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Informations rapidesIn February 2022, oil and imported commodity prices rose again Prices of oil and raw material imports - February 2022

In February 2022, the price of oil in euros continued to rise strongly (+11.6% after +16.1% in January). The prices in euros of imported raw materials (excluding energy) slowed down slightly (+3.8% after +4.7%), due to both industrial raw material prices (+5.1% after +7.7%) and food commodity prices (+2.6% after +3.0%).

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As rapeseed oil, wool and hide prices for December, January and February are not yet available from the data provider, they have been assumed to be constant in dollar terms for this publication. This hypothesis affects in particular the aggregate price index for oilseeds (and therefore for food commodities) and for natural textile fibres (and therefore for agro-industrial raw materials). The values will be revised in a forthcoming publication when the relevant prices are published. In addition, the weights of the non-energy commodity indices have been updated, notably with import data for 2021, resulting in revisions of these indices where applicable (see the methodology note attached to this publication).

In February 2022, the price of oil in euros continued to rise strongly (+11.6% after +16.1% in January). The prices in euros of imported raw materials (excluding energy) slowed down slightly (+3.8% after +4.7%), due to both industrial raw material prices (+5.1% after +7.7%) and food commodity prices (+2.6% after +3.0%).

Imported raw materials (excluding energy)

index 2010=100
Imported raw materials (excluding energy) (index 2010=100)
Prices in foreign currencies Prices in euros
2022-02 141.6 163.1
2022-01 136.1 157.1
2021-12 129.9 150.0
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 rose sharply again

In February 2022, the price of North Sea crude oil (Brent) in dollars remained very dynamic (+11.9% after +16.2%), averaging $96.8. In euro terms, the increase in the price per barrel was similar (+11.6% after +16.1%).

Oil (Brent)

price per barrel
Oil (Brent) (price per barrel)
Prices in dollars Prices in euros
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 96.8 11.9 19.4 55.5
Brent in € per barrel 85.4 11.6 20.2 65.9
Gasoline cts €/L 63.8 11.5 15.5 65.9
Gas Oil 733.6 11.2 21.1 75.1
Heavy fuel 448.7 7.1 20.9 53.9
Naphtha 746.3 11.7 13.9 66.9
  • Prices are in euros per tonne unless otherwise specified
  • Source: INSEE

Industrial raw material prices continued to rise

Although slowing down, prices in euros of industrial raw materials increased again sharply in February (+5.1% after +7.7% in January), in conjunction with the prices of mineral materials (+5.8% after +7.4%). Ferrous metal prices slowed down but remained dynamic (+7.5% after +12.8%), as did non-ferrous metal prices (+5.2% after +7.7%). Finally, precious metal prices accelerated slightly (+2.6% after +2.2%).

Prices of agro-industrial raw materials slowed significantly (+2.1% after +11.1%) in the wake of prices for sawn softwood (+0.7% after +11.9%), paper pulp (+4.7% after +17.6%), natural textile fibres (+3.4% after +6.7%) and rubber (+0.7% after +3.4%). Prices of tropical woods, on their side, fell slightly (−0.4% after +1.8%).

Industrial raw materials

index 2010=100
Industrial raw materials (index 2010=100)
Prices in foreign currencies Prices in euros
2022-02 134.4 156.8
2022-01 127.6 149.2
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

Slight slowdown in food commodity prices

Prices in euros of imported food commodities slowed down a little in February (+2.6% after +3.0% in January). Prices for seafood (+2.0% after +5.3%) and meat (+1.2% after +6.5%) slackened significantly, while those for oilseeds (+5.3% after +4.1%) and cereals (+2.7% after +2.4%) accelerated. Tropical commodity prices, for their part, recovered (+2.5% after −1.7%). Lastly, sugar prices remained on a downward trend (−1.7% after −3.7%).

Food

index 2010=100
Food (index 2010=100)
Prices in foreign currencies Prices in euros
2022-02 152.2 173.4
2022-01 148.0 169.0
2021-12 143.6 164.2
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 173.4 2.6 9.6 37.7
Tropical foodstuffs 155.0 2.5 5.8 60.9
Oil seeds, vegetable oils 175.0 5.3 11.6 22.7
Cereals 133.0 2.7 8.0 1.8
Sugar 95.8 -1.7 -7.2 14.6
Meat 209.5 1.2 12.8 40.4
Seafood products 145.2 2.0 12.8 43.5
Industrial raw materials 156.8 5.1 22.7 21.1
Agricultural raw materials 185.3 2.1 33.6 27.5
Natural Fibres 155.4 3.4 6.4 46.2
Natural rubber 62.8 0.7 3.0 13.4
Hides 76.0 -0.2 0.6 51.0
Wood pulp 164.5 4.7 37.7 14.2
Tropical wood 101.5 -0.4 1.2 4.2
Sawn softwood 556.4 0.7 67.9 36.4
Minerals 149.4 5.8 20.8 20.2
Ferrous metals 119.7 7.5 46.9 -6.8
Non-ferrous metals 165.9 5.2 15.2 47.7
Precious metals 162.0 2.6 1.8 2.9
All commodities 163.1 3.8 15.0 29.4
  • Source: INSEE

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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).

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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).

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