France Inflation Rate  1958-2017 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

French annual inflation rate came in at 0.7 percent in July 2017, unchanged from the previous month's six month low and in line with earlier estimates. Prices increased for food, energy and services while cost of manufactured products continued to decline. On a monthly basis, consumer prices dropped by 0.3 percent, after showing no gain in a month earlier. Inflation Rate in France averaged 4.46 percent from 1958 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 18.80 percent in April of 1958 and a record low of -0.70 percent in July of 2009.

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French July Inflation Rate Confirmed at 0.7%


French annual inflation rate came in at 0.7 percent in July 2017, unchanged from the previous month's six month low and in line with earlier estimates. Prices increased for food, energy and services while cost of manufactured products continued to decline.

Year-on-year, upward pressure came from: Food (0.7 percent from 0.8 percent in June), of which fresh food (0.4 percent from 1.5 percent) and other food (0.8 percent from 0.6 percent); tobacco (2.4 percent, the same as in June); energy (1.9 percent, the same as in June); and services (1 percent from 0.9 percent). In contrast, prices of manufactured products fell 0.4 percent, after dropping 0.3 percent in June.

Annual core inflation, which excludes public sector prices, the most volatile consumer prices and the tax measures, rose to 0.5 percent from a 0.4 percent in June.

On a monthly basis, consumer prices dropped by 0.3 percent, after showing no gain in June. 

The harmonised index of consumer prices rose 0.8 percent from the previous year and fell 0.4 month-over-month.

Insee l Rida Husna | rida@tradingeconomics.com
8/11/2017 11:09:09 AM


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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus Forecast (i)
2017-07-13 06:45 AM Jun 0.7% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7%
2017-07-28 06:45 AM Jul 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%
2017-08-11 06:45 AM Jul 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%
2017-08-31 06:45 AM Aug 0.7% 0.9%
2017-09-14 06:45 AM Aug 0.7%
2017-09-29 06:45 AM Sep 0.60%


France Prices Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Inflation Rate 0.70 0.70 18.80 -0.70 percent [+]
Inflation Rate Mom -0.30 0.00 0.83 -1.00 percent [+]
Consumer Price Index CPI 100.99 101.34 101.34 66.40 Index Points [+]
Harmonised Consumer Prices 101.19 101.61 101.61 65.64 Index Points [+]
Core Consumer Prices 101.15 101.11 101.15 69.30 Index Points [+]
Core Inflation Rate 0.50 0.40 4.00 -0.20 percent [+]
Producer Prices 103.40 103.80 110.10 81.50 Index Points [+]
Producer Prices Change 1.40 2.10 7.30 -7.60 percent [+]
Export Prices 115.60 116.40 120.60 87.20 Index Points [+]
Import Prices 100.40 101.70 122.60 86.60 Index Points [+]
Food Inflation 0.70 0.80 6.50 -1.50 percent [+]
CPI Housing Utilities 100.79 101.20 101.75 52.61 Index Points [+]
CPI Transportation 107.85 100.00 107.85 57.10 Index Points [+]


France Inflation Rate Notes

In France, the most important categories in the consumer price index are manufactured products excluding clothing and pharmaceuticals (20.6 percent of total weight) and food (16.4 percent). The index also includes: healthcare (10.1 percent); energy (8.7 percent); rentals and real estate services (7.4 percent); transport and communication services (5 percent); clothing and footwear (4.7 percent) and pharmaceuticals (4.6 percent). These weighs are updated annually and express the share of expenditures on a given aggregate as a total of the household consumption expenditures. This page provides the latest reported value for - France Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. France Inflation Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2017.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.70 0.70 18.80 -0.70 1958 - 2017 percent Monthly
2015=100, NSA



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Australia 1.90 Jun/17
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Japan 0.40 Jun/17
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