Due to the “more stable economic context” and “development of purchase behavior”, the prices of the French will feel a decrease for college students at the beginning of the next school year, according to the annual barometer of the Family de France Association published on Monday.
Good news a few weeks before the start of the school year. Familis de France Association said on Monday based on its annual barometer on Monday that the prices of school supply are falling for students entering the college.
“In 2025, the average basket is 211.10 euros compared to 223.46 euros in 2024. This barometer built for forty years is managed by the average cost of a basket supply of school supplies from a student entering the sixth grade.
“For the first time in several years, all physical distribution recorded the decrease in the circuit price,” the association analyzes. It mentions hypermarkets (-8.09%) and supermarkets (-2.98%) specialized (-4.75%) and decrease in online (-3.82%) stores.
Max drop for sports items
Last year, the maximum identified decrease related stationary item. This year, the most attractive decline in price targets sports items with a reduction of 8.59%, although all sections are declining.
“This improvement is explained by the more stable economic context: inflation contains about 1%, reduce energy and transportation costs, relaxation on raw material (paper, plastic),” France’s detailed family.
However, this decrease in the given amount also reflects the evolution of purchase behavior: expectations, comparisons, promotion search and reduction of waste, “the association says.
This barometer is published on the eve of the back -school allowance CAF. This, which benefits about three million families, is for the most modest families, whose children go from 6 to 18 years. It represents about 450 euros with a few variations depending on the age. This allowance is “5 million children as a necessary assistance to support schooling”, concluding the Family de France.
