Overview
- The ICI/franceinfo–NielsenIQ study published 11 December sets the seasonal 12-item basket at €155.30, €1.77 lower than 2024.
- Despite the dip, the basket remains about €10.39 higher than in 2022, a rise of roughly 12% over three years.
- Chocolates are up 22% year over year to €14.81 for 345 g after a cocoa price spike, while bûche glacée is down 25% to €7.44, foie gras down 9%, smoked salmon down 4% and champagne down 8% to €25.19.
- NielsenIQ expects shoppers to trade down to private labels or smaller boxes, and reporting finds more home-cooked meals and tighter food budgets even as many plan to overspend.
- Intermarché owner Les Mousquetaires says parties will cost a bit less this year but warns pre-2022 prices will not return due to higher structural costs, with current shelf inflation described as about 1%.