Informations Rapides ·
25 February 2026 · n° 46
In January 2026, oil and gas prices bounced back Prices of energy and imported raw materials - January 2026
In January 2026, the price of oil in euros bounced back (+4.6% month on month, after ‑4.3% in December 2025), and that of gas even more markedly (+23.7% after ‑10.2%). The prices in euros of imported raw materials (excluding energy) increased for the sixth consecutive month (+2.0% after +0.8%) but decreased over one year (‑4.5%). Prices in euros of industrial raw materials accelerated over one month (+7.2% after +4.0%) and increased sharply over one year (+12.9%). Prices of strategic raw materials were almost all on the rise over the month, sometimes by very significant proportions. Finally, prices in euros of food commodities decreased again over one month (‑2.8% after ‑2.0%) and decreased sharply over the year (‑17.7%).
The data published for January 2026 are provisional. Indeed, the weights of indices for 2026 will be updated in the next publication, when all the import data for 2025 will be available. By construction, these new weights will lead to revisions in the index values published for January 2026.
In January 2026, the price of oil in euros bounced back (+4.6% month on month, after ‑4.3% in December 2025), and that of gas even more markedly (+23.7% after ‑10.2%). The prices in euros of imported raw materials (excluding energy) increased for the sixth consecutive month (+2.0% after +0.8%) but decreased over one year (‑4.5%). Prices in euros of industrial raw materials accelerated over one month (+7.2% after +4.0%) and increased sharply over one year (+12.9%). Prices of strategic raw materials were almost all on the rise over the month, sometimes by very significant proportions. Finally, prices in euros of food commodities decreased again over one month (‑2.8% after ‑2.0%) and decreased sharply over the year (‑17.7%).
tableauImported raw materials (excluding energy)
| Price index in foreign currencies | Price index in euros | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01 | 156.9 | 167.0 |
| 2025-12 | 153.9 | 163.7 |
| 2025-11 | 150.9 | 162.4 |
| 2025-10 | 150.1 | 160.8 |
| 2025-09 | 147.9 | 157.1 |
| 2025-08 | 143.6 | 153.5 |
| 2025-07 | 142.8 | 152.2 |
| 2025-06 | 144.4 | 156.1 |
| 2025-05 | 146.8 | 161.7 |
| 2025-04 | 144.8 | 160.0 |
| 2025-03 | 149.2 | 170.6 |
| 2025-02 | 151.1 | 178.4 |
| 2025-01 | 147.5 | 174.8 |
| 2024-12 | 146.7 | 172.2 |
| 2024-11 | 144.3 | 167.3 |
| 2024-10 | 141.8 | 160.7 |
| 2024-09 | 139.2 | 155.3 |
| 2024-08 | 138.3 | 155.3 |
| 2024-07 | 137.9 | 157.0 |
| 2024-06 | 142.3 | 163.5 |
| 2024-05 | 143.8 | 164.2 |
| 2024-04 | 144.2 | 165.9 |
| 2024-03 | 136.4 | 155.2 |
| 2024-02 | 132.8 | 152.2 |
| 2024-01 | 132.5 | 150.6 |
| 2023-12 | 133.4 | 151.5 |
| 2023-11 | 131.9 | 150.5 |
| 2023-10 | 127.7 | 148.7 |
| 2023-09 | 128.3 | 148.3 |
| 2023-08 | 126.9 | 144.1 |
| 2023-07 | 128.5 | 144.2 |
| 2023-06 | 127.0 | 144.5 |
| 2023-05 | 125.8 | 142.9 |
| 2023-04 | 130.6 | 147.7 |
| 2023-03 | 129.8 | 150.1 |
| 2023-02 | 131.5 | 152.5 |
| 2023-01 | 130.3 | 150.8 |
| 2022-12 | 126.0 | 147.8 |
| 2022-11 | 122.3 | 148.0 |
| 2022-10 | 123.1 | 153.4 |
| 2022-09 | 125.6 | 156.4 |
| 2022-08 | 132.3 | 162.6 |
| 2022-07 | 132.2 | 160.7 |
| 2022-06 | 140.2 | 165.6 |
| 2022-05 | 144.1 | 170.5 |
| 2022-04 | 153.0 | 179.1 |
| 2022-03 | 152.3 | 175.5 |
| 2022-02 | 143.2 | 160.3 |
| 2022-01 | 137.8 | 154.7 |
