France CPI basket weight: medicines and health products
France CPI basket weight: medicines and health products stood at 455 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: 06.1 - Medicines and health products | 455 | 474 | 456 | 428 | 438 | 478 | 449 | 448 | 456 | 462 | |
| COICOP classification: 06.2 - Outpatient care services | 531 | 546 | 509 | 521 | 581 | 547 | 506 | 506 | 516 | 499 |
Understanding france CPI basket weight: medicines and health products
Measuring the financial share allocated to pharmaceutical preparations, medical compounds, and therapeutic appliances acquired for personal health management, this metric captures over-the-counter and prescription products. The scope includes vitamins, bandages, diagnostic kits, corrective spectacles, hearing aids, and medicinal drugs dispensed through retail pharmacies. Professional medical consultations and hospital bed charges are excluded, ensuring the series measures physical health goods rather than clinical provider fees.
Analyzing this dataset requires accounting for government reimbursement policy changes and public health system adjustments that shift out-of-pocket burdens onto households. Annual reweighting captures both the introduction of new pharmacological treatments and demographic shifts in consumer health needs. Researchers comparing this segment with outpatient service measures should note that pharmaceutical spending responds rapidly to new therapeutic availability and changes in statutory prescription charges.
Frequently asked questions
- Are doctor consultation fees included in this medicines and health products series?
- No, professional medical services are tracked under distinct healthcare categories.
- Does this indicator cover corrective eyewear and medical devices?
- Yes, therapeutic appliances, glasses, and contact lenses are included alongside pharmaceuticals.
- How do public health policy reforms impact these basket weights?
- Changes to state medical reimbursement rates directly alter the out-of-pocket spending proportions captured here.