Fashion pulse: France - March 2026

Consumer prices (March)

Clothing and footwear prices in France rose 0.3 percent year-on-year in March, according to France’s national statistics office INSEE, sharply slower than the plus 1.5 percent recorded in February. Clothing prices were stable at zero percent year-on-year, down from plus 1.0 percent in February, while footwear inflation nearly halved to plus 1.6 percent from plus 3.0 percent. The slowdown in fashion prices came as the overall French consumer price index accelerated to plus 1.7 percent in March from plus 1.0 percent in February. The result is a fashion inflation rate running well below headline — a reversal of the dynamic seen in several other European markets.