Informations rapides
28 February 2019
2019- n° 51
Household consumption expenditure rebounded in January (+1.2%) Household consumption expenditure on goods - January 2019

In January 2019, household expenditure on goods rebounded by 1.2% in volume*, after a sharp decline in December (−1.5%). This rebound was mainly due to an increase in the consumption of energy (+5.4%) and engineered goods (+1.4%), despite a decline in food consumption (−0.9%).

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In January 2019, household expenditure on goods rebounded by 1.2% in volume*, after a sharp decline in December (−1.5%). This rebound was mainly due to an increase in the consumption of energy (+5.4%) and engineered goods (+1.4%), despite a decline in food consumption (−0.9%).

Total consumption of goods

Total consumption of goods
Monthly data
2009-01 45.314
2009-02 44.678
2009-03 44.482
2009-04 44.949
2009-05 45.297
2009-06 45.488
2009-07 45.069
2009-08 44.726
2009-09 45.286
2009-10 45.362
2009-11 45.325
2009-12 46.017
2010-01 45.685
2010-02 45.448
2010-03 45.773
2010-04 45.491
2010-05 45.81
2010-06 45.307
2010-07 45.877
2010-08 45.584
2010-09 45.887
2010-10 45.918
2010-11 46.506
2010-12 46.727
2011-01 46.709
2011-02 46.918
2011-03 46.549
2011-04 45.614
2011-05 45.435
2011-06 45.806
2011-07 45.634
2011-08 45.933
2011-09 45.82
2011-10 45.65
2011-11 45.626
2011-12 45.501
2012-01 45.634
2012-02 46.269
2012-03 45.533
2012-04 45.565
2012-05 45.595
2012-06 45.693
2012-07 45.596
2012-08 45.45
2012-09 45.341
2012-10 45.45
2012-11 45.409
2012-12 45.261
2013-01 45.197
2013-02 45.443
2013-03 45.784
2013-04 45.471
2013-05 45.741
2013-06 45.27
2013-07 45.366
2013-08 45.19
2013-09 45.288
2013-10 45.343
2013-11 46.009
2013-12 45.916
2014-01 45.119
2014-02 44.917
2014-03 45.109
2014-04 45.08
2014-05 45.304
2014-06 45.453
2014-07 45.336
2014-08 45.539
2014-09 45.387
2014-10 45.332
2014-11 45.456
2014-12 46.028
2015-01 46.2
2015-02 46.046
2015-03 45.826
2015-04 46.079
2015-05 45.895
2015-06 46.399
2015-07 46.428
2015-08 46.293
2015-09 46.53
2015-10 46.529
2015-11 45.655
2015-12 46.62
2016-01 46.83
2016-02 46.569
2016-03 47.033
2016-04 47.197
2016-05 46.858
2016-06 46.949
2016-07 46.508
2016-08 46.72
2016-09 46.772
2016-10 47.408
2016-11 47.353
2016-12 47.443
2017-01 47.617
2017-02 47.046
2017-03 46.958
2017-04 47.364
2017-05 47.733
2017-06 47.576
2017-07 47.749
2017-08 47.59
2017-09 48.231
2017-10 47.077
2017-11 48.282
2017-12 47.99
2018-01 46.965
2018-02 48.089
2018-03 48.127
2018-04 47.233
2018-05 47.587
2018-06 47.689
2018-07 47.624
2018-08 48.119
2018-09 47.123
2018-10 47.56
2018-11 47.551
2018-12 46.859
2019-01 47.433

Total consumption of goods

  • Source: INSEE.

Energy: clear rebound in January

In January, energy consumption increased strongly (+5.4% after −4.3%). Gas and electricity expenditure recovered (+4.5%) after relatively mild temperatures in December. In addition, fuel consumption increased clearly (+6.4% after −4.9%).

