France CPI: 13.1.1 electric appliances for personal care
France CPI: 13.1.1 electric appliances for personal care stood at 96.25 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: 13.1.1 - Electric appliances for personal care (SD) | 96.25 | 97.63 | 95.91 | 98.84 | 100.91 | 99.28 | 99.95 | 98.69 | 97.75 | 97.7 | |
| COICOP classification: 13.1.2 - Other appliances, articles and products for personal care (ND) | 100.17 | 101.02 | 100.23 | 100.66 | 100.5 | 100.56 | 100.71 | 99.61 | 98.94 | 99.77 |
Understanding france CPI: 13.1.1 electric appliances for personal care
Retail price movements for plug-in and battery-operated grooming devices designed for personal hygiene and appearance are monitored by this series. The basket includes electric hair clippers, shavers, epilators, electric toothbrushes, and specialized styling appliances intended for household use. Non-electric manual grooming tools, disposable razors, and cosmetics are excluded from this category, remaining in separate product groupings. Unlike consumable personal care items that require frequent replacement, these electrical goods function as durable or semi-durable equipment subject to technological updates.
Reading these figures requires accounting for global electronic supply chain dynamics and occasional seasonal promotional discounting cycles, particularly during holiday retail periods. Quality adjustments can affect the index when manufacturers introduce updated models with new features replacing older baseline versions. Year-on-year comparisons effectively neutralize seasonal promotional distortions that otherwise obscure underlying price trajectories. Analysts comparing these appliances against everyday personal care consumables will observe divergent patterns, as electrical goods are more susceptible to imported component costs and electronics manufacturing trends.
Frequently asked questions
- Are manual razors and non-electric grooming tools included in this index?
- No, manual implements are classified separately under consumable personal care products.
- How do product upgrades affect the measurement over time?
- Statistical adjustments are applied when new technological features replace older appliance models to isolate true price changes.
- Do promotional discounting cycles influence the monthly figures?
- Yes, retail sales events and holiday discounting create predictable seasonal dips in the recorded price indices.