France household consumption expenditure volume
France household consumption expenditure volume stood at 1,317,767 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chain-linked volumes | |||||||||||
| Household consumption expenditure | 1,317,767 | 1,312,680 | 1,302,054 | 1,292,024 | 1,252,137 | 1,190,000 | 1,272,091 | 1,250,901 | 1,237,290 | 1,219,413 | |
| Food and non alcoholic beverages | 155,269 | 152,964 | 152,717 | 157,702 | 161,462 | 162,178 | 156,131 | 156,549 | 157,058 | 155,812 |
Understanding france household consumption expenditure volume
Total household consumption expenditure expressed in chained volume terms removes the distorting effect of price inflation across time. The scope encompasses the aggregate physical quantity of all goods and services acquired by resident households for final consumption, spanning every functional category. Excluded are government-provided collective services and capital investments by businesses. This overarching volume index provides a macroeconomic gauge of real household material well-being.
Interpreting chained volume measures requires understanding that non-additive properties can arise due to the mathematical mechanics of chain-linking, meaning component sums may not equal the total aggregate. Revisions to volume series occur when price deflators are updated or when base years are shifted. Analysts must rely on volume comparisons rather than nominal figures when evaluating long-term changes in actual consumption standards.
Frequently asked questions
- Why do the sum of individual product volumes not equal this total?
- Chain-linked volume measures are non-additive by mathematical design, preventing exact summation of sub-components.
- What is the purpose of chained reference years in this series?
- They eliminate the influence of changing price structures, isolating physical quantity changes from inflation.
- How do revisions affect volume measures?
- Updates to deflators and improvements in quality adjustment methodologies lead to retroactive revisions in chained volume estimates.