France Inflation Rate

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

0.9

Units In

1.2

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Nov 28, 2025

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
18.8 Apr 1958	-0.7 Jul 2009	4.19 %	1958-2025	N/A

In France, the most important category in the consumer price index is services (48 percent of total weight), in particular actual rentals and services for dwellings (7 percent), health services (6 percent), transport (3 percent), and communication (2 percent). The index also includes: manufactured products (26 percent) such as medical products (4 percent) and clothing and footwear (4 percent); food (16 percent); energy (8 percent) such as petroleum products (4 percent); and tobacco (2 percent).

Latest Updates

France’s annual inflation rate stood at 0.9% in November 2025, unchanged from October and in line with the preliminary estimate. There was a slowdown in service prices (+2.2% after +2.4%), notably in accommodation services (0.8%), in various services related to private vehicles (2.2%), and in vehicle maintenance and repair (2.4%). Manufactured goods prices posted a slightly sharper decline (-0.6%), driven mainly by lower prices for large household appliances (-3.3%) and for games, toys and hobbies (-1%). In contrast, energy prices fell at a slower pace (-4.6%) and food inflation ticked up slightly (1.4%), with notable increases in meat (2.5%), sugar, jam, honey, chocolate (5.3%), non-alcoholic beverages (9.5%), and milk, cheese and eggs (0.8%). Tobacco prices continued to rise at 4.1%. On a monthly basis, the CPI fell by 0.2%, slightly more than the initial estimate of a 0.1% decline. The EU-harmonised CPI rose 0.8% year-on-year and decreased 0.2% from the previous month.