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Informations Rapides · 17 June 2022 · n° 156
Informations rapidesIn May 2022, oil prices rebounded, non-energy commodity prices retreated Prices of oil and raw material imports - May 2022

In May 2022, the price of oil in euros picked up again (+10.6% after −9.2% in April). Prices in euros of imported raw materials (excluding energy) fell for the first time since November 2021 (−3.7% after +1.7%), due to the sharp decline in industrial raw material prices (−9.1% after −1.7%). The prices of food commodities, on their side, slowed down (+1.1% after +5.1%).

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In May 2022, the price of oil in euros picked up again (+10.6% after −9.2% in April). Prices in euros of imported raw materials (excluding energy) fell for the first time since November 2021 (−3.7% after +1.7%), due to the sharp decline in industrial raw material prices (−9.1% after −1.7%). The prices of food commodities, on their side, slowed down (+1.1% after +5.1%).

Imported raw materials (excluding energy)

index 2010=100
Imported raw materials (excluding energy) (index 2010=100)
Prices in foreign currencies Prices in euros
2022-05 142.0 175.1
2022-04 150.7 181.9
2022-03 150.8 178.8
2022-02 141.0 162.4
2022-01 135.9 157.0
2021-12 129.7 149.8
2021-11 124.0 141.9
2021-10 127.9 143.9
2021-09 125.8 139.5
2021-08 129.4 143.5
2021-07 132.3 146.1
2021-06 132.7 143.9
2021-05 135.2 145.5
2021-04 127.0 138.6
2021-03 119.7 131.4
2021-02 116.7 126.1
2021-01 113.1 121.3
2020-12 110.0 118.0
2020-11 102.1 112.5
2020-10 99.0 109.6
2020-09 98.8 109.1
2020-08 96.9 106.8
2020-07 91.1 103.5
2020-06 88.5 102.3
2020-05 87.6 104.7
2020-04 83.8 100.5
2020-03 87.2 102.6
2020-02 90.1 107.7
2020-01 92.8 109.0
2019-12 91.9 107.8
2019-11 89.3 105.2
2019-10 88.5 104.3
2019-09 89.0 105.3
2019-08 89.4 104.7
2019-07 96.0 111.5
2019-06 94.1 108.5
2019-05 92.1 107.3
2019-04 93.2 108.3
2019-03 91.0 105.0
2019-02 91.8 105.4
2019-01 88.6 101.2
2018-12 86.7 99.2
2018-11 88.8 101.7
2018-10 90.1 102.2
2018-09 86.9 97.1
2018-08 88.3 99.7
2018-07 90.9 101.4
2018-06 95.2 106.5
2018-05 95.9 106.0
2018-04 94.6 100.8
2018-03 94.6 100.3
2018-02 95.8 101.4
2018-01 94.4 101.1
2017-12 91.6 101.0
2017-11 91.8 102.1
2017-10 91.1 101.1
2017-09 92.8 101.7
2017-08 94.1 103.9
2017-07 92.4 104.7
2017-06 89.4 103.8
2017-05 89.7 105.8
2017-04 90.7 110.1
2017-03 95.4 116.2
2017-02 96.0 117.4
2017-01 93.2 114.3
2016-12 91.0 112.3
2016-11 89.7 108.2
2016-10 84.3 99.7
2016-09 83.3 97.0
2016-08 84.4 98.2
2016-07 84.7 99.9
2016-06 82.5 95.8
2016-05 80.3 92.7
2016-04 80.6 92.9
2016-03 77.9 91.7
2016-02 74.7 87.9
2016-01 72.8 87.4
2015-12 73.6 88.1
2015-11 74.9 90.9
2015-10 78.0 90.7
2015-09 78.7 91.6
2015-08 79.6 93.4
2015-07 81.0 96.4
2015-06 84.0 98.2
2015-05 84.7 99.5
2015-04 83.1 101.1
2015-03 84.3 101.8
2015-02 86.6 100.4
2015-01 89.3 101.2
2014-12 92.9 99.7
2014-11 95.3 101.3
2014-10 95.9 100.5
2014-09 97.6 100.6
2014-08 101.4 101.5
2014-07 102.5 101.1
2014-06 100.7 98.9
2014-05 103.0 100.2
2014-04 106.5 103.1
2014-03 104.8 101.4
2014-02 103.3 101.0
2014-01 102.7 100.8
2013-12 103.6 101.2
2013-11 100.8 99.7
2013-10 100.4 98.4
2013-09 100.0 99.8
2013-08 102.7 102.8
2013-07 102.1 103.8
2013-06 100.1 101.1
2013-05 102.5 105.1
2013-04 103.8 106.0
2013-03 105.0 107.5
2013-02 107.9 107.6
2013-01 106.6 106.8

