Informations Rapides · 14 November 2025 · n° 280

In October 2025, consumer prices rose by 0.1% over one month and by 0.9% year on year Consumer price index - final results - October 2025

In October 2025, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased slightly by 0.1% over one month, after ‑1.0% in September. This slight rise in prices was primary due to the rebound in prices of services (+0.2% after ‑1.9%) caused by the seasonal increase in those of airfares (+14.7% after ‑27.5%). Prices of manufactured products (+0.2% after +0.4%) also contributed to the overall increase, but to a lesser extent. On the contrary, those of food fell again (‑0.2% as in September), like those of energy (‑0.4% after a stability). Tobacco prices were stable, as in the previous month.

Seasonally adjusted, consumer prices were stable again in October 2025 for the third consecutive month.

Year on year, consumer prices went up by 0.9% in October 2025, after +1.2% in September. This fall in inflation was explained by a sharper decline in those of energy (‑5.6% after ‑4.4%) and a slowdown in those of food (+1.3% after +1.7%). Year on year, prices of manufactured products fell slightly faster than in September (‑0.5 % after ‑0.4%). Those of services rose at the same pace as the previous month (+2.4%), like those of tobacco (+4.1%).

Year on year, core inflation stood at +1.2% in October 2025, after +1.3% in September.

The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) increased slightly by 0.1% over one month, after ‑1.1% in September. Year on year, it rose by 0.8%, after +1.0% in September.

Year on year, prices of energy fell by 5.6% in October 2025, after ‑4.4% in September.

Over a year, prices of petroleum products fell back (‑1.1% after +0.2%), in line with those of diesel (‑0.6% after +0.7%). Petrol prices fell at a faster pace than in September (‑1.9% after ‑0.4%).

Gas prices slowed down sharply (+1.1% after +6.4%). This significant decrease was explained partly by the fall in prices over one month (‑1.4%), and partly by a base effect (prices had risen by 3.8% in October 2024).

Prices of electricity fell again at a slightly faster rate than in September (‑13.8 % after ‑13.7%).

Year on year, food prices slowed down (+1.3% after +1.7%).

This decline in food inflation was exclusively due to the downturn in prices of fresh products (‑2.2% after +1.6%), caused by the fall in fresh vegetable prices (‑7.3% after +2.6%). Meanwhile, fresh fruit prices slowed down (+1.7% after +2.4%) and fresh fish prices rose at the same rate as in the previous month (+4.1%).

The inflation of food excluding fresh products rose again slightly (+1.8% after +1.7%). This is mainly explained by the acceleration in prices of milk, cheese and eggs (+0.7% after +0.4%) and in those of meat (+1.9% after +1.8%). Conversely, prices of sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery slowed down over a year (+5.1% after +5.4%), like those of non-alcoholic beverages (+9.3% after +9.5%). Prices of oils and fats decreased faster than in September (‑1.7% after ‑1.2%). Prices of alcoholic beverages rose at the same pace as the previous month (+0.4%).

Year on year, the prices of manufactured products fell by 0.5% in October after ‑0.4% in September.

The prices of clothing and footwear slowed down again over a year (+0.3% after +0.6%).

“Other manufactured products” prices fell at the same rate as in September and in August (‑0.2%). The slowdown in vehicle prices (+0.4% after +0.9%) and the sharper fall in prices of equipment for sport (‑1.6% after ‑0.9%) were offset by a smaller fall in prices of major household appliances (‑2.4% after ‑3.2%) and those of games, toys and hobbies (‑0.5% after ‑1.2%), along with a rebound in those of furniture and furnishings (+0.4% after ‑0.4%).

Over a year, prices of health products decreased at the same rate as in September (‑2.1%).

Year on year, the prices of services rose by 2.4%, as in September.

The prices of communication services rebounded sharply year on year (+2.0% after ‑1.4%), due partly to a month-on-month increase (+0.8%), and partly to a base effect (prices had fallen by 2.5% in October 2024).

Over one year, prices of transport services fell at a slower pace than in September (‑1.8% after ‑2.0%), driven by the rebound in those of transport by road (+0.7% after ‑0.2%), while the prices of transport by train decreased at faster pace than the previous month (‑1.2% after ‑0.6%), as did those of airfares (‑3.8% after ‑3.7%).

Prices of “other services” slowed down over a year (+2.8% after +3.0%), in particular those of insurance services (+6.4% after +7.3%), of accommodation services (+3.2% after +3.4%) and cultural and recreational services (+2.4% after +2.5%). Prices of maintenance and repair of private vehicles accelerated (+2.8% after +2.3%). Those of social protection (child care services, retirement homes for elderly persons and residences for disabled persons, services to maintain people in their private homes) rose at the same pace as September (+3.8%), like those of catering (+2.0%).

Prices of rent, water and household refuse collection slowed down slightly (+2.3% after +2.5%).

Prices of health services slowed down over a year (+2.1% after +2.6%).

Compared to the provisional estimates published on 31 October 2025, month-on-month changes in CPI and HICP have been confirmed. Their year-on-year changes have been revised downwards by 0.1 points.