Food price inflation (HICP) in France

Food prices in France changed by 1.3% in 2025.

Measure: Food price inflation (HICP) Unit: Annual average rate of change, % Data: 1997 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
France, 2025 1.3% Annual average rate of change, %
Change from 2024 −0.1percentage points 2024: 1.4%
European Union, 2025 3.2% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 3.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 34th of 36 See the full ranking

Food price inflation (HICP) in France over time

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Annual average rate of change, %. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Food price inflation (HICP) (annual average rate of change, %), 2001 to 2025
Period FranceEuropean Union
2025 1.3% 3.2%
2024 1.4% 2.3%
2023 12.4% 12.6%
2022 7.3% 11.9%
2021 0.6% 1.6%
2020 2.0% 2.5%
2019 2.4% 2.1%
2018 2.0% 1.9%
2017 1.1% 2.1%
2016 0.6% 0.5%
2015 0.4% 0.3%
2014 -0.8% -0.2%
2013 1.2% 2.4%
2012 2.9% 3.0%
2011 2.0% 3.2%
2010 0.8% 0.7%
2009 0.1% 0.5%
2008 5.1% 6.2%
2007 1.4% 3.3%
2006 1.7% 2.4%
2005 0.2% 1.1%
2004 0.5% 1.9%
2003 2.3% 2.2%
2002 2.7% 3.2%
2001 5.5% 6.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 1.4% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 0.4%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 36 countries with data for 2025, France has the 34th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 3.2%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
prc_hicp_ainr · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=RCH_A_AVG coicop18=CP01
Observation period
1997 to 2025 for France
Provider update
17 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat