HICP - annual data (average index and rate of change) (1996-2025)

In 2003, France's HICP increased by 12.9% compared to 2002, reaching 3.5%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 2.8%.

France ranks 11th out of 22 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 105.9% (from 1.7% in 1998).

Source: Eurostat dataset prc_hicp_aind, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.