France CPI group weight: food
France CPI group weight: food stood at 1,213 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: 01.1 - Food | 1,213 | 1,193 | 1,219 | 1,326 | 1,350 | 1,443 | 1,303 | 1,310 | 1,317 | 1,316 | |
| COICOP classification: 01.2 - Non-alcoholic beverages | 125 | 114 | 119 | 117 | 115 | 130 | 119 | 122 | 119 | 120 |
Understanding france CPI group weight: food
Isolating the core nutritional segment at the detailed group level, this metric measures household spending dedicated strictly to foodstuffs purchased for home preparation, excluding beverages and catering. It provides a granular breakdown within the broader food division, stripping out drinks and dining-out expenses to focus purely on pantry provisions and raw ingredients. This specific classification is vital for monitoring basic living costs without the confounding influence of restaurant markups or beverage taxation.
Seasonality heavily dictates this series due to the perishable nature of agricultural produce and livestock cycles influencing meat and dairy pricing. Annual weight updates capture changing dietary preferences, such as increased demand for processed convenience foods or organic produce. Analysts must interpret month-on-month figures cautiously, as unseasonal weather events can create temporary supply shocks that do not reflect long-term nutritional expenditure trends.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this group weight include alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages?
- No, beverages are tracked under entirely separate COICOP classification groups outside this food measure.
- How do agricultural cycles impact this specific nutritional series?
- Perishable food items experience harvest-driven supply swings that create predictable intra-year price volatility.
- Why is this group tracked separately from catering services?
- Separating grocery ingredients from restaurant meals helps economists distinguish home economics from hospitality inflation.