15 September 2020

2020- n° 231
In August 2020, the prices of frequently purchased goods rose by 0.2% in hyper and supermarkets Price Index in large and predominantly-food stores - August 2020

In August 2020, the prices of frequently purchased goods in hyper and supermarkets rebounded slightly by +0.2% over a month, after −0.1% in July.

Excluding hyper and supermarkets, the prices of frequently purchased goods rose by +0.1%.

Considering all kinds of stores, they rose by 0.2%.

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The health crisis due to the Covid-19 impacted the quality of the data: price collection on the field, was adjourned from the 16 March to the 15 June 2020. Therefore, prices in stores other than hyper and supermarkets are not available from April to June.

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Year on year, prices in hyper and supermarkets rose by 0.4%
Over a month, food prices in hyper and supermarkets barely rebounded
Increase over the month in the prices of cleaning and personal care products in hyper and supermarkets
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In August 2020, the prices of frequently purchased goods in hyper and supermarkets rebounded slightly by +0.2% over a month, after −0.1% in July.

Excluding hyper and supermarkets, the prices of frequently purchased goods rose by +0.1%.

Considering all kinds of stores, they rose by 0.2%.

Year on year, prices in hyper and supermarkets rose by 0.4%

Compared with the same month last year, the prices of frequently purchased goods in hyper and supermarkets slowed down for the fourth consecutive month: (+0.4% after +0.6% in July, +0.8% in June, +1.1% in May and +1.3% in April). In large and predominantly food stores, the prices were slightly less dynamic than in the previous month: +0.5% in August after +0.6% in July and +1.1% in March.

In the other kinds of stores, the prices of frequently purchased goods decelerated too: +0.8% year on year, after +1.0% in July. Their increase was more marked than in hyper and supermarkets whereas this was not the case in March (+0.9% and +1.1%, respectively in other kinds of stores and hyper and supermarkets).

Considering all types of stores, the prices of frequently purchased goods slowed down year on year: +0.5% in August after +0.6% in the previous month and +1.1% in March.

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tableauPrices of frequently purchased goods in hyper and supermarkets and other stores, year-on-year change (%)

Prices of frequently purchased goods in hyper and supermarkets and other stores, 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
2020-01	1.5	1.0
2020-02	1.2	0.8
2020-03	1.1	0.9
2020-04	1.3	NaN
2020-05	1.1	NaN
2020-06	0.8	NaN
2020-07	0.6	1.0
2020-08	0.4	0.8

NB: "Other stores" data not available for April, May, June and July 2020
Geographical coverage: metropolitan France

graphiquePrices of frequently purchased goods in hyper and supermarkets and other stores, year-on-year change (%)

Chargement en cours — NB: "Other stores" data not available for April, May, and June 2020

Geographical coverage: metropolitan France

*Source: INSEE - Consumer Price Indices*

tableauPrices of frequently purchased goods

2015:100

Prices of frequently purchased goods (2015:100)
	Index July 2020	Changes (%) compared to
	Index July 2020	last month (m-o-m) (1)	12 months before (y-o-y) (2)
Hyper and supermarkets (A)	103.46	0.2	0.4
Large and predominantly food stores (A + neighborhood stores)	103.50	0.2	0.5
Other stores	107.35	0.1	0.8
All stores	104.12	0.2	0.5

nd: The number of prices collected didn’t allow to calculate a sufficiently precise estimate for the month of July.
(1) [m/(m-1)]
(2) [m/(m-12)]
Geographical coverage: metropolitan France
Source : INSEE – Consumer Price Indices

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tableauPrices of frequently purchased goods detailed by main items in hyper and supermarkets, indices (100=2015)

Prices of frequently purchased goods detailed by main items in hyper and supermarkets, indices (100=2015)
	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
2020-01	107.41	104.04	102.75	97.47
2020-02	107.37	104.24	102.77	97.74
2020-03	107.72	104.2	102.91	97.49
2020-04	108.05	104.21	103.43	97.66
2020-05	108.33	104.22	103.37	97.32
2020-06	108.25	104.16	103.19	97.02
2020-07	107.78	104.15	103.04	97.47
2020-08	108.14	104.4	103.03	97.84

graphiquePrices of frequently purchased goods detailed by main items in hyper and supermarkets, indices (100=2015)

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
	August 2020	last month (m-o-m) (1)	12 months before (y-o-y) (2)
Food and beverages (excluding fresh foodstuffs)	104.58	0.1	0.6
- Meat	108.14	0.3	1.8
- Beverages	104.40	0.2	0.6
- Other food products	103.03	0.0	0.1
Clearing and personal care products	97.84	0.4	-0.7
Total Hyper and supermarkets	103.46	0.2	0.4

(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 barely rebounded

The prices of food (excluding fresh produces) sold in hyper and supermarkets barely rebounded in August: +0.1% over a month after −0.2%. Year on year, their increase was less marked than in the previous month: +0.6% after +0.9% in July.

This rise in prices over a month resulted from these in meat and beverages prices, while those of other food products were stable.

After a decline in July (−0.4%), the prices of meat sold in hyper and supermarkets rebounded in August (+0.3%). Year on year, their growth was less sustained than in the previous month: +1.8% after +2.5% in July.

Beverage prices in supermarkets rose in August (+0.2%) after being stable in the previous month. Year on year, the prices of these products are increasing at a slightly higher rate than in May, June and July (+0.6% after +0.5% in May, June and July).

The prices of other food products (excluding fresh food) were stable in August after a slight decrease in July (–0.1%). Year on year, they increased slightly: +0.1%, after +0.3% in the previous month.

Increase over the month in the prices of cleaning and personal care products in hyper and supermarkets

In August, the prices of cleaning and personal care products sold in hyper and supermarkets continued to rise: +0.4% over a month, after +0.5% in July. Year on year, their decrease was less pronounced: –0.7%, after –0.9% in the previous month.

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The price index of frequently purchased goods in hyper and supermarkets is mainly calculated using scanner data (75%), whose collection has not been affected by the health crisis related to Covid-19, and for the remaining part, using prices collected by INSEE collectors in physical outlets. The indice of beverage prices in hyper and supermarkets is carried out by 100% using scanner data, whereas that of meat by 30%, that of other food products by 76% and that of cleaning and personal care products by 98%.

The price index in the other kinds of stores is calculated only with prices collected by collectors in physical outlets.

The price collection carried out by collectors on the field, was adjourned from the 16 March to the 15 June 2020. Despite the introduction of new collection methods (price collection on the Internet, telephone collection, increased use of scanner data), the quality of the April, May and June indices (and to a lesser extent March) was affected. Therefore, the quality of the indices for the others kinds of stores than hyper and supermarkets did not allow their publication from April to June 2020.

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