France CPI: clothing
France CPI: clothing stood at 101.46 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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| Index | |||||||||||
| COICOP classification: 03.1 - Clothing | 101.46 | 97.35 | 90.15 | 100.57 | 102.29 | 101.87 | 101.57 | 96.74 | 91.43 | 102.39 | |
| COICOP classification: 03.2 - Footwear | 99.52 | 96.97 | 93.26 | 100.92 | 102.9 | 102.23 | 101.56 | 98.85 | 92.54 | 101.14 |
Understanding france CPI: clothing
Garments and textile wearables designed for personal use—including everyday attire, formalwear, and undergarments—form the core of this specific sub-aggregate. This indicator isolates clothing merchandise from footwear products, accessories, and home textiles, focusing strictly on wearable apparel. The weighting methodology reflects household spending patterns across high-street stores and digital fashion platforms. Excluded from this count are shoes, dry cleaning services, and leather goods classified outside apparel.
Reading this index demands awareness of the fashion industry's rigid seasonal transition periods, which introduce predictable discounting and restocking cycles. Early monthly estimates are subject to regular revision as detailed retail sales audits are finalized. Analysts should evaluate year-on-year calculations to filter out the temporary price troughs caused by semi-annual clearance events. Comparing this apparel measure directly with the footwear series reveals subtle differences in pricing momentum between upper-body textiles and footwear manufacturing.
Frequently asked questions
- Which specific items are tracked within the clothing category?
- Shirts, trousers, coats, dresses, undergarments, and related textile wearables.
- How do seasonal collection shifts affect monthly data points?
- Retailers clear old inventory at discounted rates before introducing new seasonal lines, creating recurring price waves.
- Why is year-on-year comparison crucial for apparel data?
- It neutralizes the distorting effect of predictable, industry-wide seasonal sales events.