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

In 2002, France's HICP increased by 5.6% compared to 2001, reaching 1.9%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 2.7%.

France ranks 20th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 46.2% (from 1.3% in 1997).

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