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FR: Consumer Mfgd Goods Consumption
| Actual | Previous | Revised | |
| Month over Month | -1.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Year over Year | 1.8% | 3.6% | 3.8% |
Highlights
French household consumption of manufactured goods fell 1.1 percent in September from August’s increase which was revised up to 0.8 percent from an initially reported 0.3 percent.
Compared with September 2025, spending on manufactured goods was up 1.8 percent, slowing from an upwardly revised 3.8 percent annual gain in August, previously reported at 3.6 percent.
Textile and clothing purchases plunged 5.8 percent on the month and were 6.6 percent lower on the year. Household durables fell 1.1 percent, putting them 1.7 percent below September 2025.
Overall spending on durables eased 0.2 percent but was up 4.4 percent from a year earlier. Transport equipment edged up 0.2 percent on the month and posted an 8.5 percent annual gain. Spending on other manufactured goods was unchanged in September and up 2.5 percent on the year.
Total household spending on goods declined 0.5 percent on the month, matching the 0.5 percent drop in August, and was 0.4 percent lower than a year earlier.
Food consumption declined 0.2 percent on the month and was 1.2 percent lower than a year earlier. Excluding tobacco, food spending was down 0.7 percent on the year.
Energy consumption rose 0.2 percent in September but was 3.5 percent below its year-earlier level. Purchases of refined products jumped 4.0 percent on the month, while spending on energy, water and waste fell 2.2 percent.