Clothing & footwear

Tends to be deflationary globally thanks to cheap imports, but French fashion brands can push prices up in certain segments. The biannual 'soldes' (regulated sales) in January and June create predictable dips.

Year-on-year change2025-12

+0.4%

Up from 0.3% in 2025-11
0.3 pp below headline inflation

Prices in this category are 0.4% higher than a year ago. What cost €100 last year now costs €100.

Trend vs Headline Inflation

Clothing & footwear compared to headline CPI. When the solid line is above the dashed line, this category is rising faster than average.

Data source:Eurostat|2021-01 — 2025-12
Clothing & footwear
Headline CPI

How to read this chart

Each point shows how much more (or less) this category costs compared to the same month a year earlier. When the line is at 5%, a basket that cost €100 last year now costs €105. The dashed line shows headline inflation — it helps you see whether this category is rising faster or slower than average.