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France Inflation

France Inflation

Inflation in France

France experienced generally low inflation from 2013 to 2022, with rates mostly below 2%. This trend mirrored the broader Euro area's economic situation, characterized by subdued growth and muted price pressures. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and higher global commodity prices saw a notable uptick in inflation in 2022 to close to around 6%, though this was lower than the Euro area average.

Harmonized consumer price inflation averaged 1.5% in the ten years to 2022, below the Euro Area average of 1.8%. The 2022 average figure was 5.9%. For more inflation information, visit our dedicated page.

France Inflation Chart

Note: This chart displays Inflation (HICP, ann. var. %, aop) for France from 2014 to 2023.
Source: Macrobond.

France Inflation Data

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Inflation (HICP, ann. var. %, aop) 1.3 0.5 2.1 5.9 5.7
Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, eop) 1.5 0.0 2.8 5.9 3.7
Inflation (HICP, ann. var. %, eop) 1.6 0.0 3.4 6.7 4.1
Inflation (Core, ann. var. %, aop) 0.8 0.6 1.1 3.8 5.1
Inflation (PPI, ann. var. %, aop) 0.4 -2.2 9.3 25.5 4.5

Harmonized inflation drops in June

Harmonized inflation came in at 2.5% in June, which was down from May’s 2.6%. Looking at the details of the release, prices for food and transport grew at a more moderate pace in June, while housing and utilities price pressures accelerated. Accordingly, the trend pointed down slightly, with annual average harmonized inflation coming in at 3.8% in June (May: 4.0%). Meanwhile, consumer price inflation edged down to 2.2% in June from the previous month's 2.3%, but was slightly above market expectations. Finally, harmonized consumer prices increased 0.15% in June over the previous month, mirroring May's reading.

Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years

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