Breakdown of energy

Breakdown of energy
Refined Products Energy, water, waste
2009-01 4.36 4.88
2009-02 4.339 4.752
2009-03 4.304 4.577
2009-04 4.36 4.621
2009-05 4.313 4.557
2009-06 4.323 4.571
2009-07 4.293 4.573
2009-08 4.084 4.598
2009-09 4.169 4.571
2009-10 4.148 4.54
2009-11 4.171 4.388
2009-12 4.279 4.637
2010-01 4.027 4.918
2010-02 4.302 4.786
2010-03 4.149 4.697
2010-04 4.27 4.624
2010-05 4.151 4.815
2010-06 4.115 4.596
2010-07 4.199 4.586
2010-08 4.118 4.612
2010-09 4.182 4.639
2010-10 4.167 4.738
2010-11 4.185 4.724
2010-12 4.079 5.033
2011-01 4.214 4.615
2011-02 4.168 4.459
2011-03 4.093 4.458
2011-04 4.022 4.126
2011-05 3.852 4.416
2011-06 4.026 4.551
2011-07 4.0 4.537
2011-08 4.168 4.565
2011-09 4.068 4.525
2011-10 4.003 4.466
2011-11 3.951 4.387
2011-12 3.839 4.369
2012-01 4.02 4.44
2012-02 4.069 5.212
2012-03 4.011 4.197
2012-04 3.938 4.938
2012-05 4.061 4.561
2012-06 4.113 4.556
2012-07 3.999 4.562
2012-08 3.981 4.569
2012-09 3.926 4.588
2012-10 3.993 4.594
2012-11 4.045 4.707
2012-12 3.85 4.494
2013-01 3.893 4.684
2013-02 3.957 4.816
2013-03 3.977 4.914
2013-04 4.06 4.974
2013-05 4.098 4.872
2013-06 3.883 4.669
2013-07 3.91 4.602
2013-08 3.872 4.559
2013-09 3.827 4.593
2013-10 3.862 4.28
2013-11 3.871 4.82
2013-12 3.905 4.504
2014-01 3.833 4.237
2014-02 3.797 4.212
2014-03 3.815 4.132
2014-04 3.823 4.151
2014-05 3.749 4.413
2014-06 3.861 4.333
2014-07 3.827 4.351
2014-08 3.859 4.351
2014-09 3.894 4.316
2014-10 3.861 4.029
2014-11 3.77 4.144
2014-12 3.983 4.313
2015-01 3.884 4.433
2015-02 3.859 4.541
2015-03 3.824 4.296
2015-04 3.883 4.25
2015-05 3.801 4.282
2015-06 3.888 4.314
2015-07 4.016 4.357
2015-08 3.907 4.339
2015-09 3.919 4.444
2015-10 3.87 4.665
2015-11 3.769 4.131
2015-12 4.001 3.874
2016-01 3.876 4.204
2016-02 3.966 4.251
2016-03 3.968 4.447
2016-04 3.935 4.676
2016-05 4.147 4.407
2016-06 3.665 4.427
2016-07 3.916 4.376
2016-08 4.001 4.381
2016-09 3.959 4.365
2016-10 3.977 4.644
2016-11 4.036 4.533
2016-12 4.014 4.464
2017-01 4.013 4.796
2017-02 3.95 4.1
2017-03 3.922 3.971
2017-04 3.96 4.376
2017-05 4.036 4.428
2017-06 4.02 4.39
2017-07 4.03 4.409
2017-08 4.018 4.431
2017-09 4.169 4.55
2017-10 3.809 4.248
2017-11 3.981 4.575
2017-12 4.1 4.581
2018-01 3.925 4.078
2018-02 3.989 4.772
2018-03 4.019 4.614
2018-04 3.981 4.271
2018-05 3.98 4.339
2018-06 3.979 4.36
2018-07 3.919 4.389
2018-08 3.948 4.391
2018-09 3.867 4.369
2018-10 4.036 4.322
2018-11 3.977 4.432
2018-12 3.78 4.267
2019-01 4.024 4.459

Breakdown of energy

  • Source: INSEE.

Engineered goods: increase in January

In January, spending on manufactured goods bounced back (+1.4% after −1.9%), driven by durable good purchases (+2.4%).

