France core inflation YoY: manufactured products
France core inflation YoY: manufactured products stood at -0.3% in Sep 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Consumer price index table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1996 to Sep 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Consumer price index table
| Indicator | 09-2026 | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | |
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| Core inflation | |||||||||||
| Year-on-year change - Metropolitan France - Core inflation - Manufactured products | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 0 | -1.2 | -0.1 | |
| Metropolitan France - Core inflation - Services | 103.39 | 102.73 | 103.1 | 102.39 | 102.37 | 101.95 | 101.29 | 100.75 | 100.78 | 100.77 |
Understanding france core inflation YoY: manufactured products
This indicator measures the twelve-month percentage change in metropolitan retail prices for manufactured goods, reflecting annual inflation trends for industrial products. By comparing current price levels with those recorded twelve months prior, it filters out transient monthly discounting and seasonal sales distortions. This provides a stable view of structural cost trends for items like clothing, electronics, and durable household equipment.
Interpreting this annual metric requires attention to supply chain normalization and imported manufacturing costs over a longer horizon. Base effects from past promotional events can cause temporary distortions in the current percentage change. Analysts frequently pair this series with services inflation data to contrast goods-sector price behavior with domestic labor-driven costs.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the primary advantage of this twelve-month manufactured goods metric?
- It bypasses temporary monthly sales distortions to reveal the true annual trend in industrial retail pricing.
- Do exchange rate fluctuations affect this annual measure?
- Yes, imported manufactured items are sensitive to currency movements that build up over a twelve-month period.
- How does this differ from the monthly manufactured goods series?
- While the monthly series shows immediate timing of sales and markdowns, this series calculates annual momentum.