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Informations Rapides · 24 January 2024 · n° 11
Informations rapidesIn December 2023, oil prices fell sharply again Prices of oil and raw material imports - December 2023

In December 2023, oil prices in euros fell sharply again (‑7.3% month-on-month after ‑10.5% in November). Prices in euros of imported raw materials (excluding energy) were virtually stable (+0.1% after +1.4%): those of industrial raw materials slowed (+1.0% after +1.6%) and those of food commodities retreated slightly (‑0.8% after +1.3%).

Informations rapides
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Paru le :Paru le24/01/2024
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As the price of shrimp has not yet been published for November and December 2023 by the World Bank, it has been assumed to be constant in foreign currency terms for this publication, at its October 2023 level. This hypothesis, which may be revised subsequently, has by construction a significant impact on the aggregate price index of seafood products (and, to a lesser extent, that of food commodities).

In December 2023, oil prices in euros fell sharply again (‑7.3% month-on-month after ‑10.5% in November). Prices in euros of imported raw materials (excluding energy) were virtually stable (+0.1% after +1.4%): those of industrial raw materials slowed (+1.0% after +1.6%) and those of food commodities retreated slightly (‑0.8% after +1.3%).

Imported raw materials (excluding energy)

index 2010=100
Imported raw materials (excluding energy) (index 2010=100)
Prices in foreign currencies Prices in euros
2023-12 128.2 153.5
2023-11 126.9 153.4
2023-10 122.5 151.3
2023-09 123.3 150.6
2023-08 122.3 146.3
2023-07 124.1 146.5
2023-06 122.4 147.5
2023-05 121.8 146.3
2023-04 126.3 150.6
2023-03 125.3 153.0
2023-02 127.1 155.1
2023-01 126.1 153.1
2022-12 121.8 150.3
2022-11 117.6 150.6
2022-10 118.3 157.1
2022-09 120.8 159.3
2022-08 128.0 165.2
2022-07 127.8 164.1
2022-06 137.1 169.7
2022-05 140.3 173.5
2022-04 149.0 180.4
2022-03 149.6 177.9
2022-02 139.4 161.1
2022-01 134.2 155.4
2021-12 129.1 149.6
2021-11 124.5 142.8
2021-10 128.4 144.9
2021-09 126.0 140.2
2021-08 130.2 144.9
2021-07 132.4 146.7
2021-06 133.5 145.1
2021-05 135.7 146.4
2021-04 127.5 139.6
2021-03 120.3 132.5
2021-02 117.0 126.7
2021-01 113.8 122.5
2020-12 110.4 118.7
2020-11 102.2 113.0
2020-10 98.7 109.7
2020-09 99.0 109.7
2020-08 96.7 106.8
2020-07 90.8 103.5
2020-06 88.2 102.3
2020-05 87.3 104.7
2020-04 83.6 100.5
2020-03 87.1 102.8
2020-02 90.1 107.9
2020-01 92.8 109.2
2019-12 91.7 107.9
2019-11 89.1 105.3
2019-10 88.2 104.3
2019-09 88.9 105.4
2019-08 89.3 104.8
2019-07 95.3 111.1
2019-06 93.6 108.3
2019-05 91.8 107.2
2019-04 93.2 108.4
2019-03 91.0 105.2
2019-02 91.6 105.5
2019-01 88.8 101.6
2018-12 87.0 99.8
2018-11 88.9 102.1
2018-10 90.1 102.5
2018-09 87.0 97.5
2018-08 88.6 100.2
2018-07 91.3 102.2
2018-06 95.6 107.3
2018-05 96.2 106.7
2018-04 95.0 101.5
2018-03 95.0 101.0
2018-02 95.9 101.8
2018-01 94.5 101.6
2017-12 91.7 101.4
2017-11 91.9 102.5
2017-10 91.2 101.5
2017-09 92.9 102.1
2017-08 94.1 104.3
2017-07 92.6 105.2
2017-06 89.7 104.4
2017-05 89.9 106.3
2017-04 90.9 110.7
2017-03 95.5 116.8
2017-02 96.0 117.8
2017-01 93.2 114.7
2016-12 90.9 112.6
2016-11 89.6 108.5
2016-10 84.4 100.1
2016-09 83.6 97.6
2016-08 84.7 98.8
2016-07 85.1 100.6
2016-06 82.9 96.7
2016-05 80.8 93.6
2016-04 81.0 93.6
2016-03 78.2 92.2
2016-02 74.8 88.3
2016-01 72.9 87.9
2015-12 73.6 88.4
2015-11 74.9 91.2
2015-10 78.1 91.1
2015-09 78.9 92.2
2015-08 80.0 94.1
2015-07 81.4 97.2
2015-06 84.4 98.9
2015-05 85.0 100.0
2015-04 83.6 101.8
2015-03 84.6 102.4
2015-02 87.0 100.9
2015-01 90.0 102.0
2014-12 93.5 100.5
2014-11 96.0 102.0
2014-10 96.6 101.3
2014-09 98.4 101.4
2014-08 102.0 102.0
2014-07 103.1 101.6
2014-06 101.4 99.5
2014-05 103.5 100.7
2014-04 106.9 103.5
2014-03 105.2 101.7
2014-02 103.6 101.3
2014-01 103.0 101.1
2013-12 103.8 101.4
2013-11 100.9 99.8
2013-10 100.4 98.3
2013-09 100.0 99.8
2013-08 102.6 102.7
2013-07 102.2 103.9
2013-06 100.4 101.3
2013-05 102.6 105.1
2013-04 103.8 105.9
2013-03 104.9 107.5
2013-02 107.8 107.5
2013-01 106.6 106.8

