France government consumption expenditure volume (SA-WDA)
France government consumption expenditure volume (SA-WDA) stood at 168,174 in Q2 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Quarterly GDP and value added table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q1 1949 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Quarterly GDP and value added table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
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| Levels | |||||||||||
| Consumption expenditures of general government - Total - Volumes chained at previous year prices - SA-WDA series | 168,174 | 167,515 | 167,037 | 166,625 | 165,838 | 165,487 | 165,579 | 165,327 | 165,012 | 164,795 | |
| Consumption expenditures of households - Total - Values at current prices - SA-WDA series | 395,214 | 390,306 | 389,319 | 387,498 | 385,675 | 384,859 | 382,878 | 383,955 | 379,256 | 380,763 |
Understanding france government consumption expenditure volume (SA-WDA)
Public sector final consumption is expressed here in volume terms through chain-linked pricing, removing the distorting effect of public administration wage inflation and material cost shifts. This measure tracks the physical quantity of services delivered directly by public bodies, including education, health, and general administration, alongside purchases of goods distributed free or at economically insignificant prices. It differs from nominal public expenditure by isolating actual shifts in the scale of government service provision.
Analysts reading this series must account for the inherent difficulty in measuring public sector output volume, where physical quantities are often proxied by input counts such as hours worked. Revisions frequently occur as administrative accounting data replaces initial estimates. When comparing this metric with household consumption, observers should note that public services are valued mostly by production costs rather than market transactions.
Frequently asked questions
- How is the volume of public consumption calculated without direct market prices?
- Statistical agencies often measure public output volume by tracking deflated inputs, such as public employee hours and intermediate goods consumed.
- Why might this volume series diverge from nominal government consumption?
- Divergences reflect public sector wage inflation and cost increases for goods and services purchased by government bodies.
- Are capital investments included in this public consumption volume measure?
- Capital formation is excluded; this series strictly covers current outlays on goods and services for collective or individual use.