Labour marketFrance — Activity rateShare of people aged 15-64 in the labour market (employed or seeking work); measures engagement in working life.75.6 %2026Source: INSEE· 2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
Purchasing power & prices★ Primary KPIFrance — Inflation (CPI)Average annual rise in consumer prices (CPI); 2% is the common target, above it purchasing power erodes.1.5 %2026Source: INSEE· 2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
Purchasing power & pricesFrance — Energy pricesTrend in energy prices (fuel, gas, electricity); a volatile component that weighs on household budgets.5.56 index2026Source: INSEE· 2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
Purchasing power & pricesFrance — HICP (harmonised)EU-harmonised consumer price index; allows inflation to be compared across EU countries.1.8 %2026Source: INSEE· 2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
Purchasing power & pricesFrance — Core inflationInflation excluding volatile energy and food prices; reveals the underlying price trend.1.1 %2026Source: INSEE· 2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
Purchasing power & pricesFrance — Food pricesTrend in food prices; an essential spending item, closely watched during inflation.1.6 index2026Source: INSEE· 2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
Economy & public financesFrance — Public Debt / GDPTotal government debt as a share of GDP; the lower the ratio, the more sustainable the debt.115.6 % PIB2025Source: INSEE· 2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
Housing★ Primary KPIFrance — Property price indexHouse price index (Notaires-INSEE); tracks property prices, base 100 at a reference year.126 index2026Source: INSEE· 2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
Economy & public financesFrance — Business climateIndex summarising business managers' sentiment; above 100 conditions are seen as favourable, below as unfavourable.96.36 index2026Source: INSEE· 2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Net salaried job creationChange in the number of salaried jobs over the period; positive means net job creation, negative net losses.27K count2026Source: INSEE· 2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
Economy & public financesFrance — Gross fixed capital formationInvestment in durable assets — machinery, buildings, housing — by firms, households and government; shown as an index.84,922 index2026Source: INSEE· 2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
Economy & public financesFrance — Industrial productionIndex of the volume produced by industry (factories, energy); tracks industrial activity month by month, base 100 at a reference year.53.46 index2026Source: INSEE· 2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Long-term unemploymentShare of the unemployed out of work for over a year; a high level signals entrenched unemployment.8.5 %2026Source: INSEE· 2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
Purchasing power & pricesFrance — Rent index (IRL)Reference rent index that caps rent increases; base 100 at a reference year.147 index2026Source: INSEE· 2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Part-time shareShare of part-time jobs; useful to spot involuntary part-time work and job quality.22.6 %2026Source: INSEE· 2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
