🇫🇷France food inflation
France's food inflation is 1.3% as of August 2026, from official Eurostat data. It rose from 1.2% the previous month. Over the period shown it has ranged from -0.1% to 15.0%. That is 0.2 percentage points above the euro-area average of 1.1% — the 8th of 21 member states that report it.
Food inflation · France
1.3%
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▲ 0.1pp
Source: Eurostat (prc_hicp_minr) · data through August 2026 · released 2026-09-17 · modifications: none
Food inflation here is the HICP aggregate "food including alcohol and tobacco" — the component the ECB reports alongside energy, non-energy industrial goods and services. It covers more than the grocery basket.
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France food inflation — frequently asked questions
- What is France's food inflation?
- France's food inflation is 1.3% as of August 2026, from official Eurostat data.
- How does France's food inflation compare with the euro area?
- It is the 8th-highest of 21 euro-area members that report it, against a euro-area average of 1.1%.
- Is France's food inflation rising or falling?
- It rose from 1.2% to 1.3% in the latest reading (August 2026).
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