Imported raw materials (excluding energy)

  • Source: INSEE

Oil prices were back on the rise

In May 2022, the price of North Sea crude oil (Brent) in dollars rebounded sharply (+7.8% after −10.5%), averaging $113.1. In euro terms, the rise in the price per barrel was more marked (+10.6% after −9.2%), as the euro continued to depreciate against the dollar in May.

Oil (Brent)

price per barrel
Oil (Brent) (price per barrel)
Prices in dollars Prices in euros
2022-05 113.1 106.9
2022-04 104.9 96.7
2022-03 117.2 106.4
2022-02 96.8 85.4
2022-01 86.5 76.5
2021-12 74.4 65.8
2021-11 81.0 71.0
2021-10 83.5 72.0
2021-09 74.5 63.3
2021-08 70.9 60.2
2021-07 75.1 63.5
2021-06 73.2 60.8
2021-05 68.5 56.4
2021-04 64.8 54.1
2021-03 65.4 55.0
2021-02 62.3 51.5
2021-01 54.8 45.0
2020-12 50.0 41.1
2020-11 42.7 36.1
2020-10 40.2 34.1
2020-09 40.9 34.7
2020-08 44.8 37.8
2020-07 43.2 37.7
2020-06 40.3 35.8
2020-05 29.4 27.5
2020-04 18.5 16.9
2020-03 31.9 28.8
2020-02 55.7 51.1
2020-01 63.6 57.3
2019-12 67.2 60.4
2019-11 63.2 57.2
2019-10 59.7 54.0
2019-09 62.8 57.1
2019-08 59.0 53.1
2019-07 63.9 57.0
2019-06 64.3 56.9
2019-05 71.2 63.6
2019-04 71.2 63.4
2019-03 66.1 58.5
2019-02 64.0 56.4
2019-01 59.4 52.0
2018-12 56.5 49.8
2018-11 64.7 57.0
2018-10 81.0 70.6
2018-09 78.9 67.7
2018-08 72.5 62.8
2018-07 74.3 63.5
2018-06 74.4 63.7
2018-05 76.9 65.2
2018-04 72.0 58.7
2018-03 66.0 53.5
2018-02 65.3 52.9
2018-01 69.1 56.6
2017-12 64.4 54.4
2017-11 62.7 53.4
2017-10 57.5 48.9
2017-09 55.5 46.6
2017-08 51.9 44.0
2017-07 49.1 42.6
2017-06 47.6 42.4
2017-05 51.4 46.5
2017-04 53.8 50.1
2017-03 52.6 49.2
2017-02 56.0 52.6
2017-01 55.4 52.2
2016-12 54.9 52.1
2016-11 47.1 43.7
2016-10 51.4 46.6
2016-09 47.7 42.5
2016-08 46.8 41.8
2016-07 45.3 41.0
2016-06 48.2 43.0
2016-05 46.7 41.3
2016-04 41.6 36.7
2016-03 38.2 34.4
2016-02 32.2 29.0
2016-01 30.7 28.3
2015-12 38.0 35.0
2015-11 44.3 41.2
2015-10 48.4 43.1
2015-09 47.6 42.4
2015-08 46.6 41.9
2015-07 56.6 51.4
2015-06 61.5 54.8
2015-05 64.1 57.5
2015-04 59.5 55.4
2015-03 57.3 52.8
2015-02 58.2 51.3
2015-01 50.1 43.1
2014-12 64.2 52.2
2014-11 80.8 64.8
2014-10 88.7 70.0
2014-09 98.9 76.7
2014-08 103.5 77.7
2014-07 108.6 80.2
2014-06 111.9 82.3
2014-05 109.2 79.6
2014-04 108.0 78.1
2014-03 107.9 78.0
2014-02 108.7 79.6
2014-01 107.6 79.0
2013-12 110.7 80.7
2013-11 107.7 79.9
2013-10 109.4 80.2
2013-09 111.6 83.6
2013-08 110.1 82.8
2013-07 107.7 82.3
2013-06 102.8 78.0
2013-05 103.0 79.4
2013-04 103.8 79.5
2013-03 109.7 84.6
2013-02 116.4 87.1
2013-01 112.0 84.3

