France overall consumption expenditures at current prices
France overall consumption expenditures at current prices stood at 596,676 EUR million 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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| Overall consumption expenditures - Values at current prices - SA-WDA series | 596,676 | 590,106 | 588,087 | 585,491 | 582,393 | 580,921 | 578,013 | 578,045 | 572,354 | 572,581 | |
| Overall consumption expenditures - Volumes chained at previous year prices - SA-WDA series | 513,828 | 512,169 | 512,703 | 511,430 | 510,347 | 509,812 | 510,099 | 509,872 | 506,742 | 506,988 |
Understanding france overall consumption expenditures at current prices
Aggregate spending outlays incurred by resident households for final consumption purposes are tallied in nominal monetary amounts unadjusted for price fluctuations. This ledger encompasses purchases of durable items, perishable goods, and intangible services within domestic markets, while omitting capital investments by firms or general administration expenditure. Unlike volume-based measures, monetary totals capture shifts driven by both transaction quantities and shifting price schedules across retail sectors.
Interpreting figures requires accounting for seasonal shifts and inflation dynamics that inflate nominal totals without altering actual purchasing volumes. Analysts should cross-reference chain-linked aggregates to isolate genuine material expansion from price adjustments. Revisions frequently occur as expanded tax records replace preliminary retail surveys, altering early estimates of quarterly consumption shifts.
Frequently asked questions
- What categories of spending are omitted from overall consumption expenditures?
- Capital investments by businesses and general administration purchases are excluded from household consumption metrics.
- Why is this series tracked at current prices rather than chained prices?
- Current prices capture nominal monetary outlays incorporating price fluctuations rather than isolated volume changes.
- How do revisions impact early estimates of consumption expenditures?
- Subsequent incorporation of detailed tax records frequently alters initial survey-based estimates.