Share of monthly household expenditures spent on food products in France 2018-2022

Household expenditures on consumer goods appeared to generally be quite stable between January 2019 and February 2020 across all categories. There was, however, a significant change in March 2020 caused by the lockdown implemented by French authorities in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. While spending on manufactured goods dropped considerably that month, food expenses increased slightly. At the same time, the share of monthly household expenditure dedicated to food products strongly increased, and represented more than half of household expenditure on consumer goods in April 2020. However, this share had decreased by August 2022, reaching less than 36 percent.