15 January 2020

2020- n° 8
In December 2019, the prices of frequently purchased goods rose by 0.2% in hyper and supermarkets Price Index in large and predominantly-food stores - December 2019

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From the January 2020 index, published on 20 February 2020, scanner data from supermarkets and hypermarkets will replace price collection in outlets made by INSEE collectors in these forms of sales for manufactured food products and cleaning and personal care products. In addition, the calculation and the scope of the price index in large retailers will be slightly modified. Additional information regarding this change is available in the “For further information” section.

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Year on year, slight acceleration in prices in hyper and supermarkets
Over a month, food prices in hyper and supermarkets increased at the same pace as in November
Year on year, rebound in the prices of cleaning and personal care products in hyper and supermarkets
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In December 2019, the prices of frequently purchased goods in hyper and supermarkets rose by 0.2% after +0.1% in the two previous months. In large and predominantly food stores, prices barely accelerated over a month too (+0.2% after +0.1% in November).

Excluding hyper and supermarkets, the prices increased by 0.2% after a stability in the previous month.

Considering all kinds of stores, the prices of frequently purchased goods grew a little more quickly than in November: +0.2% after +0.1%.

Year on year, slight acceleration in prices in hyper and supermarkets

Compared with the same month last year, the prices of frequently purchased goods sold in hyper and supermarkets rose barely more than in November: +1.8% after +1.7%. In large and predominantly food stores, the prices also grew a little more than in the previous month: +1.7% in December after +1.6% in November.

In the other kinds of stores, the prices of frequently purchased goods increased by 1.2% year on year, as in November. For the sixth consecutive month, their increase has been less marked than in hyper and supermarkets.

Considering all types of stores, the prices of frequently purchased goods rose at the same pace as in the previous month: +1.6% year on year.

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tableauPrices of frequently purchased goods year-on-year change %

Prices 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
2019-06	1.9	2.1
2019-07	1.9	1.8
2019-08	1.9	1.7
2019-09	1.8	1.6
2019-10	1.8	1.5
2019-11	1.7	1.2
2019-12	1.8	1.2

graphiquePrices of frequently purchased goods year-on-year change %

Chargement en cours — Geographical coverage: metropolitan France.

*Source: INSEE - Consumer Price Indices.*

tableauPrices of frequently purchased goods

2015:100

Prices of frequently purchased goods (2015:100)
	December 2019	Changes (%) compared to
	December 2019	last month (m-o-m) (1)	12 months before (y-o-y) (2)
Hyper and supermarkets (A)	103.25	0.2	1.8
Large and predominantly food stores (A + neighborhood stores)	103.21	0.2	1.7
Other stores	106.80	0.2	1.2
All stores	103.87	0.2	1.6

(1) [m/(m-1)]
(2) [m/(m-12)]
Geographical coverage: metropolitan France
Source : INSEE – Consumer Price Indices

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tableauFrequently purchased goods price indices by main items

Frequently 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
2019-06	104.7	103.65	102.74	98.37
2019-07	105.18	103.66	102.73	98.39
2019-08	106.25	103.79	102.91	98.49
2019-09	105.89	103.66	102.71	98.31
2019-10	105.9	103.69	102.88	98.24
2019-11	106.62	103.76	102.91	98.03
2019-12	107.17	103.86	103.01	98.35

graphiqueFrequently purchased goods price indices by main items

tableauPrices of frequently purchased goods detailed by main items

2015:100

Prices of frequently purchased goods detailed by main items (2015:100)
	Index	Changes (%) compared to
	December 2019	last month (m-o-m) (1)	12 months before (y-o-y) (2)
Food and beverages (excluding fresh foodstuffs)	104.23	0.2	2.2
- Meat	107.17	0.5	4.1
- Beverages	103.86	0.1	1.8
- Other food products	103.01	0.1	1.4
Clearing and personal care products	98.35	0.3	-0.3
Total Hyper and supermarkets	103.25	0.2	1.8

(1) [m/(m-1)]
(2) [m/(m-12)]
Geographical coverage: metropolitan France
Source: INSEE - Consumer Price Indices

Over a month, food prices in hyper and supermarkets increased at the same pace as in November

In December 2019, the prices of food (excluding fresh products) sold in hyper and supermarkets rose by 0.2% over a month, as in November. Year on year, their rise was a little more sustained than in November (+2.2% after +2.1%).

This rise over a month resulted from the marked increase in meat prices and from those, moderate in beverages and other food products prices.

After a sharp rise in November, the prices of meat sold in hyper and supermarkets slowed down a little in December (+0.5% after +0.7%). Year on year, their rise was much more dynamic than in the previous month: +4.1% after +3.7% in November.

The prices of beverages sold in hyper and supermarkets increased by 0.1%, as in November. Year on year, their rise was the same as in the previous month (+1.8%).

After a stability in November, the prices of other food products (excluding fresh food) slightly rose in December (+0.1%). Year on year, they slowed down for the second consecutive month (+1.4% after +1.5% in November and +1.7% in October).

Year on year, rebound in the prices of cleaning and personal care products in hyper and supermarkets

In December, the prices of cleaning and personal care products sold in hyper and supermarkets rebounded (+0.3% after −0.2% in November). Year on year, the decline of these products was hardly more marked than in November: −0.3% after −0.2%.

For further information

- Scanner data are the data recorded by retailers during consumer purchases. These data sent daily by large retailers to INSEE include, for each item sold in an outlet on a given day, the quantity of items sold and the sale price.

- For more information on scanner data or their processing for the CPI:

Leclair M. “Using Scanner Data to Calculate the Consumer Price Index”, Courrier des statistiques n°3, 2019

Leclair M., Léonard I., Rateau G., Sillard P., Varlet G. & Vernédal P. “Scanner Data: Advances in Methodology and New Challenges for Computing Consumer Price Indices”, Economics and Statistics n ° 509, 2019

- In addition, a detailed note on the impact of the use of scanner data on the CPI measurement and the price index of frequently purchased goods in large retailers will be released when the final index is published in January on 20 February 2020.

Next publication: 20 February 2020 at 12h00

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