13 March 2013
2013- n° 59In February 2013, prices of frequently purchased goods in Hyper and Supermarkets
decreased by 0.1% Price Index in large and predominantly-food stores - February 2013
In Hyper and Supermarkets, prices of frequently purchased goods decreased by 0.1% in February after being steady in January.
- Year-on-year, prices increased by 0.5% in hyper and supermarkets
- Prices were stable in hypermarkets, they decreased slightly in supermarkets (–0.2%)
- Prices of frequently purchased goods increase in February in the other retail stores
- Excluding fresh foodstuffs, food and beverage prices went down in hyper and supermarkets in February
- Decline in prices of the cleaning and personal care products in February
In Hyper and Supermarkets, prices of frequently purchased goods decreased by 0.1% in February after being steady in January.
Year-on-year, prices increased by 0.5% in hyper and supermarkets
In February 2013, prices of frequently purchased goods were 0.5% higher than those of the year before in hyper and supermarkets (+0.6% in january 2013). They rose by 4.0% over a year in February 2012.
Prices were stable in hypermarkets, they decreased slightly in supermarkets (–0.2%)
In hypermarkets, frequently purchased good prices stabilized in February 2013, after a decrease by 0.1% in January 2013.
Over a year, frequently purchased good prices rose by 0.5% in hypermarkets (like in January). They increased by 3.8%, year on year, in February 2012.
In supermarkets, frequently purchased good prices went down by 0.2% in February 2013, after an increase by 0.1% in January 2013.
Over a year, frequently purchased good prices rose by 0.6% in supermarkets in February (+0.9% in January 2013). They increased by 4.0%, year on year, in February 2012.
graphiqueGraphique1 – Frequently purchased goods price indeces - annual changes (%)
graphiqueGraphique2 – Frequently purchased goods price indeces
tableauTableau1 – Prices of frequently purchased goods
| Variations (%) over | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Index February 2012 | one month | 12 last months | |
| Hyper-and-Supermarkets (A) | 126,1 | –0,1 | 0,5 |
| - Hypermarkets | 125,6 | 0,0 | 0,5 |
| - Supermarkets | 127,5 | –0,2 | 0,6 |
| Large and predominantly food stores (A + neighborhood stores) | 127,7 | 0,0 | 0,7 |
| Other (mini-markets, maxi discount, department stores…) | 135,9 | 0,5 | 2,7 |
| Total | 129,4 | 0,1 | 0,9 |
- Source : INSEE – Consumer Price Indeces
tableauTableau2 – Prices of frequently purchased goods detailed by main items
| Variations (%) over | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Index February 2012 | one month | Index February 2012 | |
| Food and beverages (excluding fresh foodstuffs) | 126,4 | –0,1 | 0,6 |
| - Meat | 136,6 | 0,2 | 2,5 |
| - Beverages | 124,0 | 0,2 | 1,6 |
| - Other food products | 121,9 | –0,3 | –0,7 |
| Clearing and personal care products | 125,2 | –0,1 | 0,0 |
| Total : Hyper-and-Supermarkets | 126,1 | –0,1 | 0,5 |
- Source : INSEE – Consumer Price Indexes, base 100 : 1998
Prices of frequently purchased goods increase in February in the other retail stores
In the other retail stores, prices of frequently purchased goods increased by 0.5% in February 2013 (after a rise by 0.1% in january 2013. Over a year, they went up by 2.7% in February 2013 (like in January). In February 2012, they increased by 5.4%, year on year.
Excluding fresh foodstuffs, food and beverage prices went down in hyper and supermarkets in February
Excluding fresh products, food and beverage prices declined by 0.1% in the hyper and supermarkets in February; they stabilized in January 2013. Over a year, they increased by 0.6% in February 2013 (+0.9% in January 2013). They grew by 4.2%, year on year, in February 2012.
In February 2013, meat prices increased by 0.2% in hyper and supermarkets (after a decline by 0.1% in January 2013). This price increase is common to all types of meat in February, except for veal meat for which the prices went donw slightly in February (–0.1%). Over a year, meat prices went up by 2.5% in hyper and supermarkets in February (after +2.6% in January). In February 2012, they increased by 4.5%, year on year.
In hyper and supermarkets, beverage prices rose in February 2013 by 0.2% (after +0.7% in Januray) in connection with lasting effect of the excise duty increases on alcohol from January 2013. Thus, alcoholic beverage prices rose by 0.6% in February after +1.3% in January while those of non-alcoholic beverages remained steady in February (after –0.2% in January). Over a year, beverage prices rose by 1.6% in hyper and supermarkets in February (after +1.7% in January).
In February 2013, prices of the other food products (excluding fresh foodstuffs) decreased by 0.3% over a month (after –0.2% in January) and by 0.7% over a year (–0,4% in January). Over a year, they were up by 3.9% in February 2012.
Decline in prices of the cleaning and personal care products in February
In February 2013, prices of the cleaning and personal care products decreased by 0.1%, like in Januray. Over a year, the prices of these products were steady in hyper and supermarkets in February; they increased by 2.3%, year on year, in February 2012.
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