France CPI: communications
France CPI: communications stood at 107.68 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | |||||||||||
| All households - Communications | 107.68 | 108.16 | 108.19 | 106.66 | 105.88 | 104.77 | 102.6 | 100.62 | 99.04 | 100.11 | |
| All households - Manufactured products excluding clothing and shoes | 99.63 | 99.59 | 98.8 | 99.55 | 99.74 | 99.72 | 99.79 | 99.66 | 98.96 | 99.52 |
Understanding france CPI: communications
This indicator follows price movements associated with postal communications, telecommunication services, and the acquisition of telephone and internet reception equipment. It captures expenditures on mobile phone plans, fixed-line connections, broadband subscriptions, postal delivery fees, and consumer devices such as smartphones and routers. It excludes computing hardware meant primarily for office processing or entertainment consoles that fall under separate recreation headings, differentiating it from broader technology or manufactured goods aggregates.
Reading these figures necessitates caution regarding periodic quality adjustments and contract reclassifications introduced by telecommunication operators, which can manifest as artificial price drops when connection speeds or data allowances increase. Month-on-month readings frequently remain entirely flat for extended periods until major service providers simultaneously revise their subscription tariffs or introduce new handset generations. Analysts evaluating structural price stability should focus on twelve-month changes to bypass minor promotional discounting cycles.
Frequently asked questions
- What specific goods and services are counted in communications?
- It includes postal services, telephone subscriptions, internet access bundles, and consumer communication devices.
- How are plan upgrades handled in the index?
- Statistical methods adjust for quality changes, ensuring that faster speeds or higher data caps do not falsely inflate the price index.
- Why does the communications index often remain unchanged for months?
- Service tariffs are typically locked into long-term contracts, leading to extended periods of price stability before market-wide adjustments occur.