| 2021-12 | 132.3 | 148.6 |
| 2021-11 | 127.6 | 142.2 |
| 2021-10 | 131.4 | 144.5 |
| 2021-09 | 128.6 | 139.3 |
| 2021-08 | 132.9 | 143.5 |
| 2021-07 | 134.7 | 145.0 |
| 2021-06 | 135.9 | 144.1 |
| 2021-05 | 138.7 | 146.1 |
| 2021-04 | 130.3 | 139.3 |
| 2021-03 | 123.0 | 132.0 |
| 2021-02 | 119.7 | 126.3 |
| 2021-01 | 116.3 | 122.1 |
| 2020-12 | 113.2 | 118.5 |
| 2020-11 | 104.5 | 112.0 |
| 2020-10 | 100.9 | 108.4 |
| 2020-09 | 101.2 | 108.8 |
| 2020-08 | 98.8 | 106.0 |
| 2020-07 | 93.2 | 102.5 |
| 2020-06 | 91.0 | 101.7 |
| 2020-05 | 89.8 | 103.0 |
| 2020-04 | 85.4 | 97.8 |
| 2020-03 | 89.2 | 100.8 |
| 2020-02 | 92.1 | 106.4 |
| 2020-01 | 95.0 | 108.4 |
| 2019-12 | 94.0 | 107.1 |
| 2019-11 | 91.6 | 104.7 |
| 2019-10 | 90.1 | 103.0 |
| 2019-09 | 91.0 | 104.5 |
| 2019-08 | 91.3 | 103.9 |
| 2019-07 | 97.8 | 111.0 |
| 2019-06 | 96.4 | 108.5 |
| 2019-05 | 94.5 | 107.2 |
| 2019-04 | 95.7 | 108.4 |
| 2019-03 | 93.5 | 105.3 |
| 2019-02 | 94.4 | 105.9 |
| 2019-01 | 91.4 | 101.9 |
| 2018-12 | 89.7 | 100.2 |
| 2018-11 | 91.6 | 102.6 |
| 2018-10 | 92.8 | 103.3 |
| 2018-09 | 89.7 | 98.3 |
| 2018-08 | 91.1 | 100.8 |
| 2018-07 | 94.1 | 103.2 |
| 2018-06 | 98.4 | 108.2 |
| 2018-05 | 98.8 | 107.5 |
| 2018-04 | 97.7 | 102.8 |
| 2018-03 | 97.5 | 102.1 |
| 2018-02 | 98.6 | 103.1 |
| 2018-01 | 97.4 | 102.9 |
| 2017-12 | 94.6 | 102.3 |
| 2017-11 | 94.6 | 103.4 |
| 2017-10 | 94.1 | 102.9 |
| 2017-09 | 95.8 | 103.6 |
| 2017-08 | 97.0 | 105.8 |
| 2017-07 | 95.0 | 105.7 |
| 2017-06 | 92.0 | 104.5 |
| 2017-05 | 92.4 | 106.4 |
| 2017-04 | 93.5 | 110.7 |
| 2017-03 | 98.1 | 116.7 |
| 2017-02 | 98.7 | 118.1 |
| 2017-01 | 96.1 | 115.1 |
| 2016-12 | 93.8 | 112.9 |
| 2016-11 | 92.6 | 109.2 |
| 2016-10 | 87.1 | 101.1 |
| 2016-09 | 86.3 | 98.5 |
| 2016-08 | 87.7 | 99.9 |
| 2016-07 | 88.3 | 101.7 |
| 2016-06 | 85.9 | 97.8 |
| 2016-05 | 83.8 | 94.9 |
| 2016-04 | 84.0 | 94.9 |
| 2016-03 | 80.9 | 93.0 |
| 2016-02 | 77.4 | 88.9 |
| 2016-01 | 75.6 | 88.4 |
| 2015-12 | 76.6 | 89.3 |
| 2015-11 | 78.0 | 92.4 |
| 2015-10 | 81.2 | 92.6 |
| 2015-09 | 81.8 | 93.4 |
| 2015-08 | 82.6 | 95.0 |
| 2015-07 | 84.0 | 98.1 |
| 2015-06 | 86.5 | 99.6 |
| 2015-05 | 86.8 | 100.7 |
| 2015-04 | 85.4 | 102.0 |
| 2015-03 | 86.2 | 102.3 |
| 2015-02 | 89.0 | 101.4 |
| 2015-01 | 91.5 | 101.9 |
| 2014-12 | 94.3 | 99.6 |
| 2014-11 | 96.8 | 101.8 |
| 2014-10 | 97.9 | 101.8 |
| 2014-09 | 98.6 | 101.1 |
| 2014-08 | 101.5 | 101.1 |
| 2014-07 | 102.3 | 100.3 |
| 2014-06 | 101.2 | 98.9 |
| 2014-05 | 103.2 | 100.0 |
| 2014-04 | 106.1 | 102.3 |
| 2014-03 | 104.9 | 101.0 |
| 2014-02 | 103.2 | 100.3 |
| 2014-01 | 101.7 | 99.1 |
| 2013-12 | 101.9 | 98.8 |
| 2013-11 | 101.0 | 99.4 |
| 2013-10 | 100.3 | 97.9 |
| 2013-09 | 100.5 | 100.1 |
| 2013-08 | 101.6 | 101.5 |
| 2013-07 | 101.1 | 102.5 |
| 2013-06 | 100.1 | 101.1 |
| 2013-05 | 101.4 | 104.1 |
| 2013-04 | 102.5 | 104.9 |
| 2013-03 | 103.9 | 106.8 |
| 2013-02 | 106.0 | 106.2 |
| 2013-01 | 104.4 | 105.1 |
graphiqueImported raw materials (excluding energy)
- Source: INSEE.
Oil and gas prices bounced back
In January 2026, the price in dollars of North Sea crude oil (Brent) bounced back (+5.0% after ‑3.2% in December), averaging $64.7 per barrel. This was also the case in euros (+4.6% after ‑4.3%). Over the past year, the price per barrel fell in dollars (‑18.4%) and in an even more pronounced way in euros (‑28.1%), due to the appreciation of the euro against the dollar over the period.
