Economy · IPC INSEE · base 2015=100. Série annuelle 2003–2025 + pic mensuel 2026-04.
Energy prices: +59% since 2015, far above general inflation
L'IPC Énergie a atteint un pic historique en 2026-04. Retour sur 20 ans d'évolution des prix de l'énergie pour les ménages français.
National view: 2008-2025 trajectory
IPC Énergie et général (base 100 = 2015)
Data details
Energy CPI 2025 (base 2015)
150
+50% since 2015 · INSEE Mélodi
Monthly peak (base 2015)
170 · 2026-04
Highest month since the series began
General vs Energy CPI (2015 → 2025)
+20 % · +50 %
General (excl. tobacco) vs Energy · base 100 = 2015
Change 2024 → 2025 (annual)
-5.6 %
Energy CPI · INSEE base 2025=100, rebased to 2015
Key facts
- En 2025, l'IPC Énergie est à 150 (base 100 en 2015), soit +50 % par rapport à 2015.
- L'IPC général s'établit à 120 en 2025 (+20 % vs 2015), soit un écart de +31 points en faveur de l'énergie.
- Pic mensuel observé : 2026-04 avec un indice de 170 (base 2015), reflétant la surtension tarifaire hivernale 2025-2026.
- Effet de structure : après le contre-choc pétrolier de 2014–2016, l'énergie avait chuté à 97 (2016). La reprise 2021–2024 a effacé cette baisse et dépassé largement les niveaux pré-crise.
Energy prices: the price shock since 2015
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for energy measures how household energy costs (electricity, gas, fuels, heating oil) have evolved in France. Rebased to 100 in 2015, this indicator reveals the scale of the 2021–2024 energy shock.
Energy · Energy CPI
Energy CPI
"Up +59% since 2015"
The Energy CPI aggregates price changes for electricity, natural gas, motor fuels and heating oil.
The 2021–2023 shock, driven by the post-Covid gas crisis and the war in Ukraine, produced an unprecedented acceleration, peaking monthly in April 2026.
General · General CPI
General CPI
"Up +20% since 2015"
The general CPI (excluding tobacco) is France's headline inflation indicator.
Over the same period it rose about 20%, roughly three times less than energy, illustrating the exceptional nature of the energy shock.
Why multiple series?
Why does energy diverge so sharply from headline inflation? Energy is a highly volatile global market, subject to geopolitical shocks (OPEC, Ukraine war) and structural transitions (German nuclear phase-out, intermittent renewables ramp-up). Natural gas prices are especially pivotal for French household electricity and heating costs.
Analogy: if your shopping basket cost €100 in 2015, it costs about €120 in 2025. But your energy bill alone has gone from €100 to €150, up 50%.
What this is not
- This dataset measures price changes (index), not absolute levels.
- The monthly CPI shows seasonal peaks (winter = heating) and tariff reforms.
- Government price shields (bouclier tarifaire 2022–2024) are partially reflected in observed prices.
Cumulative growth since 2015: energy vs general inflation (%)
What these figures do not show
Indice base 100 = 2015 (rebasé à partir de la série INSEE base 2025). L'IPC Énergie inclut électricité, gaz naturel, carburants et combustibles liquides. La série débute en 2003 (données annuelles disponibles).
Sources
IPC jeu de données principal – DS_IPC_PRINCINSEE · 2026-05-28