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Informations Rapides · 26 August 2022 · n° 221
Informations rapidesIn July 2022, oil prices retreated, industrial commodity prices decreased again Prices of oil and raw material imports - July 2022

In July 2022, the price of oil in euros fell back (−4.8% after +8.0% in June). Prices in euros of imported raw materials (excluding energy) decreased for the third consecutive month (−3.2% after −1.7%), due to the sharp drop in industrial raw material prices (−7.8% after −4.5%). The prices of food commodities, for their part, are again slightly on the rise (+0.3% after +0.5%).

Informations rapides
No 221
Paru le :Paru le26/08/2022
Warning:

The sources used to monitor the prices of rapeseed oil and hides have been changed with effect from this publication. In particular, this change entails revising the aggregate oilseed price index (and consequently that of food prices) and that of agro-industrial raw materials. Details of the sources now used are provided in the methodological note associated to this publication.

In addition, the diffusion of wool prices by the usual data provider has now resumed, leading to a slight revision of the aggregate price index for natural textile fibres.

In July 2022, the price of oil in euros fell back (−4.8% after +8.0% in June). Prices in euros of imported raw materials (excluding energy) decreased for the third consecutive month (−3.2% after −1.7%), due to the sharp drop in industrial raw material prices (−7.8% after −4.5%). The prices of food commodities, for their part, are again slightly on the rise (+0.3% after +0.5%).

Imported raw materials (excluding energy)

index 2010=100
Imported raw materials (excluding energy) (index 2010=100)
Prices in foreign currencies Prices in euros
2022-07 131.6 168.4
2022-06 141.0 174.0
2022-05 143.6 177.1
2022-04 152.4 183.8
2022-03 152.4 180.7
2022-02 142.4 164.0
2022-01 137.3 158.6
2021-12 131.0 151.4
2021-11 125.5 143.5
2021-10 129.2 145.4
2021-09 126.5 140.3
2021-08 129.8 143.9
2021-07 132.4 146.2
2021-06 133.5 144.7
2021-05 135.6 145.9
2021-04 127.2 138.8
2021-03 120.0 131.8
2021-02 117.0 126.3
2021-01 113.4 121.7
2020-12 110.2 118.2
2020-11 102.3 112.8
2020-10 98.9 109.5
2020-09 98.7 109.1
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 83.8 100.4
2020-03 87.2 102.6
2020-02 90.2 107.7
2020-01 92.9 109.0
2019-12 91.9 107.7
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 95.9 111.5
2019-06 94.1 108.6
2019-05 92.0 107.2
2019-04 93.2 108.3
2019-03 91.1 105.1
2019-02 91.8 105.5
2019-01 88.8 101.4
2018-12 86.8 99.3
2018-11 88.8 101.7
2018-10 90.0 102.1
2018-09 86.8 97.0
2018-08 88.3 99.7
2018-07 90.9 101.4
2018-06 95.3 106.6
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 91.7 101.1
2017-11 91.9 102.2
2017-10 91.1 101.1
2017-09 92.8 101.6
2017-08 94.0 103.9
2017-07 92.5 104.7
2017-06 89.4 103.8
2017-05 89.7 105.8
2017-04 90.7 110.2
2017-03 95.4 116.2
2017-02 96.0 117.4
2017-01 93.1 114.2
2016-12 91.0 112.3
2016-11 89.7 108.3
2016-10 84.3 99.8
2016-09 83.3 97.0
2016-08 84.4 98.2
2016-07 84.7 99.9
2016-06 82.4 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 88.2
2015-11 74.9 91.0
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 84.1 98.3
2015-05 84.7 99.5
2015-04 83.1 101.1
2015-03 84.3 101.8
2015-02 86.7 100.4
2015-01 89.3 101.2
2014-12 92.9 99.8
2014-11 95.4 101.4
2014-10 96.0 100.5
2014-09 97.7 100.7
2014-08 101.4 101.5
2014-07 102.6 101.1
2014-06 100.8 98.9
2014-05 103.0 100.2
2014-04 106.5 103.1
2014-03 104.8 101.3
2014-02 103.2 101.0
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
2013-05 102.5 105.0
2013-04 103.7 105.9
2013-03 105.0 107.5
2013-02 108.0 107.7
2013-01 106.6 106.9

