France Inflation Rate

Last Release

Apr 30, 2025

Actual

0.8

Units In

0.8

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 27, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 1 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
18.8 Apr 1958	-0.7 Jul 2009	4.22 %	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

The annual inflation rate in France held steady at 0.8% in April 2025, unchanged for the third consecutive month, as expected, and remaining at its lowest level since February 2021. A sharper decline in energy costs (-7.9% vs. -6.6% in March) was offset by higher food inflation (1.2% vs. 0.6%), particularly in fresh products (4.0% vs. 3.8%). Meanwhile, inflation remained unchanged for services (2.3%) and tobacco (4.1%), while manufactured products continued to show deflation (-0.2%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 0.5%—the largest increase since last August—exceeding forecasts of a 0.3% rise, driven by higher prices for services, especially transport, and food. Meanwhile, the EU-harmonized annual inflation rate eased to 0.8% in April, down from 0.9% in March. Over the month it rose by 0.6%—the highest since August 2024—up from a 0.2% increase in March.