The price of natural gas on the European market (TTF) bounced back sharply month on month (+23.7% after ‑10.2%), averaging €34.2/Mwh. However, year on year, it decreased strongly (‑29.3%). Lastly, the price of uranium in euros accelerated vigorously over one month (+9.7% after +0.2%) and increased year on year (+3.9%).
tableauPrices of energy
| Brent in dollars per barrel | Brent in euros per barrel | Natural gas (TTF) in euros per MWh | Uranium in euros per pound | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01 | 64.7 | 55.1 | 34.2 | 73.4 |
| 2025-12 | 61.6 | 52.7 | 27.6 | 66.9 |
| 2025-11 | 63.6 | 55.0 | 30.8 | 66.8 |
| 2025-10 | 63.9 | 55.0 | 31.9 | 68.1 |
| 2025-09 | 67.4 | 57.4 | 32.3 | 66.2 |
| 2025-08 | 67.9 | 58.4 | 32.7 | 62.7 |
| 2025-07 | 71.0 | 60.8 | 33.9 | 62.2 |
| 2025-06 | 71.4 | 62.0 | 36.6 | 63.9 |
| 2025-05 | 64.4 | 57.2 | 35.3 | 62.9 |
| 2025-04 | 67.8 | 60.6 | 35.2 | 58.1 |
| 2025-03 | 72.7 | 67.3 | 41.8 | 59.4 |
| 2025-02 | 75.4 | 72.4 | 50.3 | 64.7 |
| 2025-01 | 79.3 | 76.6 | 48.3 | 70.6 |
| 2024-12 | 73.8 | 70.5 | 45.2 | 71.6 |
| 2024-11 | 74.1 | 69.7 | 44.7 | 73.6 |
| 2024-10 | 75.6 | 69.4 | 40.4 | 75.6 |
| 2024-09 | 74.0 | 66.6 | 36.2 | 72.0 |
| 2024-08 | 80.4 | 73.0 | 38.3 | 73.4 |
| 2024-07 | 85.2 | 78.5 | 32.6 | 77.8 |
| 2024-06 | 82.2 | 76.5 | 34.5 | 79.6 |
| 2024-05 | 81.9 | 75.7 | 32.0 | 84.6 |
| 2024-04 | 89.8 | 83.8 | 28.9 | 82.6 |
| 2024-03 | 85.4 | 78.6 | 26.9 | 81.7 |
| 2024-02 | 83.5 | 77.3 | 25.8 | 93.2 |
| 2024-01 | 80.0 | 73.4 | 29.9 | 91.4 |
| 2023-12 | 77.8 | 71.2 | 36.0 | 79.1 |
| 2023-11 | 82.9 | 76.8 | 45.7 | 71.1 |
| 2023-10 | 90.6 | 85.8 | 47.1 | 67.7 |
| 2023-09 | 93.5 | 87.5 | 36.9 | 61.2 |
| 2023-08 | 86.1 | 78.9 | 35.0 | 52.5 |
| 2023-07 | 80.1 | 72.4 | 29.5 | 50.5 |
| 2023-06 | 74.8 | 69.0 | 32.6 | 52.0 |
| 2023-05 | 75.6 | 69.6 | 31.7 | 49.5 |
| 2023-04 | 84.7 | 77.2 | 42.1 | 46.8 |
| 2023-03 | 78.4 | 73.3 | 44.0 | 47.1 |
| 2023-02 | 82.8 | 77.3 | 52.6 | 47.6 |
| 2023-01 | 82.5 | 76.6 | 63.9 | 45.7 |
| 2022-12 | 81.0 | 76.5 | 116.2 | 45.6 |
| 2022-11 | 91.4 | 89.7 | 119.5 | 49.6 |
| 2022-10 | 93.3 | 95.0 | 135.5 | 51.4 |
| 2022-09 | 89.7 | 90.6 | 203.5 | 49.8 |
| 2022-08 | 100.6 | 99.4 | 236.0 | 47.4 |
| 2022-07 | 111.9 | 109.9 | 172.0 | 46.2 |
| 2022-06 | 122.0 | 115.5 | 108.3 | 46.4 |
| 2022-05 | 113.1 | 106.9 | 94.1 | 47.8 |
| 2022-04 | 104.9 | 96.7 | 101.8 | 54.6 |
| 2022-03 | 117.2 | 106.4 | 131.3 | 49.7 |
| 2022-02 | 96.8 | 85.4 | 81.9 | 38.4 |
| 2022-01 | 86.5 | 76.5 | 85.2 | 39.3 |
| 2021-12 | 74.4 | 65.8 | 114.8 | 39.0 |
| 2021-11 | 81.0 | 71.0 | 82.6 | 40.3 |
| 2021-10 | 83.5 | 72.0 | 91.3 | 37.6 |
| 2021-09 | 74.5 | 63.3 | 66.2 | 36.8 |
| 2021-08 | 70.9 | 60.2 | 44.7 | 27.4 |
| 2021-07 | 75.1 | 63.5 | 36.1 | 27.4 |
| 2021-06 | 73.2 | 60.8 | 29.2 | 26.6 |
| 2021-05 | 68.5 | 56.4 | 25.0 | 25.0 |
| 2021-04 | 64.8 | 54.1 | 20.4 | 24.7 |
| 2021-03 | 65.4 | 55.0 | 17.6 | 24.0 |
| 2021-02 | 62.3 | 51.5 | 17.4 | 24.0 |
| 2021-01 | 54.8 | 45.0 | 20.4 | 24.6 |
| 2020-12 | 50.0 | 41.1 | 16.4 | 24.6 |
| 2020-11 | 42.7 | 36.1 | 13.9 | 25.0 |
| 2020-10 | 40.2 | 34.1 | 14.2 | 25.2 |
| 2020-09 | 40.9 | 34.7 | 11.4 | 25.6 |
| 2020-08 | 44.8 | 37.8 | 8.3 | 26.6 |
| 2020-07 | 43.2 | 37.7 | 5.4 | 28.4 |
| 2020-06 | 40.3 | 35.8 | 5.3 | 29.6 |
| 2020-05 | 29.4 | 27.5 | 4.9 | 31.0 |
