ig_d("oecd", "PRICES_CPI", "CPALTT01-GY-M-FRA-DEU-USA-EA20-2Y")
Insights into Inflation Statistics
Data
Inflation
France, Germany, EU, US (OECD)
2 years
1 year
ig_d("oecd", "PRICES_CPI", "CPALTT01-GY-M-FRA-DEU-USA-EA20-1Y")
France vs. Germany
All
ig_d("oecd", "PRICES_CPI", "CPALTT01-GY-M-FRA-DEU")
1 year
ig_d("oecd", "PRICES_CPI", "CPHPTT01-CPALTT01-GY-M-FRA-DEU-1Y")
United States
Importance of shelter
ig_d("fred", "inflation", "CPIAUCSL-CUUR0000SA0L2-2-years")
Inflation Expectations
Gas prices and Inflation expectations
1990-
ig_d("fred", "energy", "GASREGW-MICH-1990")
1995-
ig_d("fred", "energy", "GASREGW-MICH-1995")
Consumer Expenditure Survey
1-year
ig_d("ecb", "CES", "c1020-mean")
3-year
ig_d("ecb", "CES", "c1220-mean")
Measures of inflation
France VS Insee
ig_d("oecd", "PRICES_CPI", "CPALTT01-FRA-USA-DEU-JPN-1996")
Insee
1996-
ig_d("insee", "IPCH-2015", "IPC-IPCH-00-1996")
GDP Deflator
ig_d("eurostat", "namq_10_gdp", "B1GQ-NSA-PD15EUR-FR-DE-1996")
Consumption Deflator
ig_d("eurostat", "namq_10_gdp", "P3-NSA-PD15EUR-FR-DE-1996")
OECD
OECD: IPC de l’Insee
ig_d("oecd", "PRICES_CPI", "CPALTT01-M-FRA-DEU-1996")
Eurostat
All
ig_d("eurostat", "prc_hicp_midx", "CP00-FR-DE")
1999-
ig_d("eurostat", "prc_hicp_midx", "CP00-FR-DE")
Producer price inflation
Manufacturing, All
All
Price Index
ig_d("eurostat", "sts_inpp_m", "C-FR-DE-IT-2018")
% change compared to same period in previous year
ig_d("eurostat", "sts_inpp_m", "C-PRON-FR-DE-IT-PCHSM-2018")
Non Domestic
ig_d("eurostat", "sts_inppnd_m", "C-FR-DE-IT-2018")
Datasets
| source | dataset | Title | .html | .rData |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bis | CPI | NA | NA | NA |
| ecb | CES | Consumer Expectations Survey | 2025-08-28 | 2025-05-24 |
| eurostat | nama_10_co3_p3 | NA | NA | NA |
| eurostat | prc_hicp_cow | HICP - country weights | 2026-03-31 | 2026-04-01 |
| eurostat | prc_hicp_ctrb | Contributions to euro area annual inflation (in percentage points) | 2026-03-31 | 2026-03-30 |
| eurostat | prc_hicp_inw | NA | NA | NA |
| eurostat | prc_hicp_manr | HICP (2015 = 100) - monthly data (annual rate of change) | 2026-02-24 | 2026-03-30 |
| eurostat | prc_hicp_midx | NA | NA | NA |
| eurostat | prc_hicp_mmor | HICP (2015 = 100) - monthly data (monthly rate of change) | 2026-03-31 | 2026-03-30 |
| eurostat | prc_ppp_ind | NA | NA | NA |
| eurostat | sts_inpp_m | Producer prices in industry, total - monthly data | 2026-03-31 | 2026-03-30 |
| eurostat | sts_inppd_m | Producer prices in industry, domestic market - monthly data | 2026-03-31 | 2026-03-30 |
| eurostat | sts_inppnd_m | Producer prices in industry, non domestic market - monthly data | 2024-06-24 | 2026-03-30 |
| fred | cpi | Consumer Price Index | 2026-03-30 | 2026-03-26 |
| fred | inflation | NA | NA | NA |
| imf | CPI | Consumer Price Index - CPI | 2026-03-30 | 2020-03-13 |
| oecd | MEI_PRICES_PPI | Producer Prices - MEI_PRICES_PPI | 2026-03-23 | 2024-04-15 |
| oecd | PPP2017 | 2017 PPP Benchmark results | 2024-04-16 | 2023-07-25 |
| oecd | PRICES_CPI | NA | NA | NA |
| wdi | FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG | NA | NA | NA |
| wdi | NY.GDP.DEFL.KD.ZG | NA | NA | NA |
Bibliography
English
“The ECB’s monetary policy stance in an uncertain environment” C. Blot, J. Creel, F. Geerolf, G. Ricco & D. Romelli, Monetary Dialogue Paper, June 2025, requested by the ECON committee, European Parliament. [ pdf] [ html] [ github]
“Measuring “the” Purchasing Power”, F. Geerolf, Working Paper, July 2024. [ html] [ pdf] [ github]
“The Inflation Tax, Purchasing Power, the Savings Rate, and the Public Deficit”, F. Geerolf, Working Paper, July 2024. [ html] [ pdf] [ github]
“Inflation in France : CPI or HICP ?”, F. Geerolf, Working Paper, July 2024. [ html] [ pdf] [ github]
“Analyzing inflation by household categories: some methodological issues”, F. Geerolf, OFCE Blog, december 2023. [ html] [ pdf] [ github]
