Overview
- A CSA Research survey for Cofidis reports households plan to spend an average of €491 on Christmas 2025, the weakest level since 2017.
- The total budget is down €6 from 2024, extending a multi‑year decline from more than €700 in 2017 and roughly €550–€570 in 2018–2020.
- The gift portion falls to €297 on average, a €26 year‑over‑year drop, even as people expect to purchase about nine gifts each, a high since 2017.
- CSA Research attributes tighter spending to concerns about France’s deficit, political instability and a challenging international backdrop.
- Retailers caution that tighter budgets may steer shoppers to ultra‑low‑price foreign platforms, raising worries about misleading discounts and product safety.