France household consumption: petroleum products
France household consumption: petroleum products stood at 3.99 EUR billion in Aug 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Retail trade and household consumption table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1980 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Retail trade and household consumption table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household consumption of goods | |||||||||||
| Petroleum products | 3.99 | 4.13 | 4.08 | 4.06 | 4.07 | 4.22 | 4.24 | 4.21 | 4.45 | 4.27 | |
| Manufactured goods | 39.3 | 39.48 | 39.28 | 39.1 | 39.18 | 39.08 | 38.79 | 39.18 | 39.27 | 39.18 |
Understanding france household consumption: petroleum products
Monetary expenditure figures measuring household spending specifically on automotive motor fuels purchased at filling stations for private road transport. The series isolates liquid propulsion fuels—such as gasoline and diesel—from broader petroleum product categories like domestic heating oils and refinery lubricants. Industrial fuel consumption and commercial transport fleet outlays are entirely omitted.
Reading these fuel expenditure trends requires accounting for crude oil price swings and indirect taxation changes at the pump, which often overshadow physical driving volume changes. Monthly comparisons can be volatile due to sudden fuel price shocks or travel restriction periods, making annual moving averages a more dependable analytical tool. Revisions are common when credit card transaction data and petroleum distribution tax receipts are fully reconciled.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this petroleum series include home heating oils?
- No, heating fuels are tracked separately from automotive propulsion fuels.
- Are commercial trucking fuel purchases counted in household consumption?
- Enterprise transport fuel is excluded; the series measures private household spending only.
- Why can nominal spending figures be misleading for this series?
- Global crude oil price volatility can cause expenditure to surge or plummet independently of how much fuel drivers buy.