Durables: rebound in January

Consumption of durable goods increased sharply in January (+2.4%, after −3.8%). Transport equipment consumption increased, particularly new car purchases. In addition, after declining in December, spending on housing equipment was on the rise, in particular purchases of telephones and, to a lesser extent, television, computer and furniture ones.

Textile-clothing: slight increase in January

Expenditure on textile and clothing increased slightly in January (+0.3% after −0.2%). In particular, shoe sales increased compared to the previous month.

Other engineered goods: slight increase in January

In January, consumption of "other manufactured goods" increased slightly (+0.3% after 0.0%). Drug purchases rebounded noticeably.

Breakdown of engineered goods

Breakdown of engineered goods
Transport equipment Clothing Other engineered goods Household durables
2009-01 5.581 4.584 5.775 2.616
2009-02 5.528 4.29 5.724 2.602
2009-03 5.619 4.397 5.718 2.603
2009-04 5.675 4.338 5.699 2.624
2009-05 6.112 4.353 5.734 2.631
2009-06 5.86 4.563 5.738 2.687
2009-07 5.78 4.282 5.753 2.693
2009-08 5.671 4.115 5.727 2.694
2009-09 5.858 4.355 5.761 2.73
2009-10 5.901 4.453 5.772 2.704
2009-11 6.271 4.327 5.77 2.702
2009-12 6.287 4.417 5.812 2.724
2010-01 5.878 4.502 5.793 2.743
2010-02 5.711 4.243 5.829 2.767
2010-03 5.891 4.418 5.866 2.798
2010-04 5.572 4.408 5.933 2.773
2010-05 5.615 4.334 5.932 2.884
2010-06 5.607 4.12 5.953 2.799
2010-07 5.542 4.655 5.967 2.768
2010-08 5.367 4.434 5.969 2.908
2010-09 5.603 4.437 5.999 2.866
2010-10 5.594 4.366 6.012 2.824
2010-11 6.069 4.468 6.038 2.828
2010-12 6.093 4.439 6.026 2.811
2011-01 6.212 4.368 6.068 2.923
2011-02 6.31 4.523 6.074 3.015
2011-03 6.194 4.433 6.082 2.991
2011-04 5.615 4.508 6.096 2.874
2011-05 5.521 4.363 6.081 2.884
2011-06 5.518 4.424 6.11 2.936
2011-07 5.524 4.241 6.101 2.945
2011-08 5.57 4.304 6.118 2.945
2011-09 5.601 4.263 6.107 2.924
2011-10 5.538 4.326 6.123 2.911
2011-11 5.754 4.285 6.117 2.867
2011-12 5.694 4.331 6.109 3.05
2012-01 5.442 4.374 6.096 2.953
2012-02 5.338 4.264 6.124 3.032
2012-03 5.519 4.49 6.118 2.959
2012-04 5.317 3.973 6.075 3.063
2012-05 5.439 4.292 6.097 3.023
2012-06 5.328 4.12 6.131 3.045
2012-07 5.216 4.239 6.152 3.037
2012-08 5.204 4.223 6.097 2.977
2012-09 5.074 4.341 6.112 3.0
2012-10 5.139 4.328 6.127 3.03
