France household consumption expenditure (current prices)
France household consumption expenditure (current prices) stood at 1,545,939 EUR million in 2025, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Final consumption by function (annual) table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1959 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Final consumption by function (annual) table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current prices | |||||||||||
| Household consumption expenditure | 1,545,939 | 1,527,123 | 1,482,483 | 1,374,103 | 1,269,169 | 1,190,000 | 1,262,531 | 1,231,762 | 1,195,310 | 1,169,068 | |
| Food and non alcoholic beverages | 192,832 | 187,817 | 185,064 | 170,088 | 162,366 | 162,178 | 152,921 | 149,871 | 147,642 | 145,080 |
Understanding france household consumption expenditure (current prices)
Total household consumption expenditure aggregates all monetary transactions by resident households on goods and services satisfying direct personal needs within the economic territory. This aggregate includes purchases of durable and non-durable products, as well as imputed expenditures such as owner-occupied housing services, but explicitly excludes capital investments like residential real property purchases or valuables. Within the broader national accounts architecture, this top-level series encapsulates every functional sub-category, acting as the overarching total from which more granular product classifications are derived.
Nominal figures reflect transactions valued at the prices prevailing during the specific period of purchase, capturing both volume shifts and underlying price dynamics simultaneously. Analysts must evaluate these annual figures alongside chained-volume measures to isolate real material changes from inflationary pressures. Revisions typically occur as more complete administrative data, fiscal audits, and updated retailer surveys replace preliminary estimations. When comparing across borders, analysts should verify whether the inclusion of imputed rents and non-market health or education services aligns with foreign statistical conventions.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the primary difference between total household consumption and government final expenditure?
- Household consumption measures direct outlays and imputed items for personal use, whereas government spending covers collective services and individual services provided free or at economically insignificant prices.
- Does this aggregate cover purchases made by foreign visitors within the economic territory?
- No, resident consumption excludes direct purchases by non-residents inside the country and includes spending by residents abroad, aligning with national residency definitions.
- Why are current price figures insufficient for analyzing long-term volume changes?
- Current prices incorporate the effects of inflation over time, requiring analysts to use constant price or chained series to measure true changes in physical quantities consumed.