France CPI basket weight: food including tobacco
France CPI basket weight: food including tobacco stood at 1,653 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divisions | |||||||||||
| Food including tobacco | 1,653 | 1,628 | 1,684 | 1,809 | 1,864 | 2,028 | 1,815 | 1,810 | 1,820 | 1,815 | |
| Overall excluding tobacco and alcohol | 9,685 | 9,683 | 9,656 |
Understanding france CPI basket weight: food including tobacco
Summing the total budget allocation assigned to all nutritional provisions alongside statutory tobacco products, this parameter measures the combined expenditure share dedicated to consumption of edibles and restricted stimulants. The calculation incorporates unprocessed groceries, manufactured food items, beverages, and tobacco goods, but leaves out dining-out services provided by restaurants and cafes which are classified under hospitality divisions. It differs from pure nutritional metrics by embedding the fiscal and consumer weight of tobacco within the primary alimentary category.
Analyzing this metric requires accounting for the contrasting price dynamics of volatile agricultural commodities and heavily taxed manufactured stimulants. Periodic basket reclassifications may alter the boundary between retail food items and prepared catering services. When evaluating multi-year trajectories, researchers must separate the structural influence of agricultural supply shifts from the regular statutory tax increases that routinely alter tobacco pricing structures.
Frequently asked questions
- Why are tobacco products grouped with food in this specific table row?
- Standard statistical classification protocols historically combined food and tobacco within the same high-level consumption grouping.
- Are restaurant meals included in this food and tobacco weighting?
- No, catering and restaurant services are recorded under separate hospitality and accommodation classifications.
- How do tax changes impact this specific consumption share over time?
- Statutory excise adjustments on tobacco can shift the proportional weight of the category independently of actual food purchasing volumes.