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Informations Rapides · 15 November 2023 · n° 286
Informations rapidesIn October 2023, consumer prices increased by 0.1% over one month and by 4.0% year on year Consumer price index - final results - October 2023

Informations rapides
No 286
Paru le :Paru le15/11/2023
Prochaine parution le : 15/05/2024 at 08:45 - April 2024

Monthly change: +0.1% in October; year-on-year change: +4.0%

In October 2023, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 0.1% over one month, after ‑0.5% in September. This increase is mainly due to the rebound in the prices of services (+0.3% after ‑1.6%), notably those of transports (+4.1% after ‑11.6%). The prices of manufactured products slowed down (+0.2% after +0.7%). Those of energy decreased over one month (‑0.5% after +2.0%) notably those of petroleum products (‑1.7% after +3.2%). The prices of food were stable over one month (+0.0% after ‑0.3%).

Seasonally adjusted, consumer prices declined by 0.1% over a month in October 2023, after +0.3% in September.

Year on year, consumer prices went up by 4.0% in October 2023, after +4.9% in September. This decrease of inflation resulted from the strong slowdown over a year in energy prices (+5.2% after +11.9%) and a further slowdown of the prices of food (+7.8% after +9.7%) and manufactured products (+2.2% after +2.8%). The prices of services accelerated (+3.2% after +2.9%). The inflation in tobacco was stable, compared to the previous month (+9.9%).

Decline of core inflation year on year

Year on year, core inflation decreased, reaching +4.2% in October 2023, after +4.6% in September.

The Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) rebounded over one month (+0.2% after ‑0.6% in September); year on year, it increased by 4.5% in October 2023, after +5.7% in the previous month.

Consumer Price Index (CPI), core inflation (ISJ) and Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) year-on-year changes

Consumer Price Index (CPI), core inflation (ISJ) and Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) year-on-year changes
ISJ CPI HICP
2023-10 4.2 4.0 4.5
2023-09 4.6 4.9 5.7
2023-08 4.6 4.9 5.7
2023-07 5.0 4.3 5.1
2023-06 5.7 4.5 5.3
2023-05 5.8 5.1 6.0
2023-04 6.3 5.9 6.9
2023-03 6.2 5.7 6.7
2023-02 6.1 6.3 7.3
2023-01 5.6 6.0 7.0
2022-12 5.3 5.9 6.7
2022-11 5.3 6.2 7.1
2022-10 5.0 6.2 7.1
2022-09 4.5 5.6 6.2
2022-08 4.7 5.9 6.6
2022-07 4.3 6.1 6.8
2022-06 3.7 5.8 6.5
2022-05 3.7 5.2 5.8
2022-04 3.3 4.8 5.4
2022-03 2.6 4.5 5.1
2022-02 2.5 3.6 4.2
2022-01 1.7 2.9 3.3
2021-12 1.9 2.8 3.4
2021-11 1.6 2.8 3.4
2021-10 1.4 2.6 3.2
2021-09 1.3 2.2 2.7
2021-08 1.3 1.9 2.4
2021-07 0.2 1.2 1.5
2021-06 1.1 1.5 1.9
2021-05 1.0 1.4 1.8
2021-04 1.0 1.2 1.6
2021-03 0.9 1.1 1.4
2021-02 0.4 0.6 0.8
2021-01 0.9 0.6 0.8
2020-12 0.2 0.0 0.0
2020-11 0.4 0.2 0.2
2020-10 0.3 0.0 0.1
2020-09 0.5 0.0 0.0
2020-08 0.5 0.2 0.2
2020-07 1.4 0.8 0.9
2020-06 0.3 0.2 0.2
2020-05 0.6 0.4 0.4
2020-04 0.3 0.3 0.4
2020-03 0.7 0.7 0.8
2020-02 1.3 1.4 1.6
2020-01 0.9 1.5 1.7
2019-12 1.1 1.5 1.6
2019-11 0.9 1.0 1.2
2019-10 1.0 0.8 0.9
2019-09 0.9 0.9 1.1
2019-08 0.7 1.0 1.3
2019-07 0.9 1.1 1.3
2019-06 0.9 1.2 1.4
2019-05 0.5 0.9 1.1
2019-04 0.7 1.3 1.5
2019-03 0.5 1.1 1.3
2019-02 0.7 1.3 1.6
2019-01 0.6 1.2 1.4
2018-12 0.7 1.6 1.9
2018-11 0.7 1.9 2.2
2018-10 0.8 2.2 2.5
2018-09 0.7 2.2 2.5
2018-08 0.9 2.3 2.6
2018-07 0.8 2.3 2.6
2018-06 0.8 2.0 2.3
2018-05 1.0 2.0 2.3
2018-04 0.9 1.6 1.8
2018-03 0.9 1.6 1.7
2018-02 0.7 1.2 1.3
2018-01 0.8 1.3 1.5
2017-12 0.6 1.2 1.2
2017-11 0.5 1.2 1.2
2017-10 0.5 1.1 1.2
2017-09 0.5 1.0 1.1
2017-08 0.5 0.9 1.0
2017-07 0.5 0.7 0.8
2017-06 0.4 0.7 0.8
2017-05 0.3 0.8 0.9
2017-04 0.5 1.2 1.4
2017-03 0.4 1.1 1.4
2017-02 0.2 1.2 1.4
2017-01 0.6 1.3 1.6
2016-12 0.4 0.6 0.8
2016-11 0.6 0.5 0.7
2016-10 0.5 0.4 0.5
2016-09 0.7 0.4 0.5
2016-08 0.4 0.2 0.4
2016-07 0.5 0.2 0.4
2016-06 0.7 0.2 0.3
2016-05 0.7 0.0 0.1
2016-04 0.6 -0.2 -0.1
2016-03 0.7 -0.1 -0.1
2016-02 0.7 -0.2 -0.1
2016-01 0.9 0.2 0.3
2015-12 1.0 0.2 0.3
2015-11 0.9 0.0 0.1
2015-10 0.8 0.1 0.2
2015-09 0.6 0.0 0.1
2015-08 0.5 0.0 0.1
2015-07 0.6 0.2 0.2
2015-06 0.6 0.3 0.3
2015-05 0.5 0.3 0.3
2015-04 0.4 0.1 0.1
2015-03 0.2 -0.1 0.0
2015-02 0.2 -0.3 -0.3
2015-01 0.1 -0.4 -0.4
2014-12 -0.1 0.1 0.1
2014-11 -0.2 0.3 0.4
2014-10 0.0 0.5 0.5
2014-09 0.1 0.3 0.4
2014-08 0.3 0.4 0.5
2014-07 0.1 0.5 0.6
2014-06 0.1 0.5 0.6
2014-05 0.3 0.7 0.8
2014-04 0.5 0.7 0.8
2014-03 0.5 0.6 0.8
2014-02 0.8 0.9 1.1
2014-01 0.2 0.6 0.8

