Inflation: Prices Fall 1.8% in June 2026, Following a 2.4% Drop in May
According to INSEE, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in France is at 1.8% in June 2026, a decrease of 25% compared to May, when it was 2.4%. Year-over-year, this figure remains significantly higher than the 0.7% recorded in June 2025, marking an increase of over 157% on an annual basis.
The CPI measures the average change in prices paid by households for a basket of goods and services representative of their consumption: it is the key indicator for tracking the purchasing power of the French. After hitting a low of 0.3% in January 2026, inflation had steadily increased until May, driving the trend of the past six months upward; June’s drop marks a first inflection. This result is below the levels observed in the spring, suggesting a deceleration of price pressures after several months of continuous acceleration.
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