Food HICP (index) - France - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: HICP indices (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In France, the food HICP was 141.5 (index) in August 2026, compared to 141.0 in the previous month. This marks an increase of 0.3 percent.
Sample. There are 368 observations overall in the monthly series shown in the figure above. The time span covered by the series stretches from January 1996 to August 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few descriptive statistics calculated on the full sample: the index was equal on average to 96.4; it achieved a maximum of 141.5 in August 2026; it reached its lowest level of 67.0 in August 1996.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 140.790 |
| 2026-07-31 | 140.980 |
| 2026-08-31 | 141.480 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Food HICP (including alcohol and tobacco) |
| Country | France |
| Economic concept | Prices |
| Data type | Price index |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | Index (2015 = 100) |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Index |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Eurostat HICP first-release figures (ECOICOP 2018) |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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