The CPI in France edged up 0.1% month-over-month in May 2026, following a 1% jump in both April and March, and below forecasts of 0.3%, preliminary estimates showed. Inflation Rate MoM in France averaged 0.15 percent from 1990 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 1.40 percent in March of 2022 and a record low of -1.20 percent in September of 2024. source: INSEE, France

Inflation Rate MoM in France is expected to be 0.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the France Inflation Rate MoM is projected to trend around 0.30 percent in 2027 and 0.20 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-13 06:45 AM
Inflation Rate MoM Final
Apr 1% 1% 1% 1.0%
2026-05-29 06:45 AM
Inflation Rate MoM Prel
May 0.1% 1% 0.3% 0.3%
2026-06-12 06:45 AM
Inflation Rate MoM Final
May 1% 0.1% 0.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 102.25 101.21 points Apr 2026
Core Consumer Prices 100.96 100.69 points Apr 2026
Core Inflation Rate 1.20 1.10 percent Apr 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 101.60 101.18 points Apr 2026
CPI Transportation 108.46 104.22 points Apr 2026
Food Inflation 1.20 1.20 percent May 2026
Harmonised Consumer Prices 102.57 101.40 points Apr 2026
Import Prices of Industrial Products 119.10 117.00 points Apr 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 2.40 2.20 percent May 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.10 1.00 percent May 2026
PPI MoM -2.10 1.90 percent Apr 2026
Producer Prices 123.20 125.90 points Apr 2026
PPI YoY 2.10 0.00 percent Apr 2026


France Inflation Rate MoM
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).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.10 1.00 1.40 -1.20 1990 - 2026 percent Monthly
2015=100, NSA