French household sole prop. intermediate consumption
French household sole prop. intermediate consumption stood at 17,936 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 Household and corporate accounts 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 Household and corporate accounts 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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| Households | |||||||||||
| Intermediate consumption of sole proprietorships - Values at current prices - SA-WDA series | 17,936 | 17,656 | 17,594 | 17,587 | 17,578 | 17,637 | 17,687 | 17,610 | 17,440 | 17,151 | |
| Intermediate consumption of financial sole proprietorships - Values at current prices - SA-WDA series | 183 | 182 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 175 | 169 | 167 | 165 | 166 |
Understanding french household sole prop. intermediate consumption
Commercial and professional sole proprietorships incur these operational expenses when purchasing raw materials, energy, business services, and goods consumed during the production process. The figures exclude employee wage compensations, capital depreciation, and financial transactions, focusing strictly on inputs used up in current business operations. This aggregate covers the entire unincorporated sole proprietorship sector without separating financial institutions from non-financial trades.
Evaluating this cost metric requires examining its relationship with parallel output measures to assess operational margin shifts across the business cycle. Nominal values fluctuate with supplier prices and input costs, meaning inflation can drive up figures even when physical quantities of consumed materials remain flat. Analysts should apply caution when comparing these expenses against corporate accounts, as unincorporated tax structures and accounting practices differ from incorporated firms.
Frequently asked questions
- Are wages paid to employees included in intermediate consumption?
- No, employee compensation is tracked in separate employment and compensation categories.
- Does this series include purchases of heavy machinery?
- No, machinery purchases are treated as fixed capital formation rather than immediate consumption inputs.
- Why is this series adjusted for seasonal and working-day effects?
- Adjustment removes calendar anomalies and regular holiday slowdowns to highlight true operational expenditure patterns.