Oil (Brent)

  • Source: INSEE

Petroleum

Petroleum
prices Changes (%)
of last month over the last month over the last 3 months over the last 12 months
Brent in $ per barrel 113.1 7.8 16.8 65.1
Brent in € per barrel 106.9 10.6 25.2 89.5
Gasoline cts €/L 95.7 22.9 50.0 107.8
Gas Oil 1071.9 5.5 46.1 134.4
Heavy fuel 583.5 9.3 30.0 91.1
Naphtha 850.1 0.7 13.9 75.5
  • Prices are in euros per tonne unless otherwise specified
  • Source: INSEE

Industrial raw material prices declined significantly

Prices in euros of industrial raw materials fell again in May, more strongly than in April (−9.1% after −1.7%), in the wake of those of mineral materials (−10.0% after −1.1%): the prices of non-ferrous metals (−10.3% after −2.7%) and precious metals (−4.5% after −0.5%) went down for the second month in a row, while those of ferrous metals sharply fell back (−10.9% after +1.6%).

Prices of agro-industrial raw materials also decreased again (−3.8% after −5.1%), due in particular to those of sawn softwood which continued to tumble (−15.8% after −17.8%). Prices for rubber (−2.5% after −0.6%) and tropical woods (−1.6% after +0.1%) also fell. On the other hand, prices for natural textile fibres remained very dynamic (+7.4% after +9.7%), and those for paper pulp (+2.1% after +1.9%) and hides (+1.6% after +1.8%) continued to increase.

