10 July 2014
2014- n° 161In June 2014, prices of frequently purchased goods decreased by 0.1% in hyper and
supermarkets Price Index in large and predominantly-food stores - June 2014
In June 2014, prices of frequently purchased goods declined by 0,1% in hyper and supermarkets after a decrease by 0.2% in May 2014.
In June 2014, prices of frequently purchased goods declined by 0,1% in hyper and supermarkets after a decrease by 0.2% in May 2014.
In large and predominantly food stores, prices of frequently purchased goods have also decreased by 0.1% in June 2014 (—0.2% in May 2014).
Outside the hyper and supermakets, prices of frequently purchased goods were down 0.1% in June 2014 after they increased by 0.2% in May 2014.
Prices of frequently purchased goods fell by 0.5% between June 2013 and June 2014 in hyper and supermarkets
In hyper and supermarkets, the decrease in the prices of frequently purchased goods has accelerated: they fell by 0.5% year-on-year in June 2014 after —0,3% in May 2014 and —0,1% during the first four months of 2014. They had increased by +0,5 % between June 2012 and June 2013.
The decline in prices of frequently purchased goods became more marked in large and predominantly food stores (—0.6% in the year to June 2014 after —0.3%, year-on-year in May 2014).
In the year to June 2014, prices of frequently purchased goods went down overall by 0,3% in all the kinds of outlets.
tableauTableau1English – Prices of frequently purchased goods
| Index June 2014 | Variations(%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| last month | last 12 Months | ||
| Hyper-and-Supermarkets (A) | 126.52 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| Large and predominantlyfood stores (A + neighborhood stores) | 127.62 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Other stores | 135.49 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| All stores | 129.25 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
- Source : Insee - Consumer Price Indexes
tableauTableau2English – Prices of frequently purchased goods detailed by main items
| Index June 2014 | Variations(%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| last month | last 12 Months | ||
| Food and beverages(excluding unprocessed foodstuffs) | 127.30 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| - Meat | 140.04 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| - Beverages | 123.88 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| - Other food products | 122.05 | -0.2 | -0.6 |
| Clearing and personal care products | 123.38 | -0.1 | -1.9 |
| Total : Hyper-and-Supermarkets | 126.52 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
- Source : Insee - Consumer Price Indexes
graphiqueGraphique1English – Frequently purchased goods price indexes - annual increase %
- Source : Insee - Consumer Price Indexes
graphiqueGraphique2English – Frequently purchased goods price indexes
- Source : Insee - Consumer Price Indexes
New decrease in food prices (excluding fresh products) in June in hyper and supermarkets
As in May 2014, prices of food and beverages, excluding fresh foodstuffs, declined by 0.1% in June 2014 in hyper and supermarkets. Compared to June 2013, they were down 0.3% after they remained broadly unchanged from automn 2013, year-on-year. In June 2013, prices of food (excluding fresh foodstuffs) were 0.6% higher than those of June 2012.
In June 2014, meat prices stayed stable in hyper and supermarkets. They continued to slow down, their annuel rate of change fell to +0.5% in June 2014 after +0.7% in May 2014 and +0.9% in April 2014. They had grown by 2.9% between June 2012 and June 2013.
In hyper and supermarkets, beverage prices declined by 0.1% between May and June 2014 and by 0.4% in the year to June 2014.
Excluding unprocessed food, prices of other food products decreased by 0.2% in hyper and supermarkets in June 2014 (after —0.1% in May 2014). In the year to June 2014, they decreased by 0.6% in June 20144, as they did between June 2012 and June 2013.
The decrease in prices of cleaning and personal care products continued in hyper and supermarkets
Prices of cleaning and personal care products decreased by 0.1% in June 2014 in hyper and supermarkets. In the year to June 2014, they fell by 1.9% (—1,8% in May 2014, year-on-year).
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