France Inflation Rate

Last Release

Mar 31, 2025

Actual

0.8

Units In

0.8

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Apr 30, 2025

Time to Release

29 Days 22 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 remained unchanged at 0.8% in March 2025, holding at its lowest level since February 2021, according to preliminary estimates. A rise in service inflation (+2.3% vs. +2.2% in February), driven by higher insurance costs, along with an increase in food inflation (+0.6% vs. +0.3%), particularly for fresh products, was offset by falling energy prices (-6.2% vs. -5.8%) and, to a lesser extent, manufactured goods (-0.2% vs. 0%). Meanwhile, tobacco price growth eased to 4.1% from 4.5% in February. On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.2% after stagnating in the previous period, but fell short of the expected 0.4% increase. The rise was primarily driven by higher costs of manufactured goods, particularly clothing and footwear. Meanwhile, the EU-harmonized annual inflation rate held steady at 0.9%, while it increased 0.2% month-on-month.