France inflation (year-on-year): overall excluding food
France inflation (year-on-year): overall excluding food stood at 3.4% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year-on-year change | |||||||||||
| All households - Overall excepting food | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.6 | |
| All households - Overall excepting fresh products | 3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
Understanding france inflation (year-on-year): overall excluding food
All consumer goods and services excluding food provisions, non-alcoholic beverages, and catering operations constitute this specialized index. It isolates the non-food economy, capturing price movements in housing, energy, manufactured articles, clothing, health, transport, and general services. By removing agricultural and processed foodstuffs, the metric filters out the volatile effects of weather-dependent harvests, global commodity crop shocks, and grocery supply chain disruptions. This allows analysts to focus exclusively on industrial goods, housing costs, and service sector dynamics. It retains energy, tobacco, and alcohol.
Interpreting this data requires understanding that food price spikes—often driven by poor weather or agricultural input costs—will leave this measure unaffected, highlighting divergence from the headline rate. Twelve-month percentage comparisons provide the most reliable analytical view by smoothing out seasonal non-food promotions and annual service fee adjustments. A frequent error is assuming this index reflects total household living expenses, ignoring the reality that dietary outlays form a major share of everyday budgets. Revisions to early estimates are rare, typically occurring only when broader retail survey corrections are processed.
Frequently asked questions
- What specific consumer expenditures are omitted from this calculation?
- All food products, non-alcoholic drinks, and restaurant or catering meals are completely removed.
- Why is an index excluding food valuable for economic analysis?
- It removes weather-driven agricultural volatility to reveal underlying trends in industrial goods and services.
- Do energy and tobacco remain part of this food-free measure?
- Yes, energy commodities and tobacco products continue to be included in the aggregate.