Imported raw materials (excluding energy)

  • Source: INSEE

Oil prices retreated

In July 2022, the price of North Sea crude oil (Brent) in dollars slipped back (−8.3% after +7.9% in June) to an average of 111.9 dollars. In euro terms, the decline was more limited (−4.8% after +8.0%), due to the sharp depreciation of the euro against the dollar in July.

Oil (Brent)

price per barrel
Oil (Brent) (price per barrel)
Prices in dollars Prices in euros
2022-07 111.9 109.9
2022-06 122.0 115.5
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 of last month Changes (%)
over the last month over the last 3 months over the last 12 months
Brent in $ per barrel 111.9 -8.3 6.7 49.0
Brent in € per barrel 109.9 -4.8 13.7 73.0
Gasoline cts €/L 90.5 -11.2 16.3 79.5
Gas Oil 1095.1 -10.7 7.8 116.1
Heavy fuel 450.2 -18.2 -15.6 32.2
Naphtha 760.0 -2.1 -9.9 34.3
  • Prices are in euros per tonne unless otherwise specified
  • Source: INSEE

Industrial raw material prices fell again

The decrease in euro prices for industrial raw materials accentuated in July (−7.8% after −4.5% in June), under the effect of the strong decline of those for mineral materials (−10.0% after −3.9%): ferrous metal prices dropped (−14.3% after −0.2%), as did those for non-ferrous metals (−8.4% after −6.5%). Precious metal prices went down more moderately (−3.0% after −1.5%).

Conversely, prices of agro-industrial materials rebounded (+3.3% after −7.5%), following those for sawn softwood (+11.4% after −22.5%). Prices for hides (+6.8% after −4.2%), paper pulp (+1.8% after −1.1%) and tropical woods (+1.0% after −0.9%) followed the same trend. Rubber prices remain on the rise (+0.4% after +0.9%). Only prices for natural textile fibres fell significantly (−10.0% after −4.1%).

Industrial raw materials

index 2010=100
Industrial raw materials (index 2010=100)
Prices in foreign currencies Prices in euros
2022-07 105.1 135.8
2022-06 118.2 147.3
2022-05 124.0 154.3
2022-04 139.0 169.7
2022-03 143.9 172.7
2022-02 133.5 155.6
2022-01 126.9 148.4
2021-12 118.2 138.2
2021-11 110.1 127.5
2021-10 119.3 135.9
2021-09 116.3 130.5
2021-08 122.4 137.3
2021-07 134.5 150.3
2021-06 137.1 150.3
2021-05 139.8 152.1
2021-04 127.7 140.8
2021-03 120.8 134.2
2021-02 118.2 129.2
2021-01 114.6 124.4
2020-12 110.7 120.0
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 71.1 85.9
2020-03 74.6 88.6
2020-02 78.1 94.1
2020-01 82.3 97.5
2019-12 80.6 95.3
2019-11 78.0 92.7
2019-10 79.2 94.1
2019-09 81.0 96.7
2019-08 80.2 94.7
2019-07 90.1 105.7
2019-06 85.8 99.9
2019-05 83.7 98.4
2019-04 84.1 98.6
2019-03 82.3 96.0
2019-02 82.4 95.7
2019-01 76.5 88.2
2018-12 74.6 86.1
2018-11 76.9 88.9
2018-10 78.3 89.6
2018-09 76.4 86.2
2018-08 77.1 87.8
2018-07 77.7 87.6
2018-06 81.9 92.7
2018-05 82.7 92.7
2018-04 81.9 88.4
2018-03 81.5 87.5
2018-02 85.8 92.1
2018-01 85.4 92.6
2017-12 81.4 90.8
2017-11 79.8 89.8
2017-10 78.7 88.4
2017-09 80.7 89.4
2017-08 79.6 88.8
2017-07 73.7 84.3
2017-06 69.4 81.3
2017-05 71.3 84.8
2017-04 74.7 91.6
2017-03 80.4 98.9
2017-02 81.1 100.1
2017-01 76.4 94.4
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 63.6 75.9
2016-06 60.2 70.8
2016-05 60.8 71.0
2016-04 62.6 73.0
2016-03 60.3 71.8
2016-02 56.0 66.7
2016-01 53.3 64.7
2015-12 54.2 65.7
2015-11 56.0 68.9
2015-10 60.2 70.9
2015-09 61.7 72.7
2015-08 61.3 72.9
2015-07 62.8 75.8
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 72.0 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 86.2
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 87.3
2014-01 91.6 89.8
2013-12 93.6 91.1
2013-11 93.2 92.2
2013-10 92.5 90.6
2013-09 92.2 92.1
2013-08 93.2 93.4
2013-07 89.2 91.0
2013-06 86.7 87.7
2013-05 90.4 93.1
2013-04 95.3 97.6
2013-03 98.7 101.5
2013-02 104.8 104.6
2013-01 102.8 103.2

