14 June 2019
2019- n° 153In May 2019, the prices of frequently purchased goods rose by 0.2% in hyper and supermarkets Price Index in large and predominantly-food stores - May 2019
In May 2019, the prices of frequently purchased goods in hyper and supermarkets rose by 0.2%, as in April and in March. In large and predominantly food stores, prices grew by 0.2% as in the previous month.
Excluding hyper and supermarkets, the prices slightly slowed down (+0.1% after +0.2% in April).
Considering all kinds of stores, the prices of frequently purchased goods increased as the same pace as in April (+0.2%).
Year on year, same rise in prices in hyper and supermarkets as in April
Compared with the same month last year, the prices of frequently purchased goods sold in hyper and supermarkets rose by 1.7% for the second consecutive month. In large and predominantly food stores, the prices increased by 1.6% year on year, as in April.
In the other kinds of stores, the prices of frequently purchased goods remained more dynamic than in large distributors, but slightly slowed down: +2.3% year on year in May after +2.4% in April.
Considering all types of stores, the increase in the prices of frequently purchased goods rose by 1.8% year on year for the third consecutive month.
tableauPrices of frequently purchased goods year-on-year change %
Hyper and supermarkets | Other stores | |
---|---|---|
2012-01 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
2012-02 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
2012-03 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
2012-04 | 3.0 | 4.3 |
2012-05 | 2.5 | 4.1 |
2012-06 | 2.0 | 3.9 |
2012-07 | 1.6 | 3.7 |
2012-08 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
2012-09 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
2012-10 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
2012-11 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
2012-12 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
2013-01 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
2013-02 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
2013-03 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
2013-04 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
2013-05 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
2013-06 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
2013-07 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
2013-08 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
2013-09 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
2013-10 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
2013-11 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
2013-12 | -0.2 | 1.4 |
2014-01 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
2014-02 | -0.1 | 1.0 |
2014-03 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
2014-04 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
2014-05 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
2014-06 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
2014-07 | -0.6 | 0.1 |
2014-08 | -0.8 | -0.1 |
2014-09 | -0.8 | -0.2 |
2014-10 | -0.8 | -0.2 |
2014-11 | -1.0 | 0.0 |
2014-12 | -1.0 | 0.2 |
2015-01 | -1.1 | 0.1 |
2015-02 | -1.0 | 0.1 |
2015-03 | -1.2 | 0.1 |
2015-04 | -1.1 | 0.2 |
2015-05 | -0.9 | 0.2 |
2015-06 | -0.9 | 0.4 |
2015-07 | -0.7 | 0.4 |
2015-08 | -0.6 | 0.5 |
2015-09 | -0.6 | 0.6 |
2015-10 | -0.4 | 0.8 |
2015-11 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
2015-12 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
2016-01 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
2016-02 | -0.3 | 0.6 |
2016-03 | -0.3 | 0.7 |
2016-04 | -0.4 | 0.9 |
2016-05 | -0.3 | 0.7 |
2016-06 | -0.3 | 0.7 |
2016-07 | -0.4 | 0.9 |
2016-08 | -0.4 | 0.8 |
2016-09 | -0.5 | 0.8 |
2016-10 | -0.6 | 0.8 |
2016-11 | -0.5 | 0.9 |
2016-12 | -0.5 | 1.1 |
2017-01 | -0.3 | 1.1 |
2017-02 | -0.3 | 1.1 |
2017-03 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
2017-04 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
2017-05 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
2017-06 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
2017-07 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
2017-08 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
2017-09 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
2017-10 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
2017-11 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
2017-12 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
2018-01 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
2018-02 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
2018-03 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
2018-04 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
2018-05 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
2018-06 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
2018-07 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
2018-08 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
2018-09 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
2018-10 | 0.8 | 2.1 |
2018-11 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
2018-12 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
2019-01 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
2019-02 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
2019-03 | 1.6 | 2.3 |
2019-04 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
2019-05 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
graphiquePrices of frequently purchased goods year-on-year change %

- Geographical coverage: metropolitan France.
