France Personal Spending

Last Release

May 31, 2025

Actual

0.2

Units In

0.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jul 30, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 0 Days 5 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
35.3 May 2020	-18.9 Apr 2020	0.12 %	1980-2025	N/A

In France, household consumption refers to household expenditure on goods only, providing a short-term information of household consumption behavior relevant for economic analysis. Household consumption expenditure on goods accounted in 2010 for nearly 95 percent of total effective consumption in current euros and accounted for 50 percent of household consumption expenditure on goods and services.

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Household consumption in France edged down to 0.2% month-over-month in May 2025, from an upwardly revised 0.5% increase in the previous month, though it slightly exceeded market expectations of a 0.1% gain. The slowdown was primarily driven by a decline in food expenditures, which fell by 0.4% following a 2.7% rise in the previous month—largely due to reduced purchases of various food items, including chocolate, confectionery, and beverages. Meanwhile, spending on manufactured goods declined by 0.3%, reversing a 0.6% gain in April, as purchases of durable goods decreased. In contrast, energy consumption rebounded notably, rising by 2.2% after a 3.7% drop in the previous month. On an annual basis, household spending fell by 0.5% in May 2025.