| 2020-04 | 18.5 | 16.9 | 6.7 | 28.8 |
| 2020-03 | 31.9 | 28.8 | 8.4 | 22.9 |
| 2020-02 | 55.7 | 51.1 | 9.1 | 22.5 |
| 2020-01 | 63.6 | 57.3 | 11.2 | 22.1 |
| 2019-12 | 67.2 | 60.4 | 14.2 | 22.9 |
| 2019-11 | 63.2 | 57.2 | 15.9 | 22.9 |
| 2019-10 | 59.7 | 54.0 | 15.6 | 22.4 |
| 2019-09 | 62.8 | 57.1 | 13.0 | 23.1 |
| 2019-08 | 59.0 | 53.1 | 11.3 | 22.7 |
| 2019-07 | 63.9 | 57.0 | 11.0 | 22.6 |
| 2019-06 | 64.3 | 56.9 | 10.8 | 21.8 |
| 2019-05 | 71.2 | 63.6 | 13.2 | 21.9 |
| 2019-04 | 71.2 | 63.4 | 14.9 | 22.9 |
| 2019-03 | 66.1 | 58.5 | 15.6 | 23.7 |
| 2019-02 | 64.0 | 56.4 | 18.1 | 25.1 |
| 2019-01 | 59.4 | 52.0 | 21.7 | 25.3 |
| 2018-12 | 56.5 | 49.8 | 23.9 | 25.2 |
| 2018-11 | 64.7 | 57.0 | 24.8 | 25.5 |
| 2018-10 | 81.0 | 70.6 | 26.1 | 24.1 |
| 2018-09 | 78.9 | 67.7 | 27.9 | 23.3 |
| 2018-08 | 72.5 | 62.8 | 23.9 | 22.7 |
| 2018-07 | 74.3 | 63.5 | 22.2 | 20.5 |
| 2018-06 | 74.4 | 63.7 | 21.8 | 19.8 |
| 2018-05 | 76.9 | 65.2 | 21.6 | 18.7 |
| 2018-04 | 72.0 | 58.7 | 19.3 | 16.9 |
| 2018-03 | 66.0 | 53.5 | 18.5 | 17.7 |
| 2018-02 | 65.3 | 52.9 | 18.6 | 17.6 |
| 2018-01 | 69.1 | 56.6 | 18.6 | 19.1 |
| 2017-12 | 64.4 | 54.4 | 20.6 | 20.6 |
| 2017-11 | 62.7 | 53.4 | 19.5 | 19.6 |
| 2017-10 | 57.5 | 48.9 | 17.9 | 17.3 |
| 2017-09 | 55.5 | 46.6 | 17.1 | 17.2 |
| 2017-08 | 51.9 | 44.0 | 15.8 | 17.3 |
| 2017-07 | 49.1 | 42.6 | 14.8 | 17.8 |
| 2017-06 | 47.6 | 42.4 | 14.9 | 17.8 |
| 2017-05 | 51.4 | 46.5 | 15.6 | 19.5 |
| 2017-04 | 53.8 | 50.1 | 16.0 | 21.6 |
| 2017-03 | 52.6 | 49.2 | 16.0 | 23.4 |
| 2017-02 | 56.0 | 52.6 | 19.4 | 23.6 |
| 2017-01 | 55.4 | 52.2 | 19.7 | 21.5 |
| 2016-12 | 54.9 | 52.1 | 17.5 | 18.8 |
| 2016-11 | 47.1 | 43.7 | 18.0 | 17.1 |
| 2016-10 | 51.4 | 46.6 | 16.5 | 19.2 |
| 2016-09 | 47.7 | 42.5 | 12.9 | 22.0 |
| 2016-08 | 46.8 | 41.8 | 12.3 | 23.2 |
| 2016-07 | 45.3 | 41.0 | 14.4 | 23.5 |
| 2016-06 | 48.2 | 43.0 | 14.4 | 24.2 |
| 2016-05 | 46.7 | 41.3 | 13.1 | 24.6 |
| 2016-04 | 41.6 | 36.7 | 12.0 | 25.4 |
| 2016-03 | 38.2 | 34.4 | 12.0 | 26.9 |
| 2016-02 | 32.2 | 29.0 | 12.2 | 30.3 |
| 2016-01 | 30.7 | 28.3 | 13.8 | 32.0 |
graphiquePrices of energy
- Source: INSEE.
tableauEnergy prices
| prices of last month | changes (in %) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M/M-1 | M/M-3 | M/M-12 | ||
| Brent in $ per barrel | 64.7 | 5.0 | 1.1 | -18.4 |
| Brent in € per barrel | 55.1 | 4.6 | 0.2 | -28.1 |
| Natural gas (TTF) in €/MWh | 34.2 | 23.7 | 7.0 | -29.3 |
| Uranium in €/pound | 73.4 | 9.7 | 7.8 | 3.9 |
- Source: INSEE.
Prices in euros of industrial raw materials accelerated
In January 2026, prices in euros of industrial raw materials accelerated month on month (+7.2% after +4.0% in December). Over one year, they rose sharply (+12.9%).
Prices of mineral materials accelerated again (+7.8% after +3.8%), driven by the prices of precious metals which skyrocketed (+18.4% after +8.7%), particularly those of silver and gold. Prices of non-ferrous metals accelerated too (+9.7% after +2.7%) as well as, to a lesser extent, those of ferrous metals (+1.5% after +1.0%). Year on year, mineral material prices went up by 17.4%, still driven by soaring prices of precious metals (+77.3%), notably silver (+167.3%) and gold (+54.4%). Prices of non-ferrous metals were also on the rise over one year (+13.1%), while those of ferrous metals declined (‑5.9%).
