France’s Producer Price Index (PPI) picked up pace in May 2026, with year-on-year growth rising to 3.00%, up from 2.30% in April 2026. The latest data, updated on 30 June 2026, signal a further strengthening of price pressures at the factory gate.
The PPI figures are calculated on a year-over-year basis, comparing each month’s producer prices with the same month a year earlier. The May 2026 reading therefore reflects how French producer prices have evolved relative to May of the previous year, while the April 2026 figure showed the change compared with April a year earlier.
The acceleration from 2.30% to 3.00% suggests that French producers are facing higher input costs or are able to pass through higher prices further along the supply chain, developments that may feed into broader inflation dynamics in the coming months.