Consumer Price Index (CPI), core inflation (ISJ) and Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) year-on-year changes

  • Source: INSEE

Strong slowdown in energy prices year on year

Year on year, the prices of energy increased by 5.2% in October 2023, after +11.9% in September. The prices of gas declined year on year (‑5.5% after +7.6%), as well as those of solid fuel (‑8.4% after +6.1%), mainly due to base effects (they had increased significantly in October 2022). The prices of petroleum products slowed down sharply (+1.8% after +10.7%), partly due to similar effects: prices decelerated for petrol (+13.5% after +25.9%) and diesel (+1.6% after +10.0%), while they declined more markedly for liquid fuel (‑16.2% after ‑10.5%). Conversely, the prices of electricity accelerated year on year (+18.5% after +16.1%).

The year-on-year slowdown in food prices went on

Year on year, food prices rose by 7.8% in October 2023, after +9.7% in September. They slowed down for the seventh month in a row. Excluding fresh products, the year-on-year rise in food prices softened (+9.1% after +10.6%), notably for bread and cereals (+9.4% after +10.9%), meat (+6.8% after +8.3%), milk, cheese and eggs (+11.2% after +13.5%), oils and fats (+5.8% after +7.8%), sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery (+12.6% after +14.0%), alcoholic (+6.5% after +7.3%) and non-alcoholic beverages (+9.9% after +11.1%). The prices of fresh products also increased in October 2023 at a less marked rate (+1.1% after +4.5% in September), slowed by the downturn in fresh vegetable prices (‑5.8% after +3.2%), while the prices of fresh fruits (+4.7% after +4.2%) and fresh fish (+1.5% after +0.1%) accelerated.