Prices of agro-industrial raw materials increased again month on month (+4.3% after +5.3%). Prices of paper pulp accelerated (+6.7% after +5.0%), as did those of sawn softwood (+4.3% after +0.7%), of rubber (+5.3% after +0.2%) and of natural textile fibres (+2.7% after +0.8%). Prices of tropical sawn wood increased slightly again (+0.7% after +0.7%). However, prices for hides fell back a little (‑1.3% after +19.4%). Year on year, prices of agro-industrial raw materials decreased sharply (‑12.6%), particularly paper pulp (‑16.3%), natural rubber (‑16.0%), hides (‑11.2%) and sawn softwood (‑10.9%).
tableauIndustrial raw materials
| Price index in foreign currencies | Price index in euros | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01 | 138.6 | 156.2 |
| 2025-12 | 129.2 | 145.7 |
| 2025-11 | 122.6 | 140.2 |
| 2025-10 | 122.9 | 139.7 |
| 2025-09 | 117.1 | 131.9 |
| 2025-08 | 113.2 | 128.7 |
| 2025-07 | 113.2 | 128.1 |
| 2025-06 | 110.8 | 127.1 |
| 2025-05 | 109.8 | 128.7 |
| 2025-04 | 108.8 | 128.1 |
| 2025-03 | 114.0 | 139.3 |
| 2025-02 | 113.0 | 143.2 |
| 2025-01 | 108.5 | 138.4 |
| 2024-12 | 108.5 | 136.7 |
| 2024-11 | 109.1 | 135.6 |
| 2024-10 | 110.8 | 134.3 |
| 2024-09 | 105.1 | 125.1 |
| 2024-08 | 104.4 | 125.2 |
| 2024-07 | 106.5 | 129.7 |
| 2024-06 | 108.8 | 133.5 |
| 2024-05 | 114.6 | 140.0 |
| 2024-04 | 110.5 | 136.0 |
| 2024-03 | 104.3 | 126.7 |
| 2024-02 | 104.9 | 128.4 |
| 2024-01 | 108.0 | 130.9 |
| 2023-12 | 109.3 | 132.5 |
| 2023-11 | 107.3 | 131.2 |
| 2023-10 | 103.4 | 129.1 |
| 2023-09 | 104.6 | 129.2 |
| 2023-08 | 101.1 | 122.4 |
| 2023-07 | 103.0 | 123.1 |
| 2023-06 | 102.5 | 125.1 |
| 2023-05 | 101.6 | 123.7 |
| 2023-04 | 108.3 | 130.8 |
| 2023-03 | 110.8 | 137.0 |
| 2023-02 | 113.7 | 140.6 |
| 2023-01 | 114.5 | 140.8 |
| 2022-12 | 108.3 | 135.3 |
| 2022-11 | 100.7 | 130.3 |
| 2022-10 | 98.3 | 131.9 |
| 2022-09 | 101.2 | 135.0 |
| 2022-08 | 107.6 | 140.7 |
| 2022-07 | 106.0 | 138.1 |
| 2022-06 | 119.1 | 149.6 |
| 2022-05 | 125.9 | 157.9 |
| 2022-04 | 141.2 | 173.5 |
| 2022-03 | 146.3 | 176.8 |
| 2022-02 | 135.0 | 158.4 |
| 2022-01 | 128.2 | 150.8 |
| 2021-12 | 120.6 | 141.9 |
| 2021-11 | 112.2 | 130.7 |
| 2021-10 | 120.9 | 138.6 |
| 2021-09 | 118.4 | 133.8 |
| 2021-08 | 124.0 | 140.0 |
| 2021-07 | 135.0 | 151.8 |
| 2021-06 | 136.6 | 150.8 |
| 2021-05 | 140.6 | 154.1 |
| 2021-04 | 129.1 | 143.5 |
| 2021-03 | 122.2 | 136.6 |
| 2021-02 | 118.7 | 130.5 |
| 2021-01 | 115.8 | 126.6 |
| 2020-12 | 111.1 | 121.3 |
| 2020-11 | 97.0 | 108.8 |
| 2020-10 | 92.7 | 104.4 |
| 2020-09 | 94.8 | 106.5 |
| 2020-08 | 93.5 | 104.7 |
| 2020-07 | 85.4 | 98.5 |
| 2020-06 | 80.0 | 94.0 |
| 2020-05 | 74.7 | 90.6 |
| 2020-04 | 71.5 | 86.9 |
| 2020-03 | 75.1 | 89.8 |
| 2020-02 | 78.3 | 95.0 |
| 2020-01 | 82.5 | 98.3 |
| 2019-12 | 80.7 | 96.1 |
| 2019-11 | 78.1 | 93.5 |
| 2019-10 | 79.0 | 94.5 |
| 2019-09 | 81.1 | 97.4 |
| 2019-08 | 80.2 | 95.3 |
| 2019-07 | 89.5 | 105.7 |
| 2019-06 | 85.5 | 100.3 |
| 2019-05 | 83.8 | 99.2 |
| 2019-04 | 84.3 | 99.5 |
| 2019-03 | 82.4 | 96.8 |
| 2019-02 | 82.6 | 96.5 |
| 2019-01 | 76.9 | 89.3 |
| 2018-12 | 75.3 | 87.5 |
| 2018-11 | 77.5 | 90.2 |
| 2018-10 | 78.8 | 90.8 |
| 2018-09 | 77.1 | 87.5 |
| 2018-08 | 77.9 | 89.3 |
| 2018-07 | 78.9 | 89.5 |
| 2018-06 | 82.9 | 94.4 |
| 2018-05 | 83.7 | 94.4 |
| 2018-04 | 83.1 | 90.2 |
| 2018-03 | 82.5 | 89.2 |
