France wholesale opinion on orders placed next: household
France wholesale opinion on orders placed next: household stood at -10.1 Balance of opinion (%) in Sep 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the INSEE business surveys table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jul 1979 to Sep 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the INSEE business surveys table
| Indicator | 09-2026 | 07-2026 | 05-2026 | 03-2026 | 01-2026 | 11-2025 | 09-2025 | 07-2025 | 05-2025 | 03-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household goods | |||||||||||
| Opinion on orders intended to be placed on months m and m+1 | -10.1 | -3 | -10.1 | -4.4 | -14.9 | -8.7 | -0.5 | -9.5 | -3.3 | -1.8 | |
| Opinion on foreign orders intended to be placed on months m and m-1 | -8.7 | -2.2 | -11.9 | -7 | -9.3 | -9.8 | -0.3 | -11.5 | -3.2 | -0.9 |
Understanding france wholesale opinion on orders placed next: household
Commercial intermediaries operating within the distribution network for durable articles and personal equipment report their qualitative intentions regarding procurement commitments scheduled across the current survey period and the immediately following month. This metric isolates anticipated purchasing activity directed toward upstream suppliers, differing from measures tracking actual past sales, finished inventory levels, or realized revenue inflows. The survey scope encompasses enterprises handling appliances, textiles, furniture, and consumer electronics, while entirely omitting food distributors, energy traders, and industrial machinery suppliers. By focusing exclusively on planned purchasing volumes, the series highlights how merchant buyers adjust their supply chain pipelines in response to perceived shifts in downstream demand.
Reading these survey figures involves analyzing the net balance between optimistic and pessimistic procurement plans without treating the metric as a precise physical tonnage or monetary expenditure value. Early estimates are subject to routine methodological updates, though survey revisions typically remain modest unless broader industrial classifications undergo periodic rebasing. Because procurement plans can shift rapidly due to unexpected supply bottlenecks or sudden inventory gluts, period-on-period comparisons require caution and are best evaluated alongside concurrent indicators covering inventory adequacy and actual billing trends. Analysts must also account for standard seasonal shifts in purchasing behavior that precede major consumer spending cycles, ensuring that routine calendar adjustments are not misinterpreted as structural turning points.
Frequently asked questions
- Which exact months are covered by the procurement intentions question?
- The question covers the current survey month and the subsequent month.
- Does this series measure actual money spent on inventory?
- No, it measures the qualitative balance of opinion regarding planned orders rather than financial expenditures.
- Are industrial capital goods included in this household goods classification?
- No, capital goods and industrial raw materials are excluded from this specific consumer-focused category.