The consumer price index rose by 1.0% in France in October 2025 on an annual basis, following a 1.2% increase in September, provisional data from Insee, the French statistics office, has found.
According to the data, the slowdown in price increases can be accounted for by a ‘sustained fall’ in energy prices, driven by a decrease in the price of gas and petroleum, and a slowdown in food prices.
Service prices and tobacco prices increased at the same pace as in September, while manufactured goods recorded a slightly larger decline.
Month-on-month increase
On a month-on-month basis, i.e. compared to September, consumer prices rose by 0.1% in October, following a 1.0% month-on-month decline the previous month.
The slight increase in prices is due to an increase in services prices, particularly in transport, and to a lesser extent to an increase in the price of manufactured products. Energy and food prices fell slightly on a month-on-month basis, and tobacco prices remained unchanged.
The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) was estimated to have risen by 0.9% in October, Insee added, following a 1.1% gain in September. Month-on-month, the harmonised index increased by 0.1% after a 1.1% decline in September.
Main components
Looking at the main components of the consumer price index, food prices increased by 1.3% year-on-year in October, following a 1.7% increase in September. Within this category, fresh food prices fell by 2.2% in October, while other food products rose by 1.8%.
Tobacco prices were 4.1% higher, the same increase as the previous month – but well down on the 8.4% increase recorded in October 2024. Energy prices continued their decline, falling by 5.6% in October, following on from a 4.4% fall in September.
Prices of manufactured products fell by 0.5% in October after a 0.4% decline the previous month, while service prices rose by 2.4%, consistent with the previous month (+2.4%).
The French statistics body added that the figures are provisional, based on partial price data. Final results for October 2025 are set to be published on 14 November. Read more here.
