France CPI: services
France CPI: services stood at 102.35 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 - Services | 102.35 | 103.84 | 103.97 | 102.38 | 101.92 | 101.88 | 100.68 | 100.51 | 99.99 | 100.09 | |
| All households - Rents, water and household refuse collection | 102.16 | 102.05 | 101.9 | 101.96 | 101.73 | 101.56 | 101.43 | 101.27 | 100.93 | 100.86 |
Understanding france CPI: services
This expansive index measures the cost of intangible offerings consumed by households, spanning housing rents, healthcare services, hospitality, transport fares, recreation, and personal care. It covers everything from restaurant meals and hotel stays to insurance premiums, telecom services, and hairdressing, completely excluding physical manufactured goods and food provisions. Services form the largest structural component of modern consumer spending, characterized by labor-intensive pricing dynamics.
Reading this series requires understanding that service prices tend to be much stickier and less volatile than goods prices, reacting sluggishly to short-term economic shocks due to long-term contracts and wage rigidities. Month-on-month shifts are typically muted except during peak holiday tourism months when accommodation and travel service tariffs surge. Analysts rely on twelve-month comparisons to monitor structural wage and cost pressures working their way through the domestic economy.
Frequently asked questions
- What kinds of consumer expenditures fall under services?
- Housing rents, medical services, restaurant meals, transport tariffs, insurance, and personal care are included.
- Why do service prices change more slowly than goods prices?
- Services rely heavily on labor costs and multi-period contracts, making them structurally stickier.
- Do services include the purchase of physical items?
- No, all physical goods, food, and energy commodities are strictly excluded from the services aggregate.