Inflation Rate in France, 2019
Overview
Monthly inflation rate in France was -0.47% in January 2019. That is 0.49 less than it was in December 2018 and 0.38 less than in January 2018. At the same time, 2019 year to date inflation rate is -0.47% and year over year inflation rate is 1.21%.
In 2019 France ranks #3 in the world by yearly inflation rate.
Two different indexes are calculated in France: local Consumer Prices Index (CPI) and Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), used by Eurostat agency to evaluate consumer prices of Euro Area and European Union. HICP is a broader and a more generic index and so local CPI allows calculating the inflation rate more accurately for a given country.
Consumer Prices are representing the prices that the end consumer has to pay for the product or service together with all taxes and fees and the indexes are calculated since 1990.
Current Inflation Rate
|
Inflation rate in January 2019:
(month over month, MOM)
| -0.47% |
| Inflation rate year to date, YTD: | -0.47% |
| Inflation rate in December 2018, MOM: | 0.02% |
| Inflation rate in January 2018, MOM: | -0.10% |
| Inflation rate in January 2018, YTD: | -0.10% |
| Inflation rate in 2018: | 1.59% |
| Last 12 months inflation rate:
(year over year, YOY)
| 1.21% |
| Last 60 months inflation rate (5 years): | 3.77% |
| Last 120 months inflation rate (10 years): | 11.25% |
Month over month inflation rate is calculated for just the subject month itself - from the first to the last day of that month:
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month to month, % | -0.47 | -0.47 |
Year to year inflation rate is calculated for 12 months: 11 months preceding the subject one and the subject month itself:
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year over year (12 months), % | 1.21 | -0.47 |
Progressive inflation rate is an incremental year to date inflation that sums rates from the beginning of the calendar year to the end of the subject month:
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive (year to date), % | -0.47 | -0.47 |
More Info
There are more resources available about the inflation in France:
Tables of current and historical inflation rates in France by months and years
Monthly charts showing month over month inflation- Monthly charts showing year over year inflation rates
- Yearly - charts of annual inflation
Comparison charts that allow custom reports for any given period and to compare inflation rates between countries and years
Calculators that allow calculating inflation rates, price and money purchasing power changes for custom periods
Hotlinking and Charts Reusing
All charts are regularly updated and can be hotlinked and used within third party web sites and blogs under a set of conditions. Also charts support parameters that help adjust the charts look and feel. For details on parameters and usage conditions please refer to the Charts API page.
About Data
All data and calculations are based on the official statistics, published monthly by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, Insee. Data is rounded to 1 fractional digit before 2006 and to 2 fractional digits after.
Consumer Price Index, 1980 is used for all calculations from 1950 to 1990 and Consumer Price Index is used from 1990 till now.
Inflation data in France is published in the middle of the month following the subject one.