Industrial raw materials

index 2010=100
Industrial raw materials (index 2010=100)
Prices in foreign currencies Prices in euros
2022-05 124.2 154.6
2022-04 139.3 170.0
2022-03 144.2 173.0
2022-02 133.7 155.9
2022-01 127.2 148.7
2021-12 118.4 138.5
2021-11 110.3 127.7
2021-10 119.6 136.1
2021-09 116.5 130.8
2021-08 122.5 137.5
2021-07 134.7 150.5
2021-06 137.1 150.4
2021-05 140.7 153.1
2021-04 127.7 140.9
2021-03 120.8 134.2
2021-02 118.3 129.4
2021-01 115.0 124.9
2020-12 110.8 120.2
2020-11 97.1 108.2
2020-10 93.0 104.1
2020-09 94.1 105.1
2020-08 93.4 103.9
2020-07 84.8 97.3
2020-06 79.5 92.8
2020-05 74.2 89.4
2020-04 71.2 86.0
2020-03 74.7 88.7
2020-02 78.1 94.2
2020-01 82.2 97.5
2019-12 80.6 95.3
2019-11 78.0 92.7
2019-10 79.2 94.1
2019-09 81.0 96.8
2019-08 80.1 94.7
2019-07 90.1 105.8
2019-06 85.8 100.0
2019-05 83.8 98.5
2019-04 84.1 98.6
2019-03 82.3 95.9
2019-02 82.4 95.7
2019-01 76.3 88.0
2018-12 74.4 85.9
2018-11 76.9 88.9
2018-10 78.3 89.7
2018-09 76.4 86.2
2018-08 77.1 87.8
2018-07 77.6 87.6
2018-06 81.8 92.7
2018-05 82.7 92.7
2018-04 81.9 88.4
2018-03 81.5 87.5
2018-02 85.9 92.1
2018-01 85.4 92.6
2017-12 81.4 90.8
2017-11 79.9 89.8
2017-10 78.7 88.4
2017-09 80.7 89.4
2017-08 79.6 88.9
2017-07 73.7 84.3
2017-06 69.4 81.3
2017-05 71.3 84.8
2017-04 74.8 91.6
2017-03 80.4 98.9
2017-02 81.2 100.2
2017-01 76.4 94.5
2016-12 75.4 93.9
2016-11 71.8 87.6
2016-10 64.5 77.1
2016-09 63.2 74.3
2016-08 64.9 76.4
2016-07 63.7 75.9
2016-06 60.2 70.8
2016-05 60.8 71.1
2016-04 62.6 73.1
2016-03 60.3 71.8
2016-02 56.1 66.7
2016-01 53.3 64.7
2015-12 54.2 65.7
2015-11 56.0 68.9
2015-10 60.3 70.9
2015-09 61.7 72.7
2015-08 61.3 72.9
2015-07 62.8 75.9
2015-06 68.2 80.8
2015-05 69.6 82.9
2015-04 66.3 81.8
2015-03 67.6 82.9
2015-02 69.8 81.9
2015-01 71.9 82.5
2014-12 75.9 82.0
2014-11 79.1 84.5
2014-10 80.2 84.5
2014-09 82.3 85.2
2014-08 86.1 86.3
2014-07 86.4 85.2
2014-06 83.3 81.8
2014-05 84.8 82.5
2014-04 88.2 85.2
2014-03 86.6 83.6
2014-02 89.4 87.4
2014-01 91.7 89.9
2013-12 93.6 91.1
2013-11 93.1 92.1
2013-10 92.6 90.6
2013-09 92.2 92.1
2013-08 93.2 93.4
2013-07 89.2 91.0
2013-06 86.7 87.8
2013-05 90.5 93.2
2013-04 95.4 97.7
2013-03 98.7 101.5
2013-02 104.6 104.4
2013-01 102.7 103.1

Industrial raw materials

  • Source: INSEE

Food commodity prices slackened

Although rising for the eighth consecutive month, food commodity prices in euros slowed in May (+1.1% after +5.1% in April). Prices for meat (−4.6% after +7.0%), oilseeds (−1.9% after +1.3%) and tropical commodities (−0.3% after +2.2%) retreated, while those for seafood products (+8.2% after +9.3%) and cereals (+7.3% after +5.1%) continued to grow strongly. Finally, sugar prices slowed down significantly (+0.3% after +4.7%).