- Source: INSEE - Consumer Price Indices.
tableauPrices of frequently purchased goods
Index May 2019 | Changes (%) compared to | ||
---|---|---|---|
last month (m-o-m) (1) | 12 months before (y-o-y) (2) | ||
Hyper and supermarkets (A) | 102.46 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
Large and predominantly food stores (A + neighborhood stores) | 102.43 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
Other stores | 106.31 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
All stores | 103.16 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
- (1) [m/(m-1)]
- (2) [m/(m-12)]
- Geographical coverage: metropolitan France
- Source : INSEE – Consumer Price Indices
tableauFrequently purchased goods price indices by main items
Meat | Beverages | Food excluding fresh products | Cleaning, personal care products | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2012-01 | 95.98 | 98.35 | 102.63 | 103.85 |
2012-02 | 96.33 | 98.79 | 102.51 | 103.76 |
2012-03 | 96.21 | 99.09 | 102.35 | 103.7 |
2012-04 | 96.12 | 99.22 | 102.43 | 103.69 |
2012-05 | 96.72 | 99.54 | 102.48 | 103.42 |
2012-06 | 96.76 | 99.55 | 102.46 | 103.62 |
2012-07 | 96.8 | 99.78 | 102.58 | 103.63 |
2012-08 | 97.25 | 100.02 | 102.57 | 103.92 |
2012-09 | 97.0 | 99.88 | 102.49 | 103.71 |
2012-10 | 97.74 | 99.9 | 102.56 | 103.73 |
2012-11 | 98.25 | 99.79 | 102.64 | 103.86 |
2012-12 | 98.69 | 99.46 | 102.49 | 103.84 |
2013-01 | 98.56 | 100.08 | 102.25 | 103.79 |
2013-02 | 98.88 | 100.29 | 101.97 | 103.76 |
2013-03 | 99.15 | 100.39 | 101.89 | 103.65 |
2013-04 | 99.16 | 100.37 | 101.84 | 103.69 |
2013-05 | 99.38 | 100.19 | 101.71 | 103.4 |
2013-06 | 99.61 | 100.21 | 101.85 | 103.4 |
2013-07 | 99.69 | 100.24 | 101.8 | 103.2 |
2013-08 | 100.3 | 100.41 | 101.85 | 103.51 |
2013-09 | 99.89 | 100.23 | 101.7 | 103.22 |
2013-10 | 100.04 | 100.05 | 101.47 | 103.08 |
2013-11 | 100.17 | 100.25 | 101.5 | 103.17 |
2013-12 | 100.05 | 100.07 | 101.4 | 103.19 |
2014-01 | 100.15 | 100.46 | 101.38 | 103.0 |
2014-02 | 100.28 | 100.37 | 101.28 | 102.89 |
2014-03 | 99.99 | 100.5 | 101.51 | 102.66 |
2014-04 | 99.95 | 100.27 | 101.53 | 102.2 |
2014-05 | 100.12 | 99.93 | 101.45 | 101.58 |
2014-06 | 100.15 | 99.86 | 101.2 | 101.47 |
2014-07 | 100.07 | 99.79 | 101.01 | 101.41 |
2014-08 | 100.31 | 99.9 | 100.92 | 101.57 |
2014-09 | 100.03 | 99.85 | 100.7 | 101.27 |
2014-10 | 99.91 | 99.81 | 100.61 | 101.01 |
2014-11 | 99.94 | 99.95 | 100.42 | 100.84 |
2014-12 | 100.04 | 99.83 | 100.34 | 100.45 |
2015-01 | 99.53 | 100.1 | 100.27 | 100.4 |
2015-02 | 99.76 | 100.11 | 100.19 | 100.39 |
2015-03 | 99.62 | 100.02 | 100.06 | 100.26 |
2015-04 | 99.58 | 100.1 | 99.98 | 100.29 |
2015-05 | 99.85 | 100.1 | 99.9 | 100.09 |
2015-06 | 99.94 | 100.0 | 99.88 | 99.81 |
2015-07 | 100.11 | 100.08 | 99.85 | 99.85 |
2015-08 | 100.42 | 100.11 | 99.9 | 100.0 |
2015-09 | 99.97 | 99.91 | 99.98 | 99.85 |
2015-10 | 100.11 | 99.81 | 100.02 | 99.77 |
2015-11 | 100.41 | 99.83 | 100.02 | 99.64 |
2015-12 | 100.7 | 99.83 | 99.95 | 99.66 |
2016-01 | 100.18 | 99.88 | 99.91 | 99.28 |
2016-02 | 100.19 | 99.81 | 99.81 | 99.28 |
2016-03 | 100.2 | 99.67 | 99.65 | 99.13 |
2016-04 | 100.22 | 99.62 | 99.54 | 99.03 |
2016-05 | 100.43 | 99.79 | 99.51 | 98.83 |
2016-06 | 100.13 | 99.82 | 99.5 | 98.89 |
2016-07 | 100.31 | 99.83 | 99.34 | 98.77 |
2016-08 | 100.53 | 99.96 | 99.42 | 99.0 |
2016-09 | 99.95 | 99.83 | 99.17 | 98.84 |
2016-10 | 99.87 | 99.8 | 99.1 | 98.94 |
2016-11 | 100.48 | 99.84 | 99.2 | 98.84 |
2016-12 | 100.53 | 99.8 | 99.14 | 99.02 |
2017-01 | 100.42 | 99.95 | 99.21 | 98.77 |
2017-02 | 100.45 | 100.0 | 99.13 | 98.79 |