“Economic Policies to combat inflation in Europe” F. Geerolf, In L’économie européenne 2023-2024, La Découverte, pp.42-56, september 2023. [ html] [ pdf] [ github]
“Are inflation dynamics different in the euro area and the United States?” C. Blot & F. Geerolf, Monetary Dialogue Paper, November 2023, requested by the ECON committee, European Parliament. [ pdf] [ html] [ github]
“Excess liquidity in the euro area? Assessment and possible ways forward.” C. Blot, J. Creel & F. Geerolf, Monetary Dialogue Paper, September 2023, requested by the ECON committee, European Parliament. [ pdf] [ html] [ github]
“Is monetary tightening a threat to financial stability?” C. Blot, J. Creel & F. Geerolf, Monetary Dialogue Paper, June 2023, requested by the ECON committee, European Parliament. [ pdf] [ html] [ github]
“The direct and indirect impacts of the war on inflation.” C. Blot, J. Creel & F. Geerolf, Monetary Dialogue Paper, March 2023, requested by the ECON committee, European Parliament. [ pdf] [ html] [ github]
“Heterogeneity of inflation in the euro area: more complicated than it seems.” C. Blot, J. Creel, F. Geerolf & S. Levasseur, Monetary Dialogue Paper, November 2022, requested by the ECON committee, European Parliament. [ pdf] [ html] [ github]
“Social Impact of the War in Ukraine (SIWU).” F. Geerolf, X. Timbeau & G. Allègre, OFCE Github repo, July 2022. [ html] [ pdf] [ github]
“On Insee’s blog post ‘Yes, Insee does take housing into account in inflation!’”, F. Geerolf, February 2022. [ html] [ pdf] [ github]
“The Phillips Curve: a Relation between Real Exchange Rate Growth and Unemployment.” F. Geerolf, January 2020. [ pdf]
French
« L’orientation de la politique monétaire de la BCE à l’épreuve de l’incertitude économique » C. Blot, J. Creel, F. Geerolf, G. Ricco & D. Romelli, OFCE Policy brief 147, 15 juillet 2025. [ pdf] [ github]
« Mesurer “le” pouvoir d’achat », F. Geerolf, 9 juillet 2024. [ html] [ pdf] [ handouts] [ slides] [ slides] [ github]
« La taxe inflationniste, le pouvoir d’achat, le taux d’épargne et le déficit public », F. Geerolf, 9 juillet 2024. [ html] [ pdf] [ handouts] [ slides] [ slides] [ github]
« Inflation en France : IPC ou IPCH ? », F. Geerolf, 9 juillet 2024. [ html] [ pdf] [ handouts] [ slides] [ slides] [ github]
« L’analyse de l’inflation par catégorie de ménages : quelques problèmes méthodologiques », F. Geerolf, Blog de l’OFCE, 18 décembre 2023. [ html] [ pdf] [ handouts] [ slides] [ slides] [ github]
« Les politiques économiques de lutte contre l’inflation en Europe » F. Geerolf, In L’économie européenne 2023-2024, La Découverte, p.42-56, septembre 2023. [ pdf] [ html] [ github]
« Une analyse macroéconomique de l’inflation », C. Antonin & F. Geerolf, In la Jaune et la Rouge n°783, mars 2023. [ pdf] [ html]
« La politique économique en Europe face à l’inflation » F. Geerolf, Cahiers français n°432: Faire face à l’inflation, La Documentation française, mars 2023. [ pdf] [ html]
« Inflation en Europe : les conséquences sociales de la guerre en Ukraine » G. Allègre, F. Geerolf & X. Timbeau, Blog de l’OFCE, 5 juillet 2022. [ html] [ github]
« Inflation et pouvoir d’achat : “it’s the politics, stupid !” » F. Geerolf & P. Jacquet, Relançons le débat économique, juin 2022. [ pdf] [ html] [ github]
« Au sujet du Blog de l’Insee: “Mais si, l’Insee prend bien en compte le logement dans l’inflation !” », F. Geerolf, 22 février 2022. [ html] [ pdf] [ handouts] [ slides] [ slides] [ github]
« Le keynésianisme doit-il faire l’économie de la courbe de Phillips ? » F. Geerolf, In L’économie mondiale 2022, La Découverte, p.73-86, septembre 2021. [ pdf] [ slides-FR] [ slides-EN] [ video]
« La courbe de Phillips n’est pas celle que vous croyez » F. Geerolf, La Lettre du CEPII, n°417, avril 2021. [ pdf] [ html] [ slides-FR] [ slides-EN] [ video]