
Sep 1986 2.1%
Aug 1986 2%
Jul 1986 2%
Jun 1986 2.3%
May 1986 2.3%
Apr 1986 2.6%
Mar 1986 3.7%
Feb 1986 4%
Jan 1986 4.3%
Dec 1985 4.7%
Nov 1985 4.7%
Oct 1985 4.9%
Sep 1985 5.4%
Aug 1985 5.7%
Jul 1985 6.1%
Jun 1985 6.3%
May 1985 6.5%
Apr 1985 6.5%
Mar 1985 5.7%
Feb 1985 5.9%
Jan 1985 6.5%
Dec 1984 6.5%
Nov 1984 6.9%
Oct 1984 6.9%
Sep 1984 7.1%
Aug 1984 7.5%
Jul 1984 7.5%
Jun 1984 7.9%
May 1984 7.9%
Apr 1984 8.1%
Mar 1984 8.7%
Feb 1984 9%
Jan 1984 9%
Dec 1983 9.4%
Nov 1983 9.8%
Oct 1983 10.4%
Sep 1983 10.1%
Aug 1983 9.7%
Jul 1983 9.4%
Jun 1983 8.9%
May 1983 8.8%
Apr 1983 9%
Mar 1983 9%
Feb 1983 9.1%
Jan 1983 9.5%
Dec 1982 9.6%
Nov 1982 9.5%
Oct 1982 9.6%
Sep 1982 10.1%
Aug 1982 10.9%
Jul 1982 12%
Jun 1982 13.1%
May 1982 13.9%
Apr 1982 14%
Mar 1982 14.2%
Feb 1982 13.9%
Jan 1982 13.9%
Dec 1981 13.8%
Nov 1981 14.1%
Oct 1981 14%
Sep 1981 14%
Aug 1981 13.7%
Jul 1981 13.4%
Jun 1981 13.4%
May 1981 12.6%
Apr 1981 12.5%
Mar 1981 12.4%
Feb 1981 12.8%
Jan 1981 12.7%
Dec 1980 13.6%
Nov 1980 13.2%
Oct 1980 13.3%
Sep 1980 13.5%
Aug 1980 13.4%
Jul 1980 13.3%
Jun 1980 12.9%
May 1980 13.5%
Apr 1980 14%
Mar 1980 13.3%
Feb 1980 13.2%
Jan 1980 12.8%
Dec 1979 11.9%
Nov 1979 11.7%
Oct 1979 11.2%
Sep 1979 10.8%
Aug 1979 10.8%
Jul 1979 10.4%
Jun 1979 10.5%
May 1979 10%
Apr 1979 9.9%
Mar 1979 10.2%
Feb 1979 10.1%
Jan 1979 10.1%
Dec 1978 9.9%
Nov 1978 9.3%
Oct 1978 9.4%
Sep 1978 9.5%
Aug 1978 9.6%
Jul 1978 9.3%
Jun 1978 8.8%
May 1978 9.2%
Apr 1978 9%
Mar 1978 9.1%
Feb 1978 9.5%
Jan 1978 9.2%
Dec 1977 8.6%
Nov 1977 9.3%
Oct 1977 9.3%
Sep 1977 9.4%
Aug 1977 9.9%
Jul 1977 10.3%
Jun 1977 10.4%
May 1977 10.1%
Apr 1977 9.1%
Mar 1977 9.2%
Feb 1977 8.6%
Jan 1977 9%
Dec 1976 10.2%
Nov 1976 9.9%
Oct 1976 9.9%
Sep 1976 9.7%
Aug 1976 9.4%
Jul 1976 9.5%
Jun 1976 9.2%
May 1976 9.3%
Apr 1976 9.6%
Mar 1976 9.8%
Feb 1976 9.5%
Jan 1976 9.9%
Dec 1975 9.3%
Nov 1975 10.1%
Oct 1975 10.6%
Sep 1975 10.7%
Aug 1975 10.8%
Jul 1975 10.9%
Jun 1975 11.4%
May 1975 12%
Apr 1975 12.9%
Mar 1975 13.1%
Feb 1975 14.1%
Jan 1975 13.8%
Dec 1974 15.9%
Nov 1974 14.6%
Oct 1974 14.3%
Sep 1974 15.4%
Aug 1974 14.1%
Jul 1974 14.2%
Jun 1974 14.4%
May 1974 13.6%
Apr 1974 13.2%
Mar 1974 12.4%
Feb 1974 11.6%
Jan 1974 10.6%
Dec 1973 7.9%
Nov 1973 8.9%
Oct 1973 8.5%
Sep 1973 7.1%
Aug 1973 8.1%
Jul 1973 7.7%
Jun 1973 7.2%
May 1973 6.8%
Apr 1973 6.8%
Mar 1973 6.4%
Feb 1973 6.4%
Jan 1973 6.9%
Dec 1972 6.9%
Nov 1972 6.5%
Oct 1972 6.5%
Sep 1972 6.5%
Aug 1972 6.1%
Jul 1972 6.1%
Jun 1972 5.6%
May 1972 5.6%
Apr 1972 5.1%
Mar 1972 5.7%
Feb 1972 5.7%
Jan 1972 5.8%
Dec 1971 6.3%
Nov 1971 5.8%
Oct 1971 5.8%
Sep 1971 5.3%
Aug 1971 5.3%
Jul 1971 5.3%
Jun 1971 5.4%
May 1971 5.4%
Apr 1971 5.4%
Mar 1971 4.9%
Feb 1971 4.9%
Jan 1971 4.4%
Dec 1970 5.6%
Nov 1970 6.1%
Oct 1970 5.6%
Sep 1970 6.8%
Aug 1970 6.2%
