Informations Rapides · 29 August 2025 · n° 221

In July 2025, the industrial producer prices increased by 0.6% over a month and were virtually stable over a year Industrial Producer and Import Price Indices - July 2025

In July 2025, producer prices in the French industry rose (+0.6% after +0.1% in June and -0.9% in May). Producer prices of products sold on the home market rebounded (+0.4% after -0.1% in June), while those of products intended for foreign markets accelerated (+1.3% after +0.6%). Over a year, French industrial producer prices were virtually stable (-0.1% after -0.5% in June).

Excluding energy in the broad sense (hydrocarbons, refined petroleum products, electricity, etc.), producer prices in the French industry were stable over a month (as in June) and increased over a year (+0.9% after +0.8% in June).

In July 2025, producer prices in the French industry for the home market were back on the rise over a month (+0.4% after -0.1% in June): prices for mining and quarrying products, energy, and water rebounded (+0.9% after -1.6% in June), while those for manufactured products rose again (+0.3% as in June). Over a year, producer prices in the French industry for the home market continued to rise (+0.4% after +0.3% in June).

In July 2025, prices for refined petroleum products slowed over a month (+3.8% after +5.7% in June), driven by a less pronounced increase in diesel prices, in a context of relative stability in world oil prices. Over a year, prices of refined petroleum products continued to fall sharply (-14.6% after -15.9% in June).

Prices for mining and quarrying products, energy, and water rebounded over a month (+0.9% after -1.6% in June), driven by an increase in trade services of gas through mains (+2.2% after +0.9% in June), notably linked to the changes in the tariff grid for the use of public natural gas distribution networks. Over a year, prices of mining and quarrying products, energy, and water declined for the twentieth consecutive month (-2.6% after -3.1%).

Prices of transport equipment increased (+0.3% after +0.1% in June). Over a year, they continued to rise (+0.7% after +0.6% in June).

Prices of electronic equipment and machinery continued to decrease over a month (-0.2% as in June), due to a further drop in prices of electronic components (-2.0% after -1.3%). Over a year, prices of electronic equipment and machinery were virtually stable (+0.1% after +0.4% in June).

Prices for food and beverages were stable over a month (after +0.2% in June): the decrease in prices of dairy and cheese products (-0.8% after +1.1%) was offset by the further increase in prices of processed and preserved meat (+1.0% after +1.1% in June). Over a year, prices for food and beverages slowed slightly (+3.2% after +3.4%).

Prices of “other industrial products” were also stable over a month (after +0.1% in June): the increase in prices of other plastic products (+2.3% in July after -0.1% in June) was offset by the fall back in prices of other chemical products (-2.7% after +0.6%).

In July 2025, industrial producer prices for foreign markets accelerated over a month (+1.3% after +0.6%). Prices for manufactured products were virtually stable (-0.1% after -0.3% in June), while those for mining and quarrying products, energy and water rose strongly again due to the important increase in spot electricity prices on wholesale markets.

Prices for refined petroleum products slowed in July (+1.0% after +3.1% in June), while those for food and beverages bounced back (+0.5% after -0.5%), driven by a rebound in distilled alcoholic beverages prices (+5.3% after -5.2% in June).

Prices for electronic equipment and machinery fell (-0.3% after -0.1% in June).

The fall in prices of “other industrial products” intensified over a month (-0.4% after -0.2% in June), driven by the stronger drop in prices of basic iron and steel and ferro-alloys (-2.4% after -0.1%).

Finally, prices for transport equipment were stable over a month (after -0.7% in June).

Over a year, the decline in industrial producer prices for foreign markets eased (-1.2% after -2.6% in June).

In July 2025, the import prices for industrial products fell back (-0.2% after +0,5%). Prices for manufactured products were stable (after +0.1% in June), while those of mining and quarrying products, energy and water fell back, linked to lower prices for natural gas, liquefied or in gaseous state.

The decline in prices of “other industrial products” continued (-0.4% after -0.5%), driven by a further drop in essential oils prices (-9.8% after -1.0%).

The increase in prices for refined petroleum products slowed sharply over a month (+2.1% after +7.9% in June), while those for transport equipment rebounded slightly (+0.2% after -0.1%).

Food and beverages prices were stable over a month (after +0.4% in June). The strong rise in processed tea and coffee prices (+9.3% after +1.0%) following world coffee prices, was offset by a fall in prices for cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery (-4.0% after +2.0% in June), driven by lower cocoa butter prices due to easing tensions in cocoa markets.

Prices for electronic equipment and machinery were also stable over a month (after -0.5% in June).

Over a year, the decline in import prices for industrial products intensified in July 2025 (-1.9% after -1.3% in June).

The evolution of the producer price index in the French industry for the home market between May and June 2025 has been revised upwards by 0.1 points: published in late July 2025 at -0.2 %, it has been reviewed at -0.1 %.