France CPI: 06 health
France CPI: 06 health stood at 99.15 in Sep 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Consumer price index table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1996 to Sep 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Consumer price index table
| Indicator | 09-2026 | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | |
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| COICOP classification: 06 - Health | 99.15 | 98.93 | 99.26 | 99.32 | 99.18 | 99.25 | 99.4 | 99.59 | 99.65 | 99.61 | |
| COICOP classification: 06.1 - Medicines and health products | 97.28 | 97.29 | 97.31 | 97.47 | 97.57 | 97.76 | 98.21 | 98.81 | 99.03 | 99.18 |
Understanding france CPI: 06 health
This pricing indicator monitors retail cost movements for medical products, therapeutic appliances, outpatient clinical services, and hospital accommodation fees borne directly by patients. The measurement scope spans pharmaceutical preparations, prescription drugs, dental care, paramedical consultations, and therapeutic equipment, capturing both reimbursed outlays and out-of-pocket expenses. Unlike broader social protection spending measures or general consumer price aggregates, this classification focuses exclusively on the direct financial burden of healthcare goods and services. Excluded are indirect health expenditures funded entirely through collective social security contributions without direct household transaction involvement.
Analyzing this index requires understanding public health insurance reimbursement rates and regulatory policy shifts that alter the portion of medical costs paid directly by consumers. Twelve-month comparisons remain the preferred analytical standard to bypass minor monthly billing adjustments and administrative fee updates. Early estimates are subject to revision when delayed tariff schedules from medical syndicates or updated pharmaceutical price lists become available. Analysts examining this series alongside general inflation indicators must account for government subsidies and regulated pricing structures that insulate medical costs from standard market dynamics.
Frequently asked questions
- What types of medical expenditures are tracked here?
- The index covers pharmaceutical products, therapeutic equipment, outpatient doctor visits, dental treatments, and hospital inpatient fees.
- Are government-subsidized healthcare costs captured?
- The series tracks the portion of medical expenses paid directly by households after public insurance reimbursements.
- Why is year-on-year comparison recommended for this series?
- Annual comparisons neutralize the impact of scheduled administrative tariff updates and annual medical fee revisions.