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Informations Rapides · 17 February 2023 · n° 42
Informations rapidesIn January 2023, oil prices in euros were virtually stable, those for imported raw materials recovered Prices of oil and raw material imports - January 2023

In January 2023, the prices of oil in euros were virtually stable (+0.1% after ‑14.8% in December). The prices in euros of imported raw materials (excluding energy) bounced back (+1.7% after ‑0.3%): those of food commodities were slightly back on the rise (+0.3% after ‑3.4%) and those of industrial raw materials increased again (+3.2% after +3.8%).

Informations rapides
No 42
Paru le :Paru le17/02/2023
Prochaine parution le : 21/10/2025 at 12:00 - September 2025
Warning:

As natural rubber prices for January 2023 are not yet available from the data provider, they have been assumed to be constant in foreign currency terms for this publication. This hypothesis affects the aggregate price index for agro-industrial raw materials. The values will be revised in the next publication.

In January 2023, the prices of oil in euros were virtually stable (+0.1% after ‑14.8% in December). The prices in euros of imported raw materials (excluding energy) bounced back (+1.7% after ‑0.3%): those of food commodities were slightly back on the rise (+0.3% after ‑3.4%) and those of industrial raw materials increased again (+3.2% after +3.8%).

Imported raw materials (excluding energy)

index 2010=100
Imported raw materials (excluding energy) (index 2010=100)
Prices in foreign currencies Prices in euros
2023-01 129.7 157.0
2022-12 125.6 154.4
2022-11 121.5 155.0
2022-10 122.1 161.5
2022-09 124.1 163.0
2022-08 131.2 168.6
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 in dollars recovered slightly, but remained stable in euros

In January 2023, the price of North Sea crude oil (Brent) in dollars picked up (+1.9% after ‑11.4% in December), averaging 82.5 dollars per barrel. In euro terms, the price per barrel was virtually stable (+0.1% after ‑14.8%), due to the appreciation of the euro against the dollar.

Oil (Brent)

price per barrel
Oil (Brent) (price per barrel)
Prices in dollars Prices in euros
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 %)
over the last month over the last 3 months over the last 12 months
Brent in $ per barrel 82.5 1.9 -11.6 -4.6
Brent in € per barrel 76.6 0.1 -19.4 0.2
Gasoline cts €/L 63.6 7.7 -21.5 11.1
Gas Oil 858.2 2.5 -25.1 30.1
Heavy fuel 357.3 4.3 -8.7 -14.7
Naphtha 618.0 9.7 -9.3 -7.5
  • Prices are in euros per tonne unless otherwise specified
  • Source: INSEE

Industrial raw material prices increased again

The prices in euros of industrial raw materials were up again in January, although slowing down (+3.2% after +3.8% in December), in the wake of those of minerals (+4.3% after +5.3%). Non-ferrous metal prices (+2.5% after +1.2%) and precious metal prices (+2.1% after +1.5%) accelerated a little, whereas those for ferrous metals slackened, while remaining very dynamic (+7.3% after +14.9%).

Conversely, prices of agro-industrial materials continued to decline (‑4.0% after ‑3.8%), with notably a sharp decline in hide prices (‑21.5% after ‑3.8%). Tropical wood prices also decreased (‑1.4% after ‑0.1%). On the other hand, prices for sawn softwood picked up strongly (+6.3% after ‑11.2%) as did, to a lesser extent, those for paper pulp (+1.7% after ‑2.2%) and natural textile fibres (+1.5% after ‑2.4%).

Industrial raw materials

index 2010=100
Industrial raw materials (index 2010=100)
Prices in foreign currencies Prices in euros
2023-01 112.7 137.6
2022-12 107.6 133.4
2022-11 100.3 128.5
2022-10 98.1 130.3
2022-09 100.4 132.8
2022-08 106.8 138.5
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 recovered slightly

Prices in euros of food commodities rebounded somewhat in January (+0.3% after ‑3.4% in December), due to a strong increase in cereal prices (+6.4% after ‑2.4%) and a smaller growth in those for seafood (+0.5% after ‑3.9%), tropical foodstuffs (+0.3% after ‑3.1%) and meat (+0.2% after ‑3.6%). The prices for oilseeds (‑0.7% after ‑3.1%) and sugar (‑2.1% after ‑0.7%), on their side, fell again.

Food

index 2010=100
Food (index 2010=100)
Prices in foreign currencies Prices in euros
2023-01 150.5 180.7
2022-12 147.6 180.2
2022-11 146.9 186.5
2022-10 150.6 198.2
2022-09 152.2 198.6
2022-08 160.3 204.5
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

index 2010=100
Imported raw materials (excluding energy) in euros (index 2010=100)
Index of last month changes (in %)
over the last month over the last 3 months over the last 12 months
Food total 180.7 0.3 -8.8 4.5
Tropical foodstuffs 132.0 0.3 -14.8 -12.7
Oil seeds, vegetable oils 181.5 -0.7 -7.9 -0.8
Cereals 159.7 6.4 -0.1 23.3
Sugar 110.6 -2.1 -0.6 13.4
Meat 213.0 0.2 -5.4 2.8
Seafood products 173.9 0.5 -9.3 22.2
Industrial raw materials 137.6 3.2 5.6 -7.2
 Agricultural raw materials 131.8 -4.0 -13.7 -25.2
   Natural textile fibres 129.6 1.5 -3.5 -14.3
   Natural rubber 50.6 0.3 -3.8 -18.8
   Hides 46.3 -21.5 -27.2 -22.8
   Wood pulp 185.8 1.7 -5.7 18.2
   Tropical wood 96.4 -1.4 -1.2 -5.4
   Sawn softwood 214.2 6.3 -18.5 -61.2
 Minerals 136.2 4.3 9.4 -3.6
   Ferrous metals 106.7 7.3 18.8 -4.2
   Non-ferrous metals 149.2 2.5 5.1 -5.4
   Precious metals 170.1 2.1 4.2 7.7
All commodities 157.0 1.7 -2.8 -1.0
  • 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: 17 March 2023 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: 17 March 2023 at 12.00 pm

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