2012-11 5.124 4.253 6.098 3.059
2012-12 5.32 4.251 6.12 3.036
2013-01 4.989 4.278 6.117 3.028
2013-02 4.991 4.208 6.116 3.003
2013-03 4.92 4.176 6.112 3.068
2013-04 4.962 4.217 6.145 3.091
2013-05 5.044 4.118 6.165 3.085
2013-06 4.995 4.241 6.132 3.096
2013-07 4.98 4.247 6.161 3.067
2013-08 5.021 4.178 6.161 3.114
2013-09 4.98 4.24 6.175 3.125
2013-10 5.071 4.274 6.179 3.156
2013-11 5.105 4.37 6.194 3.118
2013-12 5.432 4.24 6.202 3.188
2014-01 4.878 4.378 6.212 3.178
2014-02 5.03 4.279 6.216 3.114
2014-03 4.989 4.358 6.244 3.123
2014-04 5.045 4.25 6.242 3.139
2014-05 4.891 4.27 6.231 3.265
2014-06 4.966 4.35 6.242 3.233
2014-07 4.917 4.345 6.255 3.297
2014-08 4.949 4.266 6.295 3.335
2014-09 4.92 4.058 6.284 3.34
2014-10 5.018 4.238 6.299 3.336
2014-11 4.991 4.301 6.322 3.347
2014-12 4.991 4.37 6.348 3.419
2015-01 4.989 4.473 6.377 3.398
2015-02 4.953 4.331 6.417 3.399
2015-03 5.031 4.308 6.41 3.372
2015-04 5.034 4.41 6.414 3.355
2015-05 5.065 4.291 6.406 3.367
2015-06 5.2 4.444 6.432 3.381
2015-07 5.185 4.35 6.413 3.45
2015-08 5.103 4.394 6.405 3.463
2015-09 5.208 4.419 6.451 3.495
2015-10 5.193 4.334 6.418 3.449
2015-11 5.209 4.112 6.405 3.368
2015-12 5.323 4.303 6.427 3.773
2016-01 5.334 4.573 6.431 3.569
2016-02 5.366 4.166 6.46 3.594
2016-03 5.49 4.206 6.456 3.745
2016-04 5.428 4.189 6.442 3.887
2016-05 5.384 4.223 6.459 3.61
2016-06 5.39 4.496 6.452 3.753
2016-07 5.379 4.21 6.456 3.483
2016-08 5.478 4.185 6.454 3.51
2016-09 5.5 4.116 6.446 3.557
2016-10 5.53 4.354 6.469 3.595
2016-11 5.762 4.202 6.488 3.585
2016-12 5.864 4.256 6.494 3.6
2017-01 5.61 4.264 6.523 3.624
2017-02 5.64 4.38 6.503 3.719
2017-03 5.701 4.365 6.533 3.718
2017-04 5.645 4.18 6.499 3.751
2017-05 5.765 4.374 6.508 3.776
2017-06 5.82 4.213 6.541 3.795
2017-07 5.786 4.285 6.538 3.868
2017-08 5.798 4.308 6.56 3.823
2017-09 5.736 4.551 6.565 3.856
2017-10 5.803 4.082 6.553 3.818
2017-11 5.772 4.375 6.587 3.982
2017-12 5.955 4.283 6.562 3.817
2018-01 5.714 4.222 6.557 3.825
2018-02 5.814 4.31 6.545 3.833
2018-03 5.928 4.237 6.56 3.891
2018-04 5.931 4.349 6.574 3.811
2018-05 5.974 4.252 6.565 3.867
2018-06 5.934 4.256 6.563 3.975
2018-07 5.889 4.297 6.583 3.9
2018-08 6.405 4.301 6.581 3.925
2018-09 5.826 4.185 6.572 3.897
2018-10 5.899 4.24 6.585 3.945
2018-11 5.806 4.246 6.565 4.062
2018-12 5.575 4.24 6.566 3.887
2019-01 5.74 4.252 6.588 3.997

