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

In 2005, France's HICP increased by 29.4% compared to 2004, reaching 4.4%.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 4.5%.

France ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 2.2% (from 4.5% in 2000).

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