France CPI basket weight: personal care
France CPI basket weight: personal care stood at 253 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: 13.1 - Personal care | 253 | 258 | 260 | 251 | 258 | 241 | 269 | 276 | 278 | 279 | |
| COICOP classification: 13.2 - Other personal effects n.e.c | 117 | 110 | 104 | 103 | 106 | 109 | 107 | 109 | 111 | 115 |
Understanding france CPI basket weight: personal care
Grooming and hygiene expenditures quantify the financial proportion assigned to personal upkeep items, beauty salons, hair styling, and related appliances. This series aggregates both recurring service visits and physical goods used for daily body care. Excluded from this classification are medical products, pharmaceutical goods, and therapeutic appliances, which belong to healthcare divisions.
Reading this metric involves recognizing stable consumption patterns over short horizons, though seasonal shifts can occur around major holiday periods and gift-giving cycles. Revisions to initial weightings typically emerge from retail trade censuses and consumer expenditure surveys. Analysts comparing personal care outlays with broader retail aggregates should keep in mind that beauty services carry a significant labor component absent from packaged goods.
Frequently asked questions
- Are electric razors and hair dryers included in personal care?
- Yes, electrical appliances for personal grooming are housed within this classification alongside consumables.
- Do hairdressing and salon services fall under this heading?
- Salon treatments, barber visits, and cosmetic procedures contribute directly to this category's total weight.
- How does personal care differ from healthcare?
- Personal care focuses on daily hygiene, grooming, and appearance, whereas healthcare covers therapeutic and medical treatments.