Monthly HICP inflation in France
Consumer prices in France were 3.8% higher than a year earlier in October 2026. The value for October 2026 is the highest since December 2023.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimated”.
France, October 2026
3.8%e (Estimated)
Change from September 2026
+0.4percentage points
European Union, September 2026
3.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), October 2026
3.9%
Monthly HICP inflation in France over time
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% change on the same month a year earlier. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 3.8%e (estimated) | – |
| September 2026 | 3.4% | 3.8% |
| August 2026 | 2.6% | 3.2% |
| July 2026 | 2.4% | 3.0% |
| June 2026 | 2.0% | 2.9% |
| May 2026 | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| April 2026 | 2.5% | 3.2% |
| March 2026 | 2.0% | 2.8% |
| February 2026 | 1.1% | 2.1% |
| January 2026 | 0.4% | 2.0% |
| December 2025 | 0.7% | 2.3% |
| November 2025 | 0.8% | 2.4% |
| October 2025 | 0.8% | 2.5% |
| September 2025 | 1.1% | 2.6% |
| August 2025 | 0.8% | 2.4% |
| July 2025 | 0.9% | 2.4% |
| June 2025 | 0.9% | 2.3% |
| May 2025 | 0.6% | 2.2% |
| April 2025 | 0.9% | 2.4% |
| March 2025 | 0.9% | 2.5% |
| February 2025 | 0.9% | 2.7% |
| January 2025 | 1.8% | 2.8% |
| December 2024 | 1.8% | 2.7% |
| November 2024 | 1.7% | 2.5% |
| October 2024 | 1.6% | 2.3% |
| September 2024 | 1.4% | 2.1% |
| August 2024 | 2.2% | 2.4% |
| July 2024 | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| June 2024 | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| May 2024 | 2.6% | 2.7% |
| April 2024 | 2.4% | 2.6% |
| March 2024 | 2.4% | 2.6% |
| February 2024 | 3.2% | 2.8% |
| January 2024 | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| December 2023 | 4.1% | 3.4% |
| November 2023 | 3.9% | 3.1% |
| October 2023 | 4.5% | 3.6% |
| September 2023 | 5.7% | 5.0% |
| August 2023 | 5.7% | 5.9% |
| July 2023 | 5.1% | 6.1% |
Flags: e estimated . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 3.4% in September 2026.
- Since December 2025, when it was 0.7%, the figure has changed by +3.1 percentage points.
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