Industrial raw materials

  • Source: INSEE

Food commodity prices in euros increased slightly

Prices in euros of food commodities remained at a very high level but continued to slow down in July (+0.3% after +0.5% in June). Prices for cereals decreased again (−7.0% after −4.9%), as did those for oilseeds (−4.6% after −6.8%). Tropical commodity prices edged down (−0.5% after +1.4%), while sugar prices recovered (+1.5% after −2.4%). Finally, prices for meat (+1.2% after +0.1%) and more notably seafood prices (+4.6% after +7.1%) remained on the rise.

Food

index 2010=100
Food (index 2010=100)
Prices in foreign currencies Prices in euros
2022-07 162.9 206.8
2022-06 168.7 206.2
2022-05 167.8 205.1
2022-04 169.8 202.8
2022-03 164.6 193.0
2022-02 154.8 176.4
2022-01 151.3 172.9
2021-12 146.1 167.1
2021-11 142.8 161.7
2021-10 141.4 157.6
2021-09 138.9 152.5
2021-08 139.8 153.5
2021-07 133.5 146.0
2021-06 133.3 143.0
2021-05 134.9 143.6
2021-04 129.7 140.2
2021-03 122.1 132.6
2021-02 118.5 126.6
2021-01 114.9 122.0
2020-12 110.2 117.1
2020-11 108.9 118.8
2020-10 106.2 116.5
2020-09 104.6 114.5
2020-08 101.5 110.8
2020-07 98.7 111.2
2020-06 99.2 113.9
2020-05 103.5 122.8
2020-04 98.8 117.6
2020-03 102.0 119.1
2020-02 104.6 123.9
2020-01 105.6 122.8
2019-12 105.7 123.0
2019-11 103.2 120.6
2019-10 99.8 116.7
2019-09 98.5 115.6
2019-08 100.6 116.8
2019-07 102.5 118.0
2019-06 103.9 118.9
2019-05 102.0 117.7
2019-04 104.1 119.9
2019-03 101.6 116.0
2019-02 103.1 117.3
2019-01 104.0 117.6
2018-12 102.0 115.7
2018-11 103.4 117.5
2018-10 104.5 117.5
2018-09 99.6 110.3
2018-08 102.2 114.2
2018-07 107.4 118.7
2018-06 111.9 123.8
2018-05 112.2 122.5
2018-04 110.3 116.0
2018-03 110.9 116.1
2018-02 107.7 112.7
2018-01 105.0 111.3
2017-12 104.1 113.6
2017-11 106.6 117.5
2017-10 106.4 116.9
2017-09 107.6 116.7
2017-08 112.2 122.8
2017-07 116.7 130.9
2017-06 115.3 132.7
2017-05 113.4 132.6
2017-04 111.0 133.7
2017-03 114.1 138.0
2017-02 114.6 139.0
2017-01 114.4 139.2
2016-12 110.2 135.0
2016-11 112.4 134.3
2016-10 110.1 129.0
2016-09 109.6 126.3
2016-08 109.6 126.2
2016-07 112.3 131.1
2016-06 111.9 128.6
2016-05 105.8 120.7
2016-04 103.9 118.4
2016-03 100.6 117.1
2016-02 99.1 115.4
2016-01 98.5 117.1
2015-12 98.7 117.1
2015-11 99.3 119.2
2015-10 100.8 115.9
2015-09 100.3 115.5
2015-08 103.1 119.5
2015-07 104.4 122.7
2015-06 104.2 120.2
2015-05 103.9 120.3
2015-04 104.6 125.5
2015-03 105.5 125.6