Jul 1970 5.6%
Jun 1970 5.7%
May 1970 6.3%
Apr 1970 6.3%
Mar 1970 6.4%
Feb 1970 6.4%
Jan 1970 6.4%
Dec 1969 5.9%
Nov 1969 5.3%
Oct 1969 5.9%
Sep 1969 6%
Aug 1969 6.6%
Jul 1969 7.3%
Jun 1969 6.7%
May 1969 6.1%
Apr 1969 6.1%
Mar 1969 5.5%
Feb 1969 4.9%
Jan 1969 5.5%
Dec 1968 5.6%
Nov 1968 5.6%
Oct 1968 5.6%
Sep 1968 5%
Aug 1968 5.1%
Jul 1968 4.4%
Jun 1968 4.4%
May 1968 4.4%
Apr 1968 3.8%
Mar 1968 3.8%
Feb 1968 4.5%
Jan 1968 3.8%
Dec 1967 3.2%
Nov 1967 3.2%
Oct 1967 2.6%
Sep 1967 2.6%
Aug 1967 1.9%
Jul 1967 2.6%
Jun 1967 2.6%
May 1967 2.6%
Apr 1967 3.3%
Mar 1967 3.3%
Feb 1967 2.6%
Jan 1967 3.3%
Dec 1966 2.6%
Nov 1966 2.6%
Oct 1966 2.6%
Sep 1966 2.6%
Aug 1966 2.6%
Jul 1966 2%
Jun 1966 1.3%
May 1966 2.7%
Apr 1966 2%
Mar 1966 2.7%
Feb 1966 2.7%
Jan 1966 2%
Dec 1965 2.7%
Nov 1965 2.7%
Oct 1965 2.7%
Sep 1965 2.7%
Aug 1965 3.4%
Jul 1965 3.4%
Jun 1965 4.1%
May 1965 2.7%
Apr 1965 2.7%
Mar 1965 2.1%
Feb 1965 2.1%
Jan 1965 2.1%
Dec 1964 2.1%
Nov 1964 2.1%
Oct 1964 2.8%
Sep 1964 2.1%
Aug 1964 2.1%
Jul 1964 2.8%
Jun 1964 2.8%
May 1964 4.3%
Apr 1964 4.3%
Mar 1964 4.3%
Feb 1964 4.3%
Jan 1964 5%
Dec 1963 5.1%
Nov 1963 5.1%
Oct 1963 5.9%
Sep 1963 5.9%
Aug 1963 5.9%
Jul 1963 4.4%
Jun 1963 5.2%
May 1963 4.5%
Apr 1963 4.5%
Mar 1963 4.5%
Feb 1963 4.5%
Jan 1963 4.5%
Dec 1962 4.5%
Nov 1962 4.5%
Oct 1962 3.8%
Sep 1962 5.4%
Aug 1962 5.5%
Jul 1962 7.1%
Jun 1962 6.3%
May 1962 5.5%
Apr 1962 5.5%
Mar 1962 5.5%
Feb 1962 5.5%
Jan 1962 4.7%
Dec 1961 3.9%
Nov 1961 3.9%
Oct 1961 3.1%
Sep 1961 1.6%
Aug 1961 1.6%
Jul 1961 1.6%
Jun 1961 1.6%
May 1961 1.6%
Apr 1961 1.6%
Mar 1961 1.6%
Feb 1961 1.6%
Jan 1961 2.4%
Dec 1960 4.1%
Nov 1960 4.1%
Oct 1960 4.1%
Sep 1960 5%
Aug 1960 4.1%
Jul 1960 4.2%
Jun 1960 4.2%
May 1960 5%
Apr 1960 4.2%
Mar 1960 4.2%
Feb 1960 3.3%
Jan 1960 4.2%
Dec 1959 6.1%
Nov 1959 6.1%
Oct 1959 6.1%
Sep 1959 5.2%
Aug 1959 5.2%
Jul 1959 4.3%
Jun 1959 5.3%
May 1959 4.4%
Apr 1959 5.3%
Mar 1959 6.2%
Feb 1959 9%
Jan 1959 8.2%
Dec 1958 8.5%
Nov 1958 10.6%
Oct 1958 12.7%
Sep 1958 15%
Aug 1958 16.2%
Jul 1958 18.6%
Jun 1958 18.8%
May 1958 18.8%
Apr 1958 18.8%
Mar 1958 17.7%
Feb 1958 15.6%

Recent Events

datetime event actual previous consensus
2025-10-15 02:45 AM Inflation Rate YoY Final (Sep) 1.2% 0.9% 1.2%
2025-09-30 02:45 AM Inflation Rate YoY Prel (Sep) 1.2% 0.9% 1.3%
2025-09-12 02:45 AM Inflation Rate YoY Final (Aug) 0.9% 1% 0.9%
2025-08-29 02:45 AM Inflation Rate YoY Prel (Aug) 0.9% 1% 1%
2021-02-19 02:45 AM Inflation Rate YoY Final (Jan) 0.6% 0% 0.6%

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France Inflation Rate : Definition
France's inflation rate measures the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), released by INSEE. The key CPI components are housing, food and non-alcoholic beverages, transport, and energy.