| 2018-02 | 86.5 | 93.3 |
| 2018-01 | 86.1 | 93.9 |
| 2017-12 | 81.8 | 91.8 |
| 2017-11 | 80.2 | 90.8 |
| 2017-10 | 79.2 | 89.5 |
| 2017-09 | 81.3 | 90.7 |
| 2017-08 | 80.0 | 90.0 |
| 2017-07 | 74.4 | 85.7 |
| 2017-06 | 70.2 | 82.8 |
| 2017-05 | 72.1 | 86.4 |
| 2017-04 | 75.4 | 93.1 |
| 2017-03 | 80.9 | 100.3 |
| 2017-02 | 81.5 | 101.4 |
| 2017-01 | 76.9 | 95.9 |
| 2016-12 | 75.5 | 94.9 |
| 2016-11 | 71.9 | 88.3 |
| 2016-10 | 64.8 | 78.0 |
| 2016-09 | 63.9 | 75.7 |
| 2016-08 | 65.7 | 77.8 |
| 2016-07 | 64.5 | 77.4 |
| 2016-06 | 61.2 | 72.4 |
| 2016-05 | 61.9 | 72.8 |
| 2016-04 | 63.6 | 74.6 |
| 2016-03 | 61.0 | 73.1 |
| 2016-02 | 56.6 | 67.8 |
| 2016-01 | 53.7 | 65.6 |
| 2015-12 | 54.3 | 66.4 |
| 2015-11 | 56.2 | 69.7 |
| 2015-10 | 60.7 | 72.0 |
| 2015-09 | 62.4 | 74.0 |
| 2015-08 | 62.2 | 74.5 |
| 2015-07 | 64.1 | 77.9 |
| 2015-06 | 69.1 | 82.3 |
| 2015-05 | 70.5 | 84.3 |
| 2015-04 | 67.4 | 83.4 |
| 2015-03 | 68.3 | 84.1 |
| 2015-02 | 70.7 | 83.1 |
| 2015-01 | 73.3 | 84.2 |
| 2014-12 | 77.3 | 83.7 |
| 2014-11 | 80.4 | 86.0 |
| 2014-10 | 81.7 | 86.1 |
| 2014-09 | 83.8 | 86.7 |
| 2014-08 | 87.3 | 87.5 |
| 2014-07 | 87.7 | 86.4 |
| 2014-06 | 84.7 | 83.1 |
| 2014-05 | 86.1 | 83.7 |
| 2014-04 | 89.2 | 86.1 |
| 2014-03 | 87.6 | 84.6 |
| 2014-02 | 90.3 | 88.3 |
| 2014-01 | 92.5 | 90.8 |
| 2013-12 | 94.2 | 91.8 |
| 2013-11 | 93.5 | 92.4 |
| 2013-10 | 92.8 | 90.8 |
| 2013-09 | 92.5 | 92.5 |
| 2013-08 | 93.6 | 93.8 |
| 2013-07 | 89.7 | 91.5 |
| 2013-06 | 87.5 | 88.5 |
| 2013-05 | 91.0 | 93.6 |
| 2013-04 | 95.6 | 97.8 |
| 2013-03 | 98.9 | 101.7 |
| 2013-02 | 104.8 | 104.5 |
| 2013-01 | 103.2 | 103.5 |
graphiqueIndustrial raw materials
- Source: INSEE.
Prices in euros of strategic raw materials were almost all upwards, sometimes by very significant proportions
In January 2026, price of silver accelerated very sharply again (+42.7% after +25.2% in December), as well as those of lithium (+37.6% after +9.8%), of platinum (+30.7% after +17.1%), of nickel (+19.6% after a stability), of palladium (+16.6% after +10.8%), of copper (+10.6% after +7.9%) and of cobalt to a lesser extent (+6.9% after +6.4%). Prices of molybdenum slowed down (+0.6% after +3.6%). On the contrary, price of chromium fell back (‑2.1% after +2.3%).
tableauPrices of strategic materials for the industry
| prices of last month | changes (in %) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M/M-1 | M/M-3 | M/M-12 | ||
| Silver (cts €/ounce) | 7,840.8 | 42.7 | 84.5 | 167.3 |
| Chromium (€/tonne) | 9,827.1 | -2.1 | 25.3 | 18.9 |
| Cobalt (€/tonne) | 47,452.9 | 6.9 | 27.6 | 106.8 |
| Copper (€/tonne) | 11,150.3 | 10.6 | 21.2 | 28.6 |
| Lithium (€/tonne) | 111,917.5 | 37.6 | 56.8 | 27.0 |
| Molybdenum (€/tonne) | 54,466.5 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 11.1 |
| Nickel (€/tonne) | 15,191.0 | 19.6 | 17.2 | 2.3 |
| Palladium (€/ounce) | 1,595.3 | 16.6 | 29.2 | 72.2 |
| Platinum (€/ounce) | 2,082.1 | 30.7 | 49.0 | 126.0 |
- Within the mineral raw materials index, silver, palladium and platinum are classified as precious metals, while the other strategic raw materials for industry are classified as non-ferrous metals.
- Source: INSEE.
Prices in euros of food commodities decreased again
In January 2026, prices in euros of food commodities decreased again (‑2.8% after ‑2.0% in December).