2015-02 108.0 123.7
2015-01 111.3 124.8
2014-12 114.2 121.8
2014-11 115.7 122.3
2014-10 115.6 120.6
2014-09 116.8 120.0
2014-08 120.6 120.4
2014-07 122.8 120.9
2014-06 122.5 120.3
2014-05 125.7 122.3
2014-04 129.3 125.3
2014-03 127.4 123.4
2014-02 120.6 118.0
2014-01 116.7 114.6
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
2013-06 117.2 118.0
2013-05 117.9 120.2
2013-04 114.6 116.5
2013-03 113.1 115.4
2013-02 112.4 111.9
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%)
over the last month over the last 3 months over the last 12 months
Food total 206.8 0.3 2.0 41.6
Tropical foodstuffs 153.4 -0.5 0.6 32.1
Oil seeds, vegetable oils 203.7 -4.6 -12.8 34.9
Cereals 148.1 -7.0 -5.1 23.2
Sugar 107.8 1.5 -0.6 20.5
Meat 235.2 1.2 -3.4 28.1
Seafood products 212.5 4.6 21.3 66.8
Industrial raw materials 135.8 -7.8 -20.0 -9.7
Agricultural raw materials 162.8 3.3 -8.1 22.5
Natural Fibres 165.5 -10.0 -7.8 46.0
Natural rubber 61.7 0.4 -1.3 12.3
Hides 58.6 6.8 4.0 -15.3
Wood pulp 192.1 1.8 2.8 49.5
Tropical wood 100.2 1.0 -1.6 0.9
Sawn softwood 332.8 11.4 -27.3 11.3
Minerals 129.0 -10.0 -22.2 -15.0
Ferrous metals 101.2 -14.3 -23.8 -40.7
Non-ferrous metals 141.9 -8.4 -23.2 8.2
Precious metals 160.4 -3.0 -8.8 0.5
All commodities 168.4 -3.2 -8.4 15.1
  • Source: INSEE

For further information

The relevant time series and a user guide are available at the bottom of this page.

Crude oil: from 1986, the price of Brent gradually established as a representative reference price of European supplies.

Petroleum: Prices of oil products are monthly averages.

Indices of non−energy raw materials imported by France: the indices calculated by INSEE are monthly averages of raw materials prices, weighted by their share in the French imports of raw materials (2010 = 100).

Next issue: 23 September 2022 at 12.00 pm

Pour en savoir plus

The relevant time series and a user guide are available at the bottom of this page.

Crude oil: from 1986, the price of Brent gradually established as a representative reference price of European supplies.

Petroleum: Prices of oil products are monthly averages.

Indices of non−energy raw materials imported by France: the indices calculated by INSEE are monthly averages of raw materials prices, weighted by their share in the French imports of raw materials (2010 = 100).

Next issue: 23 September 2022 at 12.00 pm

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