Food

index 2010=100
Food (index 2010=100)
Prices in foreign currencies Prices in euros
2022-05 164.1 200.7
2022-04 166.2 198.4
2022-03 161.0 188.9
2022-02 151.8 172.9
2022-01 148.2 169.3
2021-12 143.2 163.7
2021-11 139.7 158.2
2021-10 138.7 154.5
2021-09 137.4 150.8
2021-08 138.9 152.5
2021-07 133.1 145.5
2021-06 131.7 141.2
2021-05 133.3 141.9
2021-04 129.3 139.8
2021-03 121.6 132.0
2021-02 117.9 126.0
2021-01 114.0 121.0
2020-12 109.6 116.4
2020-11 108.3 118.2
2020-10 106.3 116.6
2020-09 104.6 114.5
2020-08 101.5 110.8
2020-07 98.7 111.3
2020-06 99.2 113.9
2020-05 103.4 122.7
2020-04 98.8 117.6
2020-03 102.0 119.1
2020-02 104.5 123.8
2020-01 105.5 122.8
2019-12 105.9 123.1
2019-11 103.2 120.6
2019-10 99.7 116.6
2019-09 98.5 115.6
2019-08 100.6 116.8
2019-07 102.5 118.0
2019-06 103.9 118.8
2019-05 102.0 117.7
2019-04 104.1 119.9
2019-03 101.5 116.0
2019-02 103.1 117.2
2019-01 103.9 117.5
2018-12 102.0 115.7
2018-11 103.5 117.6
2018-10 104.6 117.6
2018-09 99.7 110.5
2018-08 102.2 114.2
2018-07 107.3 118.6
2018-06 111.8 123.7
2018-05 112.2 122.5
2018-04 110.3 116.0
2018-03 110.9 116.1
2018-02 107.7 112.6
2018-01 105.0 111.3
2017-12 104.0 113.4
2017-11 106.5 117.3
2017-10 106.4 116.9
2017-09 107.7 116.8
2017-08 112.2 122.8
2017-07 116.4 130.7
2017-06 115.2 132.6
2017-05 113.4 132.6
2017-04 110.9 133.6
2017-03 114.1 138.0
2017-02 114.6 139.0
2017-01 114.6 139.4
2016-12 110.1 134.9
2016-11 112.2 134.1
2016-10 110.0 128.9
2016-09 109.6 126.3
2016-08 109.6 126.2
2016-07 112.3 131.1
2016-06 111.9 128.6
2016-05 105.7 120.7
2016-04 103.9 118.3
2016-03 100.6 117.1
2016-02 99.1 115.4
2016-01 98.5 117.1
2015-12 98.7 117.0
2015-11 99.1 119.1
2015-10 100.8 115.9
2015-09 100.3 115.5
2015-08 103.1 119.5
2015-07 104.3 122.6
2015-06 104.0 120.0
2015-05 103.8 120.3
2015-04 104.6 125.5
2015-03 105.4 125.6
2015-02 107.9 123.6
2015-01 111.2 124.7
2014-12 114.1 121.7
2014-11 115.6 122.2
2014-10 115.5 120.4
2014-09 116.7 119.9
2014-08 120.6 120.4
2014-07 122.7 120.8
2014-06 122.4 120.2
2014-05 125.7 122.2
2014-04 129.3 125.3
2014-03 127.5 123.4
2014-02 120.7 118.0
2014-01 116.8 114.6
2013-12 116.5 114.1
2013-11 110.6 109.4
2013-10 110.5 108.3
2013-09 110.1 109.7
2013-08 114.8 114.8
2013-07 118.5 120.1
2013-06 117.1 117.9
2013-05 117.9 120.2
2013-04 114.6 116.5
2013-03 113.1 115.4
2013-02 112.4 112.0
2013-01 111.6 111.7

Food

  • Source: INSEE

Imported raw materials (excluding energy) in euros

Base 100 in 2010
Imported raw materials (excluding energy) in euros (Base 100 in 2010)
Index of last month changes (in%)
du dernier mois over the last month over the last 3 months over the last 12 months
Food total 200.7 1.1 16.0 41.4
Tropical foodstuffs 152.1 -0.3 -1.9 47.1
Oil seeds, vegetable oils 209.5 -1.9 21.2 31.9
Cereals 167.4 7.3 25.8 23.1
Sugar 108.8 0.3 13.6 28.7
Meat 232.2 -4.6 10.8 22.3
Seafood products 189.6 8.2 30.6 71.2
Industrial raw materials 154.6 -9.1 -0.8 1.0
Agricultural raw materials 172.2 -3.8 -4.1 -1.1
Natural Fibres 193.4 7.4 22.8 85.5
Natural rubber 61.0 -2.5 -2.9 10.7
Hides 60.3 1.6 10.9 -7.9
Wood pulp 190.8 2.1 16.0 38.8
Tropical wood 100.1 -1.6 -1.4 1.6
Sawn softwood 385.4 -15.8 -30.7 -39.2
Minerals 149.2 -10.0 -0.2 1.7
Ferrous metals 118.3 -10.9 -1.1 -26.6
Non-ferrous metals 165.6 -10.3 -0.2 28.8
Precious metals 167.9 -4.5 3.7 3.8
All commodities 175.1 -3.7 7.8 20.4
  • Source: INSEE

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Petroleum: Prices of oil products are monthly averages.

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