Imported raw materials (excluding energy)

  • Source: INSEE

Oil prices continued to drop

In December 2023, the price of North Sea crude oil (Brent) in dollars fell for the third consecutive month (‑6.2% after ‑8.5% in November and ‑3.1% in October), averaging $77.8 per barrel. In euros, the drop was slightly more marked (‑7.3% after ‑10.5%), due to the appreciation of the euro against the dollar in November and December.

Oil (Brent)

price per barrel
Oil (Brent) (price per barrel)
Prices in dollars Prices in euros
2023-12 77.8 71.2
2023-11 82.9 76.8
2023-10 90.6 85.8
2023-09 93.5 87.5
2023-08 86.1 78.9
2023-07 80.1 72.4
2023-06 74.8 69.0
2023-05 75.6 69.6
2023-04 84.7 77.2
2023-03 78.4 73.3
2023-02 82.8 77.3
2023-01 82.5 76.6
2022-12 81.0 76.5
2022-11 91.4 89.7
2022-10 93.3 95.0
2022-09 89.7 90.6
2022-08 100.6 99.4
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 (in %)
M/M-1 M/M-3 M/M-12
Brent in $ per barrel 77.8 -6.2 -16.9 -4.0
Brent in € per barrel 71.2 -7.3 -18.7 -6.9
Gasoline cts €/L 53.9 -4.3 -24.6 -8.6
Gas Oil 712.8 -7.7 -21.8 -14.9
Heavy fuel 392.6 -5.0 -26.0 14.6
Naphtha 575.6 -0.7 -11.4 2.2
  • Prices are in euros per tonne unless otherwise specified
  • Source: INSEE

Industrial raw material prices in euros slowed

In December 2023, prices in euros of industrial raw materials slowed (+1.0% after +1.6% in November), in the wake of those of minerals (+1.3% after +2.2%): ferrous metal prices decelerated (+4.1% after +7.0%), precious metal prices rose again (+1.5% after +1.1%) and those for non-ferrous metals remained on a downward trend (‑1.2% after ‑1.5%).

Prices of agro-industrial materials declined again (‑0.8% after ‑2.5%), driven down by those for paper pulp (‑2.4% after ‑5.6%), natural rubber (‑1.8% after ‑0.7%) and hides (‑0.9% after ‑2.2%). Sawn softwood prices slackened (+2.0% after +3.7%). Finally, prices for natural textile fibres rebounded (+1.3% after ‑5.3%), as did those for tropical woods (+1.1% after ‑0.3%).

