French households and inflation from 2022 to 2024 - How did they perceive the wave of inflation and its decline?

Bulletin No. 257, article 3. Since 2022, the Banque de France, together with the CSA Institute, has conducted three successive annual surveys among just under 15,000 French residents to gauge their perception of inflation between 2022 and 2024. Although inflation was still a major issue for respondents at the end of 2024, they had clearly perceived the decline in inflation following the sharp rise in prices in 2022 23. Fuel and food prices are the focus of much attention and have greatly impacted the changes in inflation perceptions. Households fear inflation because …