France's annual harmonized inflation rate eased to 0.8% in August 2025, compared to market estimates and July's 0.9%, preliminary estimates showed. Harmonised Inflation Rate YoY in France averaged 1.87 percent from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 7.30 percent in February of 2023 and a record low of -0.80 percent in July of 2009. source: INSEE, France

Harmonised Inflation Rate YoY in France is expected to be 0.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the France Harmonised Inflation Rate YoY is projected to trend around 1.30 percent in 2026 and 1.70 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-08-14 06:45 AM
Harmonised Inflation Rate YoY Final
Jul 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9%
2025-08-29 06:45 AM
Harmonised Inflation Rate YoY Prel
Aug 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0%
2025-09-12 06:45 AM
Harmonised Inflation Rate YoY Final
Aug 0.9% 0.8% 0.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 121.62 121.36 points Jul 2025
Core Consumer Prices 117.92 117.51 points Jul 2025
Core Inflation Rate 1.50 1.20 percent Jul 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 130.94 130.67 points Jul 2025
CPI Transportation 130.38 127.04 points Jul 2025
Energy Inflation -6.20 -7.20 percent Aug 2025
Food Inflation 1.60 1.60 percent Aug 2025
Harmonised Consumer Prices 125.80 125.20 points Aug 2025
Harmonised Inflation Rate MoM 0.50 0.30 percent Aug 2025
Harmonised Inflation Rate YoY 0.80 0.90 percent Aug 2025
Import Prices of Industrial Products 110.40 110.60 points Jul 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 0.90 1.00 percent Aug 2025
Inflation Rate MoM 0.40 0.20 percent Aug 2025
PPI MoM 0.40 -0.10 percent Jul 2025
Producer Prices 119.90 119.40 points Jul 2025
PPI YoY 0.40 0.30 percent Jul 2025
Rent Inflation 2.60 2.60 percent Jul 2025
Services Inflation 2.10 2.50 percent Aug 2025

France Harmonised Inflation Rate YoY
The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) is an indicator of inflation and price stability for the European Central Bank (ECB). The HICP is compiled by Eurostat and the national statistical institutes in accordance with harmonised statistical methods. The ECB aims to maintain annual inflation rates as measured by the HICP below, but close to, 2% over the medium term.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.80 0.90 7.30 -0.80 1991 - 2025 percent Monthly
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