France’s consumer price inflation picked up pace in February 2026, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising 1.0% year-over-year, up from 0.3% in January 2026.
The latest reading, updated on 27 February 2026, shows that price pressures strengthened notably on an annual basis. Both the current and previous figures represent year-over-year comparisons, measuring how prices in February and January 2026 changed relative to the same months a year earlier.
The move from 0.3% to 1.0% suggests that disinflationary momentum seen earlier has eased, with French consumers now facing a faster increase in the general price level compared with the start of the year.