Industrial raw materials

index 2010=100
Industrial raw materials (index 2010=100)
Prices in foreign currencies Prices in euros
2023-12 107.6 130.4
2023-11 105.6 129.1
2023-10 101.7 127.1
2023-09 102.9 127.2
2023-08 99.5 120.4
2023-07 101.2 120.9
2023-06 100.8 122.9
2023-05 99.9 121.6
2023-04 106.5 128.6
2023-03 109.0 134.8
2023-02 111.9 138.4
2023-01 112.7 138.7
2022-12 107.1 133.7
2022-11 99.5 128.7
2022-10 97.2 130.4
2022-09 100.1 133.5
2022-08 106.4 139.1
2022-07 104.7 136.4
2022-06 117.6 147.7
2022-05 124.6 156.2
2022-04 139.7 171.8
2022-03 144.9 175.1
2022-02 133.4 156.6
2022-01 127.0 149.4
2021-12 119.9 141.1
2021-11 111.6 130.0
2021-10 120.3 137.8
2021-09 117.8 133.1
2021-08 123.4 139.3
2021-07 134.6 151.4
2021-06 137.0 151.2
2021-05 140.0 153.4
2021-04 128.4 142.6
2021-03 121.4 135.7
2021-02 118.3 130.2
2021-01 115.5 126.3
2020-12 110.9 121.0
2020-11 96.9 108.6
2020-10 92.7 104.4
2020-09 94.6 106.3
2020-08 93.0 104.1
2020-07 84.4 97.4
2020-06 79.0 92.8
2020-05 73.8 89.5
2020-04 70.8 86.1
2020-03 74.6 89.2
2020-02 78.0 94.6
2020-01 82.2 98.0
2019-12 80.3 95.6
2019-11 77.7 93.0
2019-10 78.7 94.1
2019-09 80.8 97.0
2019-08 79.9 95.0
2019-07 89.0 105.1
2019-06 84.9 99.6
2019-05 83.2 98.4
2019-04 83.9 99.0
2019-03 82.1 96.4
2019-02 82.1 95.9
2019-01 76.4 88.7
2018-12 74.9 87.1
2018-11 77.1 89.7
2018-10 78.4 90.3
2018-09 76.7 87.1
2018-08 77.5 88.8
2018-07 78.4 89.0
2018-06 82.5 94.0
2018-05 83.3 93.9
2018-04 82.6 89.8
2018-03 82.1 88.7
2018-02 86.0 92.8
2018-01 85.6 93.4
2017-12 81.5 91.5
2017-11 79.9 90.4
2017-10 78.8 89.1
2017-09 80.9 90.3
2017-08 79.6 89.5
2017-07 73.9 85.1
2017-06 69.8 82.4
2017-05 71.6 85.7
2017-04 75.0 92.6
2017-03 80.6 99.8
2017-02 81.1 100.9
2017-01 76.5 95.4
2016-12 75.2 94.4
2016-11 71.6 88.0
2016-10 64.5 77.7
2016-09 63.6 75.3
2016-08 65.4 77.5
2016-07 64.3 77.1
2016-06 60.9 72.1
2016-05 61.6 72.4
2016-04 63.2 74.2
2016-03 60.7 72.8
2016-02 56.2 67.3
2016-01 53.5 65.4
2015-12 54.1 66.1
2015-11 55.9 69.3
2015-10 60.4 71.6
2015-09 62.2 73.8
2015-08 61.9 74.1
2015-07 63.5 77.1
2015-06 68.8 81.9
2015-05 70.1 83.8
2015-04 67.0 82.9
2015-03 68.1 83.8
2015-02 70.4 82.8
2015-01 73.1 84.0
2014-12 76.9 83.3
2014-11 80.2 85.8
2014-10 81.4 85.7
2014-09 83.6 86.5
2014-08 87.1 87.2
2014-07 87.4 86.1
2014-06 84.4 82.8
2014-05 85.7 83.3
2014-04 88.8 85.8
2014-03 87.3 84.3
2014-02 90.0 88.0
2014-01 92.2 90.4
2013-12 93.8 91.4
2013-11 93.3 92.3
2013-10 92.4 90.4
2013-09 92.0 92.0
2013-08 93.1 93.3
2013-07 89.3 91.1
2013-06 87.0 88.0
2013-05 90.6 93.1
2013-04 95.3 97.5
2013-03 98.6 101.3
2013-02 104.5 104.2
2013-01 102.9 103.1

