31 August 2018
2018- n° 225In August 2018, consumer prices increased by 2.3% year on year Consumer price index - provisional results - August 2018
Over a year, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) should increase by 2.3% in August 2018 as in July, according to the provisional estimate made at the end of the month. The inflation should be also stable, the slowdown in energy prices being nearly offset by a slight rise in food prices. Services and tobacco prices should increase similarly to the previous month. Manufactured good prices should decline at the same pace as in July.
Over a year, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) should increase by 2.3% in August 2018 as in July, according to the provisional estimate made at the end of the month. The inflation should be also stable, the slowdown in energy prices being nearly offset by a slight rise in food prices. Services and tobacco prices should increase similarly to the previous month. Manufactured good prices should decline at the same pace as in July.
Over one month, consumer prices should recover significantly (+0.5% after -0.1% in July). This increase should mainly be due to a seasonal rebound in manufactured product prices after the summer sales in the metropolitan area, and to a seasonal rise in the prices of some tourism-related services. In addition, food prices should increase slightly, in the wake of food products excluding fresh products. Tobacco and energy prices should be stable this month. The slight rise in the prices of petroleum products and domestic gas should be offset by lower electricity prices.
Year on year, the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices should increase by +2.6% as in the previous month. Over one month, it should rebound to +0.6% after a decline of 0.1% in the previous month.
Warning: These provisional results are only preliminary data. Accordingly, they should not be used for contractual revaluations. The indices published here are based on a limited set of price observations and from estimates of some rates of change for fares which are not yet available. The complete results will be published on 13 September 2018.
tableauTable – Consumer Price Indices
| Weight 2018 | Aug. 2017 | July 2018 | Aug. 2018 (p) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI - All items* | 10000 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Food | 1627 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| - Fresh food | 243 | −0.8 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| - Other food products | 1384 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Tobacco | 193 | 2.4 | 16.8 | 16.8 |
| Energy | 777 | 4.8 | 14.3 | 13.0 |
| Manufactured products | 2594 | −0.7 | −0.1 | −0.1 |
| Services | 4809 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| HICP** - All items | 10000 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
- (p) provisional results
- *: Consumer Price Indexes
- **: Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices
graphiqueGraph – Variations in the consumer price index
- Geographical coverage: France excluding Mayotte
- Source: INSEE - Consumer Price Indices
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