28 February 2019
2019- n° 49In February 2019, consumer prices increased by 1.3% year on year Consumer price index - provisional results - February 2019
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 14 March 2019.
Over a year, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) should rise by 1.3% in February 2019, after +1.2% in January, according to the provisional estimate made at the end of February 2019. The slight increase in inflation should result from an acceleration in the prices of food and energy, partly offset by a slowdown in those of services and an accentuated drop in those of manufactured products.
Over one month, consumer prices should be stable after a 0.4% downturn in January. Energy prices should rebound in the wake of petroleum product prices, after a drop in the three previous months. The decrease in the prices of manufactured products should be sharply lesser than in January, due to the end of winter sales. Food prices should slow down, due to a sharp downturn in the fresh product prices. At least, services prices should be stable over one month in February.
Year on year, the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices should rise by +1.5% in February 2019 after +1.4% in January. Over one month, it should increase by 0.1%, after a 0.6% downturn in the previous month.
tableauConsumer Price Indices
| Weight 2019 | Feb. 2018 | Jan.2019 | Feb. 2019 (p) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI - All items* | 10000 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Food | 1619 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| - Fresh food | 244 | -1.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 |
| - Other food products | 1375 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| Tobacco | 191 | 4.9 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Energy | 804 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 |
| Manufactured products | 2556 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
| Services | 4830 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| HICP** - All items | 10000 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
- (p) provisional results
- *: Consumer Price Indices
- **: Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices
tableauVariations in the consumer price index
| 12-month-rate | 1-month-rate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-01 | 1.3 | -0.2 |
| 2017-02 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| 2017-03 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| 2017-04 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| 2017-05 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 2017-06 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 2017-07 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| 2017-08 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| 2017-09 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
| 2017-10 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| 2017-11 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| 2017-12 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| 2018-01 | 1.3 | -0.1 |
| 2018-02 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| 2018-03 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| 2018-04 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
| 2018-05 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| 2018-06 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 2018-07 | 2.3 | -0.1 |
| 2018-08 | 2.3 | 0.5 |
| 2018-09 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| 2018-10 | 2.2 | 0.1 |
| 2018-11 | 1.9 | -0.2 |
| 2018-12 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| 2019-01 | 1.2 | -0.4 |
| 2019-02 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
graphiqueVariations in the consumer price index
- Geographical coverage: France excluding Mayotte.
- Source: INSEE - Consumer Price Indices.
For more information
Definition-The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) is designed for comparison of consumer price inflation between Members States of the European Union. It is computed for all households in France except Mayotte.
Publication of final results: 14 March 2019, 8.45 am
Next publication: 29 March 2019, 8.45 am
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