France CPI: 09.7.1 books
France CPI: 09.7.1 books stood at 101.32 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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| By COICOP class | |||||||||||
| COICOP classification: 09.7.1 - Books (SD) | 101.32 | 101.4 | 101.3 | 101.11 | 101.17 | 100.85 | 100.73 | 100.6 | 100.49 | 100.1 | |
| COICOP classification: 09.7.2 - Newspapers and periodicals (ND) | 105.97 | 105.89 | 105.55 | 104.51 | 104.51 | 104.2 | 104.4 | 103.57 | 103.53 | 101 |
Understanding france CPI: 09.7.1 books
Retail purchase prices for novels, textbooks, poetry collections, encyclopedias, and other bound or unbound literary works are monitored by this semi-durable goods index. It records consumer spending on printed and digital reading material, differentiating books from newspapers, magazines, and stationery products. Excluded from this category are library borrowing fees, professional trade journals published periodically, and blank notebooks.
Publication schedules, academic term start dates, and fixed-price book regulations in specific jurisdictions heavily influence the timing of price movements in this series. Early estimates may experience minor revisions as retail scanner data and online bookstore returns are fully processed. Analysts must examine twelve-month trends to properly assess bookstore inflation, neutralizing the predictable price jumps associated with new academic textbook releases.
Frequently asked questions
- What products are included in the books index?
- It covers fiction, non-fiction, academic textbooks, poetry, and reference volumes in both print and digital formats.
- Are magazines and daily newspapers counted here?
- No, periodicals and newspapers belong to a separate non-durable goods classification.
- Why do academic textbook sales create noticeable index patterns?
- School and university term beginnings drive concentrated purchasing waves that impact retail pricing indices.