Informations Rapides · 28 May 2025 · n° 134

Household consumption of goods rebounded slightly in April 2025 (+0.3%) Household consumption expenditure on goods - April 2025

In April 2025, household consumption expenditures on goods rebounded slightly over a month (+0.3% in volume* after ‑1.1% in March 2025 – revised data). This rise is mainly explained by the increase in food consumption (+2.1%) and in engineered goods consumption (+0.7%). Conversely, energy consumption decreased strongly (‑3.6%).

In April 2025, household food consumption recovered (+2.1% after ‑0.8% in March 2025 – revised data) due to the increase in agri-food products, in particular miscellaneous food products such as chocolate and confectionery, and drinks.

Tobacco consumption increased again.

In April 2025, household consumption of manufactured goods went up moderately (+0.7% after ‑1.0% in March 2025) mainly due to the rebound in purchases of durable goods (+0.8%), of textile-clothing products (+1.1%), and to a lesser extent, of “other engineered goods” (+0.2%).

In April 2025, consumption of durable goods rebounded slightly (+0,8% after ‑1.7% in March 2025 – revised data). This increase is explained by a rebound in purchases of transport equipments (+1.4% after ‑2.8% in March 2025 – revised data) especially new cars. Household purchases in transport equipments remained nonetheless 5.3% lower than a year earlier. Purchases in household durables rebounded as well slightly (+0.4% after ‑0.7% – revised data), especially in furniture.

In April 2025, spending on clothing and textiles rebounded (+1.1% after ‑0.3% in March 2025). This rebound is explained by an increase in spending on clothing.

In Avril 2025, consumption of “other engineered goods” increased anew (+0.2% after ‑0.1% in March 2025 – revised data).

In April 2025, household energy expenditures decreased strongly (‑3.6% after ‑1.9% in March 2025 – revised data). Energy consumption excluding refined products plummeted (‑8.2% after ‑2.0% in March 2025 – revised data), and reached its lowest point since December 2022. This drop, driven by the expenses in electricity and gas, is explained by particularly mild temperatures in April 2025. Refined products consumption rebounded (+2.6% after ‑1,8% in March 2025 – revised data), in a context of decreasing fuel prices.

The monthly change in household consumption of goods for March 2025 has been revised downwards by 0.1 percentage points to ‑1.1%, instead of ‑1.0%. Since the previous publication, new information has been integrated and the series have been aligned with the provisional 2024, semi-final 2023 and final 2022 annual accounts. In addition, the seasonal variation adjustment (SVA) and working day adjustment (WDA) coefficients have been updated. The quarterly accounts estimation models have also been revised, as is the case every year when the detailed first-quarter results are published.