Industrial raw materials

  • Source: INSEE

Food commodity prices in euros showed contrasting trends

In December 2023, food commodity prices in euros edged down (‑0.8% after +1.3% in November). Sugar prices tumbled (‑19.0% after ‑0.7%) and those for meat continued to decrease (‑3.3% after ‑2.8%). Prices for oilseeds retreated (‑3.6% after +1.5%), as did those for seafood (‑1.0% after +1.5%). Conversely, prices for cereals picked up (+4.8% after ‑2.5%) and those for tropical foodstuffs remained very buoyant (+7.2% after +7.2%).

Food raw materials

index 2010=100
Food raw materials (index 2010=100)
Prices in foreign currencies Prices in euros
2023-12 154.1 182.6
2023-11 153.7 184.0
2023-10 148.5 181.7
2023-09 148.9 180.1
2023-08 151.0 178.8
2023-07 152.8 178.6
2023-06 149.5 178.3
2023-05 149.2 177.3
2023-04 151.2 178.3
2023-03 145.7 176.0
2023-02 146.2 176.3
2023-01 142.9 171.6
2022-12 140.1 171.1
2022-11 139.4 177.0
2022-10 143.5 188.8
2022-09 145.6 190.0
2022-08 154.0 196.4
2022-07 155.2 197.0
2022-06 161.0 196.7
2022-05 160.1 195.8
2022-04 162.2 193.7
2022-03 157.8 185.0
2022-02 148.8 169.5
2022-01 144.7 165.2
2021-12 140.9 161.1
2021-11 139.5 158.0
2021-10 139.1 154.9
2021-09 136.7 150.0
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
2020-12 110.3 117.1
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
2019-04 104.4 119.9
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 raw materials

  • Source: INSEE

Imported raw materials (excluding energy) in euros

index 2010=100
Imported raw materials (excluding energy) in euros (index 2010=100)
Index of last month changes (in %)
M/M-1 M/M-3 M/M-12
Food total 182.6 -0.8 1.4 6.7
Tropical foodstuffs 181.3 7.2 15.3 37.8
Oilseeds, vegetable oils 168.5 -3.6 -2.6 -7.8
Cereals 164.5 4.8 0.0 9.6
Sugar 122.2 -19.0 -17.8 8.3
Meat 168.6 -3.3 -2.5 3.6
Seafood products 173.1 -1.0 0.5 0.1
Industrial raw materials 130.4 1.0 2.5 -2.5
 Agricultural raw materials 116.9 -0.8 0.3 -14.9
   Natural textile fibres 118.0 1.3 -2.2 -7.6
   Natural rubber 52.3 -1.8 0.9 5.3
   Hides 43.7 -0.9 -2.1 -26.0
   Wood pulp 133.4 -2.4 -1.5 -27.6
   Tropical wood 98.7 1.1 0.0 1.0
   Sawn softwood 222.9 2.0 6.0 4.2
 Minerals 130.3 1.3 2.9 -0.5
   Ferrous metals 121.3 4.1 10.9 19.7
   Non-ferrous metals 124.4 -1.2 -3.5 -14.5
   Precious metals 170.7 1.5 2.2 2.4
All commodities 153.5 0.1 1.9 2.2
  • 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 material prices, weighted by their share in the French imports of raw materials (2010 = 100).

Next issue: 16 February 2024 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 material prices, weighted by their share in the French imports of raw materials (2010 = 100).

Next issue: 16 February 2024 at 12.00 pm.

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