Prices of tropical commodities decreased markedly again (‑10.3% after ‑6.0%), particularly those of cocoa prices. Prices of seafood products fell back (‑4.0% after +2.0%), as did those of cereals (‑2.8% after +7.2%) and of sugar (‑1.2% after +0.8%). Prices of oilseeds continued to decline (‑0.3% after ‑2.4%). Only meat prices rebounded slightly (+0.5% after ‑1.9%). Year on year, prices of food commodities plummeted (‑17.7%), including the clear fall in prices of tropical commodities (‑36.8%), of sugar (‑31.3%), of cereals (‑22.3%) and of seafood products (‑17,3%).
tableauFood raw materials
| Price index in foreign currencies | Price index in euros | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01 | 177.4 | 179.8 |
| 2025-12 | 182.8 | 185.0 |
| 2025-11 | 184.6 | 188.8 |
| 2025-10 | 182.5 | 185.8 |
| 2025-09 | 185.1 | 187.0 |
| 2025-08 | 180.5 | 183.1 |
| 2025-07 | 178.6 | 180.8 |
| 2025-06 | 185.8 | 190.8 |
| 2025-05 | 192.6 | 201.1 |
| 2025-04 | 189.3 | 198.0 |
| 2025-03 | 192.4 | 207.9 |
| 2025-02 | 198.4 | 220.3 |
| 2025-01 | 196.2 | 218.4 |
| 2024-12 | 193.7 | 214.2 |
| 2024-11 | 187.7 | 205.0 |
| 2024-10 | 179.8 | 192.3 |
| 2024-09 | 181.2 | 191.0 |
| 2024-08 | 180.0 | 191.0 |
| 2024-07 | 176.3 | 189.5 |
| 2024-06 | 183.4 | 199.1 |
| 2024-05 | 179.4 | 193.5 |
| 2024-04 | 185.5 | 201.4 |
| 2024-03 | 175.9 | 189.1 |
| 2024-02 | 166.9 | 180.7 |
| 2024-01 | 162.4 | 174.6 |
| 2023-12 | 162.7 | 174.7 |
| 2023-11 | 161.8 | 174.2 |
| 2023-10 | 157.3 | 172.6 |
| 2023-09 | 157.2 | 171.6 |
| 2023-08 | 158.4 | 170.3 |
| 2023-07 | 159.8 | 169.9 |
| 2023-06 | 156.8 | 168.3 |
| 2023-05 | 155.5 | 166.4 |
| 2023-04 | 157.7 | 168.5 |
| 2023-03 | 152.5 | 166.4 |
| 2023-02 | 152.7 | 167.5 |
| 2023-01 | 149.0 | 163.6 |
| 2022-12 | 147.0 | 163.5 |
| 2022-11 | 147.6 | 169.0 |
| 2022-10 | 151.9 | 178.4 |
| 2022-09 | 154.0 | 181.3 |
| 2022-08 | 161.1 | 188.0 |
| 2022-07 | 162.7 | 187.0 |
| 2022-06 | 165.2 | 185.1 |
| 2022-05 | 165.8 | 186.6 |
| 2022-04 | 167.8 | 188.2 |
| 2022-03 | 160.7 | 177.5 |
| 2022-02 | 153.9 | 165.3 |
| 2022-01 | 150.0 | 161.6 |
| 2021-12 | 145.8 | 157.2 |
| 2021-11 | 144.6 | 155.0 |
| 2021-10 | 143.8 | 152.5 |
| 2021-09 | 140.6 | 146.7 |
| 2021-08 | 143.7 | 149.3 |
| 2021-07 | 136.7 | 141.7 |
| 2021-06 | 137.4 | 140.9 |
| 2021-05 | 139.1 | 141.7 |
| 2021-04 | 133.6 | 138.2 |
| 2021-03 | 125.9 | 130.4 |
| 2021-02 | 122.6 | 125.0 |
| 2021-01 | 118.8 | 120.4 |
| 2020-12 | 114.8 | 116.1 |
| 2020-11 | 112.7 | 116.3 |
| 2020-10 | 110.0 | 113.5 |
| 2020-09 | 108.2 | 111.8 |
| 2020-08 | 104.5 | 108.0 |
| 2020-07 | 101.8 | 107.5 |
| 2020-06 | 103.6 | 110.8 |
| 2020-05 | 107.3 | 117.5 |
| 2020-04 | 101.5 | 110.4 |
| 2020-03 | 105.5 | 113.5 |
| 2020-02 | 108.0 | 119.6 |
| 2020-01 | 109.4 | 120.2 |
| 2019-12 | 109.6 | 120.2 |
| 2019-11 | 107.5 | 118.1 |
| 2019-10 | 102.7 | 112.9 |
| 2019-09 | 101.9 | 112.7 |
| 2019-08 | 104.0 | 113.9 |
| 2019-07 | 106.5 | 116.7 |
| 2019-06 | 108.5 | 118.0 |
| 2019-05 | 106.5 | 116.6 |
| 2019-04 | 108.5 | 118.8 |
| 2019-03 | 106.1 | 115.4 |
| 2019-02 | 107.9 | 117.0 |
| 2019-01 | 108.6 | 117.2 |
| 2018-12 | 106.9 | 115.5 |
| 2018-11 | 108.3 | 117.6 |
| 2018-10 | 109.5 | 118.4 |
| 2018-09 | 104.3 | 111.2 |
| 2018-08 | 106.7 | 114.5 |
| 2018-07 | 112.5 | 120.0 |
| 2018-06 | 117.0 | 124.9 |
| 2018-05 | 116.8 | 123.3 |
| 2018-04 | 115.0 | 117.9 |
| 2018-03 | 115.3 | 117.9 |
| 2018-02 | 112.3 | 114.6 |
| 2018-01 | 110.1 | 113.4 |
| 2017-12 | 109.2 | 114.7 |
| 2017-11 | 111.6 | 118.5 |
| 2017-10 | 111.8 | 119.1 |
| 2017-09 | 112.9 | 119.2 |
| 2017-08 | 117.7 | 125.2 |
| 2017-07 | 121.0 | 130.8 |
| 2017-06 | 120.0 | 131.8 |
| 2017-05 | 118.0 | 131.5 |
| 2017-04 | 115.9 | 132.5 |
| 2017-03 | 119.0 | 136.8 |
| 2017-02 | 119.6 | 138.7 |
| 2017-01 | 120.1 | 139.0 |
| 2016-12 | 115.9 | 134.7 |
| 2016-11 | 118.6 | 135.2 |
| 2016-10 | 115.9 | 130.5 |
| 2016-09 | 115.1 | 127.5 |
| 2016-08 | 115.8 | 127.9 |
| 2016-07 | 119.3 | 132.7 |
| 2016-06 | 118.4 | 130.6 |
| 2016-05 | 112.2 | 123.2 |
| 2016-04 | 110.1 | 120.7 |
| 2016-03 | 106.4 | 118.1 |
| 2016-02 | 104.6 | 116.0 |
| 2016-01 | 104.6 | 117.8 |
| 2015-12 | 104.9 | 118.2 |
| 2015-11 | 105.8 | 121.0 |
| 2015-10 | 107.2 | 118.6 |
| 2015-09 | 106.4 | 117.7 |