2017-03 | 100.62 | 100.16 | 99.25 | 98.77 |
2017-04 | 100.53 | 100.19 | 99.53 | 98.59 |
2017-05 | 101.03 | 100.38 | 99.73 | 98.44 |
2017-06 | 101.19 | 100.36 | 99.79 | 98.72 |
2017-07 | 101.27 | 100.43 | 100.03 | 98.77 |
2017-08 | 101.82 | 100.42 | 100.14 | 98.94 |
2017-09 | 101.46 | 100.34 | 100.18 | 98.59 |
2017-10 | 101.48 | 100.3 | 100.05 | 98.78 |
2017-11 | 101.92 | 100.37 | 100.3 | 98.63 |
2017-12 | 101.84 | 100.21 | 100.32 | 98.78 |
2018-01 | 101.4 | 100.36 | 100.34 | 98.59 |
2018-02 | 101.91 | 100.36 | 100.3 | 98.69 |
2018-03 | 102.05 | 100.36 | 100.39 | 98.7 |
2018-04 | 101.91 | 100.48 | 100.56 | 98.65 |
2018-05 | 102.35 | 100.78 | 100.69 | 98.63 |
2018-06 | 102.31 | 100.71 | 100.74 | 98.32 |
2018-07 | 102.33 | 100.96 | 100.85 | 98.19 |
2018-08 | 102.81 | 101.52 | 101.16 | 98.41 |
2018-09 | 102.53 | 101.65 | 101.16 | 98.11 |
2018-10 | 102.33 | 101.74 | 101.2 | 98.18 |
2018-11 | 102.78 | 101.94 | 101.38 | 98.26 |
2018-12 | 102.93 | 102.04 | 101.55 | 98.66 |
2019-01 | 103.05 | 102.07 | 101.71 | 98.63 |
2019-02 | 103.7 | 102.81 | 101.97 | 98.58 |
2019-03 | 103.7 | 103.19 | 102.21 | 98.45 |
2019-04 | 103.65 | 103.34 | 102.52 | 98.47 |
2019-05 | 104.26 | 103.65 | 102.66 | 98.27 |
graphiqueFrequently purchased goods price indices by main items

- Geographical coverage: metropolitan France.
- Source: INSEE - Consumer Price Indices.
tableauPrices of frequently purchased goods detailed by main items
Index | Changes (%) compared to | ||
---|---|---|---|
May 2019 | last month (m-o-m) (1) | 12 months before (y-o-y) (2) | |
Food and beverages (excluding fresh foodstuffs) | 103.30 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
- Meat | 104.26 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
- Beverages | 103.65 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
- Other food products | 102.66 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
Clearing and personal care products | 98.27 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
Total Hyper and supermarkets | 102.46 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
- (1) [m/(m-1)]
- (2) [m/(m-12)]
- Geographical coverage: metropolitan France
- Source: INSEE - Consumer Price Indices
Slight acceleration in food prices in hyper and supermarkets
In May 2019, the prices of food (excluding fresh products) sold in hyper and supermarkets slightly gathered pace, to +0.3% after +0.2% in April. Year on year, their rise was the same as in the previous month (+2.1%).
This little stronger rise over a month resulted from an acceleration in meat and beverage prices, partly offset by a slowdown in the prices of other food products.
The prices of meat sold in hyper and supermarkets sharply increased in May: +0.6% after a stability in the two previous months. Year on year, their rise was more sustained than in April: +1.9% after +1.7%.
The prices of beverage sold in hyper and supermarkets grew more in May:+0.3% after +0.1% in April. Year on year, they rose by 2.8% for the third consecutive month.
The prices of other food products (excluding fresh food) slowed down in May: +0.1% after +0.3% in April. Year on year, these prices were again a little more dynamic than in the previous month (+2.0% after +1.9%).
Drop in the prices of cleaning and personal care products in hyper and supermarkets
After a stability in April, the prices of cleaning and personal care products sold in hyper and supermarkets fell by 0.2% in May. Year on year, their decrease was a little more pronounced than in April (−0.4% after −0.2%).
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