Overview

• UFC-Que Choisir reports a 2% year-on-year rise in average school supply prices between July 2024 and July 2025
• Retail prices have not fallen in line with raw material cost declines, keeping items at post-2023 peak levels
• Among 118 products surveyed, 41 saw price hikes of 2% or more while 23 recorded drops of at least 2% and 54 held steady
• Price data show a modest summer dip followed by an anticipated 10% spike during the first two weeks of the school year
• Consumer experts advise completing purchases before late August to avoid the sharp rentrée price increase