Breakdown of engineered goods

  • Source: INSEE.

Food products: sharp decline in January

In January, food consumption fell sharply (−0.9% after +0.5%). Purchases of agri-food products declined after a relatively dynamic month of December and fresh fruit and vegetable consumption fell for the second consecutive month.

Food products, engineered goods and energy

Food products, engineered goods and energy
Food products Energy Engineered goods
2009-01 16.444 9.229 19.729
2009-02 16.335 9.088 19.351
2009-03 16.129 8.89 19.523
2009-04 16.482 8.992 19.554
2009-05 16.479 8.882 19.978
2009-06 16.534 8.905 20.087
2009-07 16.506 8.875 19.746
2009-08 16.672 8.669 19.45
2009-09 16.64 8.737 19.945
2009-10 16.658 8.687 20.044
2009-11 16.497 8.573 20.252
2009-12 16.683 8.918 20.438
2010-01 16.61 8.962 20.154
2010-02 16.634 9.096 19.807
2010-03 16.704 8.856 20.234
2010-04 16.689 8.898 19.953
2010-05 16.798 8.978 20.086
2010-06 16.873 8.718 19.755
2010-07 16.897 8.79 20.206
2010-08 16.866 8.738 20.003
2010-09 16.894 8.827 20.188
2010-10 16.989 8.914 20.063
2010-11 16.963 8.917 20.629
2010-12 17.049 9.131 20.587
2011-01 17.025 8.842 20.837
2011-02 17.038 8.642 21.192
2011-03 16.978 8.564 20.964
2011-04 17.026 8.167 20.373
2011-05 16.977 8.276 20.156
2011-06 16.905 8.587 20.31
2011-07 16.95 8.546 20.14
2011-08 16.942 8.747 20.26
2011-09 17.017 8.603 20.205
2011-10 16.963 8.479 20.2
2011-11 16.96 8.349 20.291
2011-12 16.724 8.216 20.505
2012-01 16.993 8.471 20.158
2012-02 16.997 9.247 20.042
2012-03 16.913 8.235 20.358
2012-04 16.973 8.85 19.754
2012-05 16.847 8.629 20.111
2012-06 17.067 8.68 19.949
2012-07 17.09 8.563 19.944
2012-08 17.109 8.55 19.796
2012-09 17.019 8.509 19.814
2012-10 16.938 8.586 19.924
2012-11 16.832 8.748 19.833
2012-12 16.904 8.34 20.005
2013-01 16.947 8.563 19.689
2013-02 17.094 8.755 19.601
2013-03 17.352 8.868 19.576
2013-04 16.748 9.013 19.713
2013-05 17.078 8.96 19.711
2013-06 16.973 8.539 19.76
2013-07 17.118 8.505 19.746
2013-08 16.993 8.423 19.775
2013-09 17.074 8.406 19.809
2013-10 17.207 8.153 19.981
2013-11 17.268 8.666 20.077
2013-12 17.15 8.409 20.351
2014-01 17.079 8.071 19.97
2014-02 16.953 8.009 19.955
2014-03 17.147 7.951 20.012
2014-04 17.119 7.978 19.983
2014-05 17.176 8.153 19.976
2014-06 17.169 8.192 20.093
2014-07 17.021 8.175 20.14
2014-08 17.168 8.208 20.163
2014-09 17.248 8.21 19.93
2014-10 17.212 7.9 20.219
2014-11 17.248 7.915 20.291
2014-12 17.26 8.3 20.468
2015-01 17.314 8.316 20.57
2015-02 17.207 8.399 20.439
2015-03 17.239 8.12 20.467
2015-04 17.401 8.133 20.545
2015-05 17.33 8.084 20.481
2015-06 17.403 8.201 20.795
2015-07 17.315 8.373 20.74
2015-08 17.364 8.245 20.684
2015-09 17.253 8.364 20.913
2015-10 17.295 8.535 20.699
2015-11 17.355 7.901 20.4
2015-12 17.566 7.876 21.178
2016-01 17.496 8.074 21.253
2016-02 17.461 8.207 20.899
2016-03 17.395 8.417 21.225
2016-04 17.324 8.629 21.254
2016-05 17.318 8.541 21.009
2016-06 17.414 8.114 21.416
2016-07 17.37 8.293 20.846
2016-08 17.416 8.378 20.929
2016-09 17.506 8.322 20.944
2016-10 17.503 8.635 21.279
2016-11 17.416 8.572 21.373
2016-12 17.418 8.478 21.551
2017-01 17.46 8.838 21.343
2017-02 17.436 8.023 21.574
2017-03 17.427 7.858 21.652
2017-04 17.623 8.332 21.405
2017-05 17.523 8.458 21.756
2017-06 17.482 8.403 21.694
2017-07 17.509 8.432 21.812
2017-08 17.326 8.446 21.827
2017-09 17.498 8.71 22.04
2017-10 17.419 8.058 21.589
2017-11 17.665 8.568 22.054
2017-12 17.369 8.683 21.957
2018-01 17.324 7.987 21.657
2018-02 17.497 8.777 21.822
2018-03 17.536 8.639 21.958
2018-04 17.007 8.243 21.999
2018-05 17.303 8.313 21.98
2018-06 17.312 8.334 22.053
2018-07 17.332 8.308 21.994
2018-08 17.238 8.337 22.565
2018-09 17.08 8.237 21.818
2018-10 17.22 8.348 22.004
2018-11 17.146 8.407 22.012
2018-12 17.225 8.049 21.589
2019-01 17.076 8.48 21.882

