France intermediate consumption: food, beverages, tobacco, nominal
France intermediate consumption: food, beverages, tobacco, nominal stood at 159,107 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 Annual national accounts table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1949 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Annual national accounts table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate consumption, current prices | |||||||||||
| Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco | 159,107 | 152,911 | 156,123 | 151,172 | 130,083 | 119,544 | 121,688 | 120,343 | 121,281 | 113,239 | |
| Manufacture of electrical, electronic and computer equipment - Manufacture of machinery | 65,643 | 65,528 | 68,650 | 64,654 | 56,919 | 48,541 | 54,901 | 54,092 | 54,032 | 51,186 |
Understanding france intermediate consumption: food, beverages, tobacco, nominal
This metric evaluates the total financial cost of agricultural and processed materials consumed by establishments engaged in producing edible goods, beverages, and smoking products. It captures raw agricultural commodities, additives, packaging materials, and auxiliary industrial supplies purchased from external suppliers and used up during the manufacturing process. Capital goods, such as heavy machinery or factory buildings, remain excluded from these expenditures.
Evaluating this time series demands caution regarding seasonal agricultural supply shifts and global commodity price volatility, which directly alter nominal input costs without necessarily changing physical output volumes. Analysts should examine these totals alongside manufacturing output figures to gauge margin pressures within the food processing sector. Revisions often occur when annual tax returns and detailed enterprise surveys replace initial sample-based estimates.
Frequently asked questions
- What specific agricultural inputs are included here?
- Raw crops, livestock products, unrefined liquids, and food processing ingredients purchased by manufacturers are included.
- Are packaging costs counted inside this intermediate consumption series?
- Yes, containers and packaging materials used directly in processing and preparing goods for distribution form part of these operational inputs.
- How do commodity price swings impact this series?
- Sharp shifts in global raw material prices directly elevate or depress nominal input costs within this category.