France CPI basket weight: actual housing rents
France CPI basket weight: actual housing rents stood at 672 Per 10,000 of total in 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the CPI weights table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1996 to 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the CPI weights table
| Indicator | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groups | |||||||||||
| COICOP classification: 04.1 - Actual rental payments made for housing | 672 | 645 | 641 | 597 | 647 | 696 | 611 | 600 | 614 | 628 | |
| COICOP classification: 04.3 - Maintenance, repair and security of the dwelling | 242 | 240 | 252 | 209 | 211 | 201 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 196 |
Understanding france CPI basket weight: actual housing rents
Quantifying the financial allocation households dedicate to actual rental payments made for primary and secondary residences, this measure captures pure tenant housing costs. Unlike imputed rentals for owner-occupied dwellings, this series strictly records cash outlays exchanged between tenants and landlords for shelter. Excluded from this classification are utility charges, maintenance fees, and capital investments linked to residential property ownership.
When reviewing this indicator, researchers should note that regulated rent controls or institutional indexation clauses can introduce structural inertia into the series. Annual revisions reflect shifts in housing market dynamics and survey-based adjustments to tenant representation within the consumer pool. Analysts comparing housing cost burdens across jurisdictions must verify whether sub-sidized rentals or social housing subsidies are netted out of the underlying survey data.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series include utility payments alongside rent?
- No, utility costs such as electricity, water, and gas are tracked under separate energy and service classifications.
- How does actual rent differ from imputed rent in the consumer price index?
- Actual rent measures direct cash transactions paid by tenants, whereas imputed rent estimates equivalent shelter costs for homeowners.
- Why might this series show lower volatility than other household goods?
- Lease agreements often span extended periods and are subject to legal indexation limits, smoothing out short-term price swings.