Detailed figures for various groups

2015:100
Detailed figures for various groups (2015:100)
Items Weight Index Percentage change
2023 October 2023 m-on-m change (2) y-on-y change (3)
a) All households
Overall 10000 118.43 0.1 4.0
Overall SA(1) 10000 118.45 -0.1 4.0
Food 1624 130.97 0.0 7.8
Fresh food 238 149.95 0.4 1.1
Other food 1386 127.97 0.0 9.1
Tobacco 185 171.15 0.0 9.9
Manufactured products 2322 105.43 0.2 2.2
Clothing and footwear 341 108.21 0.7 1.9
Medical products 384 85.37 0.1 -0.9
Other manufactured products 1597 110.08 0.1 3.0
Energy 857 160.30 -0.5 5.2
of which petroleum products 432 157.90 -1.7 1.8
Services 5012 113.41 0.3 3.2
Rents, water and household refuse collection 744 108.68 0.4 2.7
Health services 639 102.02 0.5 -0.4
Transport 301 122.31 4.1 5.4
Communication 208 94.55 0.0 -4.7
Other services 3120 118.32 -0.1 4.4
Total except rents and tobacco 9219 118.44 0.2 4.0
Total except tobacco 9815 117.54 0.1 3.9
b) Urban working-class households or households of employees
All products excluding tobacco 9718 116.79 0.2 3.8
c) Households in the first quintile of the living standards distribution
All products excluding tobacco 9700 117.58 0.2 3.9
  • (1) seasonally adjusted
  • (2) : [m/(m-1)]
  • (3) : [m/(m-12)]
  • Geographical coverage: France
  • Source : INSEE – Consumer Price Indices

Slight slowdown in manufactured product prices year on year

Year on year, manufactured product prices increased by 2.2% in October 2023, after +2.8% in September. The prices of “other manufactured products” slowed down (+3.0% after +3.8%), notably those of vehicles (+1.5% after +2.6%), non-durable household goods (+9.1% after +12.2%), newspapers and periodicals (+4.8% after +5.3%), furniture and furnishings (+3.2% after +3.8%) and glassware, tableware and household utensils (+6.4% after +7.6%), while those of major household appliances declined over one year (‑0.5% after +0.5%). Contrariwise, the prices accelerated for equipment for sport (+2.9% after +2.5%) and those of games, toys and hobbies declined a bit less than in the previous month (‑2.3% after ‑2.4%). The prices of clothing and footwear slowed down (+1.9% after +2.5%). Finally, those of health products decreased over a year at the same rate than in the previous month (‑0.9%).

Service prices accelerated year on year

Year on year, service prices rose by 3.2% in October 2023, after +2.9% in September. The prices of transport accelerated (+5.4% after +4.9%), carried by those of transport by train (+9.2% after +6.8%), while they slowed down for airfares (+4.5% after +6.6%), and transport by road (+5.2% after +6.1%). The prices of “other services” accelerated again (+4.4% after +4.1%), notably those of social protection (+4.5% after +4.3%) and accommodation services (+7.2% after +7.1%), while the decrease in those of cultural and recreational services softened (‑0.7% after ‑3.9%). Contrariwise, the prices slowed down slightly in insurance services (+4.9% after +5.0%) and in maintenance and repair of the dwelling (+4.6% after +4.7%). Year on year, the prices of communication services decreased less than in the previous month (‑4.7% after ‑6.8%). Those of rents, water and household refuse collection slowed down again (+2.7% after +2.9%). Finally, the prices of health services decreased over a year at a rate close to that of the previous month (‑0.4% after ‑0.3%).

Detailed figures for Core inflation and HICP

2015:100
Detailed figures for Core inflation and HICP (2015:100)
Items Weight Index Percentage change
2023 October 2023 m-on-m change (1) y-on-y change (2)
Core inflation - All items 6057 114.76 0.2 4.2
Food excluding fresh products, meat, milk and exotic products 766 123.89 0.0 9.3
Manufactured products 1899 108.45 -0.2 2.7
Services including actual rentals and services for dwellings 3392 116.69 0.5 3.8
HICP - All items 10000 121.61 0.2 4.5
  • (1) : [m/(m-1)]
  • (2) : [m/(m-12)]
  • Source: INSEE - Consumer Price Indices

Revisions

Compared to the provisional estimates published on 31 October 2023, both month-on-month and year-on-year changes in CPI and in HICP are confirmed.

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Next publication of final results: 15 December 2023 at 8:45 am.

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