Food products, engineered goods and energy

  • Source: INSEE.

The variation in December 2018 is unchanged

The variation in household expenditure on goods in December 2018 is unchanged (−1.5%). Since the previous publication, new information has been integrated and the seasonal adjustment coefficients have been updated but the slight revisions in different aggregates have offset each other.

Household consumption expenditure on goods

Changes in %. TD-SA
Household consumption expenditure on goods (Changes in %. TD-SA )
Weight (1) Nov 2018 Dec 2018 Jan 2019 Jan 19 / Jan 18 Q / Q-1 (2)
Food products 37 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 -1.4 -0.2
- excl. Tobacco 34 -0.5 0.5 -0.9 -0.9 -0.2
Engineered goods 44 0.0 -1.9 1.4 1.0 -1.4
- Durables 22 0.2 -3.8 2.4 1.5 -2.7
Including :
- Transport equipment 12 -1.6 -4.0 3.0 0.5 -5.6
- Household durables 7 3.0 -4.3 2.8 4.5 1.5
- Textile-clothing 9 0.2 -0.2 0.3 0.7 0.1
- Other engineered goods 13 -0.3 0.0 0.3 0.5 -0.1
Energy 18 0.7 -4.3 5.4 6.2 0.1
- Energy. water. waste 10 2.5 -3.7 4.5 9.3 0.6
- Refined Products 9 -1.5 -4.9 6.4 2.5 -0.6
Total 100 0.0 -1.5 1.2 1.0 -0.7
- Including Manufactured goods 84 -0.3 -1.2 1.0 0.5 -0.8
  • (1) Weighting in the consumption expenditure on goods in value in 2017
  • (2) Last three months / previous three months
  • Source : Insee

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*Volumes are measured at chain-link previous year prices (2014 euro billions) and all figures are trading-day and seasonally adjusted.

Scope and definition - Consumption expenditure on goods is compliant with the national-accounts definition (NAF Rev. 2). In 2010, they accounted for half of total households’ consumption expenditure. They are divided into three main items:

Food: products of agriculture, forestry and fishing (AZ), food, drinks and tobacco (C1)

Energy: mining products, as well as water, gas, electricity and air conditioning, sanitation and waste management (DE), and refined and coked products (C2).

Engineered goods: computers, electronic, electrical and optical goods (C3), transport equipment (C4), textiles and clothing, products made of leather, wood, paper, metals, plastic, rubber, chemicals, minerals, furniture, hardware, drugs (C5). Within this heading are distinguished “durable” goods which include transport equipment, household durables (furniture, household appliances, etc.) and other durable goods (jewelry, watches, glasses, medical devices, etc.).

The manufactured goods correspond with all the products C1, C2, C3, C4, C5.

Sources: This indicator is the compilation of a variety of statistical sources issued by the Bank of France, the French Federation of Automobile Manufacturers (CCFA), the Department of Data and Statistical Studies (SDES), the French Institute of Fashion (IFM), the National Health-Insurance Administration (CNAM), the National Federation of Rubber and Plastics Industries (SNCP), the Board of Oil (CPDP), GFK, Logista, the International Union Committee of Automobile and Motorcycle (CSIAM), etc. Figures are seasonally and trading-days adjusted (TD-SA).

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