| 2015-08 | 108.4 | 120.8 |
| 2015-07 | 109.0 | 123.4 |
| 2015-06 | 108.1 | 121.1 |
| 2015-05 | 107.2 | 121.0 |
| 2015-04 | 108.0 | 125.1 |
| 2015-03 | 108.7 | 124.9 |
| 2015-02 | 111.8 | 124.1 |
| 2015-01 | 114.3 | 123.8 |
| 2014-12 | 114.9 | 119.2 |
| 2014-11 | 116.6 | 121.1 |
| 2014-10 | 117.7 | 121.0 |
| 2014-09 | 116.7 | 118.8 |
| 2014-08 | 118.9 | 117.8 |
| 2014-07 | 120.2 | 117.2 |
| 2014-06 | 121.3 | 118.3 |
| 2014-05 | 124.0 | 120.0 |
| 2014-04 | 126.9 | 122.0 |
| 2014-03 | 126.0 | 121.0 |
| 2014-02 | 119.0 | 115.2 |
| 2014-01 | 113.1 | 109.7 |
| 2013-12 | 111.7 | 107.7 |
| 2013-11 | 110.6 | 108.3 |
| 2013-10 | 109.9 | 106.9 |
| 2013-09 | 110.7 | 109.9 |
| 2013-08 | 111.9 | 111.4 |
| 2013-07 | 115.4 | 116.5 |
| 2013-06 | 116.0 | 117.0 |
| 2013-05 | 114.5 | 117.4 |
| 2013-04 | 111.4 | 114.0 |
| 2013-03 | 110.3 | 113.4 |
| 2013-02 | 107.9 | 108.6 |
| 2013-01 | 106.2 | 107.4 |
graphiqueFood raw materials
- Source: INSEE.
tableauImported raw materials (excluding energy) in euros
| Index of last month | changes (in %) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M/M-1 | M/M-3 | M/M-12 | ||
| Industrial raw materials | 156.2 | 7.2 | 11.8 | 12.9 |
| Agricultural raw materials | 124.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | -12.6 |
| Natural textile fibres | 109.0 | 2.7 | 4.8 | -1.2 |
| Natural rubber | 61.6 | 5.3 | 6.1 | -16.0 |
| Hides | 93.2 | -1.3 | -0.6 | -11.2 |
| Paper pulp | 123.9 | 6.7 | 12.5 | -16.3 |
| Tropical sawn wood | 98.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -3.4 |
| Sawn softwood | 219.9 | 4.3 | -5.2 | -10.9 |
| Minerals | 158.6 | 7.8 | 13.1 | 17.4 |
| Ferrous metals | 88.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | -5.9 |
| Non-ferrous metals | 162.9 | 9.7 | 14.5 | 13.1 |
| Precious metals | 410.1 | 18.4 | 30.8 | 77.3 |
| Food total | 179.8 | -2.8 | -3.2 | -17.7 |
| Tropical foodstuffs | 241.2 | -10.3 | -15.4 | -36.8 |
| Oilseeds, vegetable oils | 148.1 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -6.5 |
| Cereals | 109.3 | -2.8 | 8.0 | -22.3 |
| Sugar | 75.1 | -1.2 | -6.0 | -31.3 |
| Meat | 197.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -1.6 |
| Seafood products | 126.1 | -4.0 | -0.5 | -17.3 |
| All commodities | 167.0 | 2.0 | 3.9 | -4.5 |
- Source: INSEE.
Revisions
For January 2026, the monthly variation in the euro price index for food raw materials is revised upwards by 0.1 points standing at -2.0% instead of -2.1%. Furthermore, the change in prices of agro-industrial raw materials is revised downwards by 0.2 points, standing at +5.3% instead of +5.5%, in particular because of a three-month revision concerning cotton prices.
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.
Natural gas: TTF (futures contracts in the Netherlands) is considered as the benchmark market in Europe.
Uranium: the price monitored is that of triuranium octaoxide (U3O8) listed on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Energy: prices of energy 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).
Strategic materials for the industry: the list of strategic materials monitored is a non-exhaustive selection of raw materials with which the French industry is particularly dependent, especially with regard to the energy transition. This selection is based on the work of the French Geological and Mining Research Bureau (BRGM) on critical and strategic materials.
Next issue: 27 March 2026 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.
Natural gas: TTF (futures contracts in the Netherlands) is considered as the benchmark market in Europe.
Uranium: the price monitored is that of triuranium octaoxide (U3O8) listed on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Energy: prices of energy 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).
Strategic materials for the industry: the list of strategic materials monitored is a non-exhaustive selection of raw materials with which the French industry is particularly dependent, especially with regard to the energy transition. This selection is based on the work of the French Geological and Mining Research Bureau (BRGM) on critical and strategic materials.
Next issue: 27 March 2026 at 12.00 pm.