Paris (AFP) – After several years of increase, the cost of school supplies a 6th grader appears a bit cheaper for the 2016 school year, even if the decline is far from homogeneous across products and signs, and additional costs (transport, canteen …) are expected.
According to the annual survey of the Association of Family France, presented on Wednesday, the average expenditure for a basket of 45 items amounted to 190.24 euros, a decrease of 0.1% in September 2015.
Although the decline is slight, “usually it is rather on up, “so it is” very good news for families, “said Wednesday Patrick Christian, president of families of France, during a press conference.
last year the price of school supplies were up 0.7%, after increases of 2.17% in 2014 and 1.4% in 2013.
However, the fall of this year could be short, because it is primarily due to lower prices of non papermaking supplies, including plastic products (rules, rapporteur …), in the wake of oil prices down sharply for several months.
So the average budget for the purchase of such products pass this year under the 100 euros, to 97.88 euros, falling 2.9% compared to last year, where they had undergone an increase of 3.7%.
GfK, which raised the price of 19,000 reference in July, also noted a decrease of 2% rate of school supplies, especially marked “on writing instruments and correction “
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in contrast, the other the return of products, such as paper making supplies (calendar, notebook, double copies .. .) and sporting goods (jogging, shoes …) posted notable increases of 2.5% and 3.7%.
the increase in paper products is “somewhat surprising in since the price of pulp has remained relatively stable, “said Mr. Chrétien. According to him, it could however be attributed to the fact that the paper is bought in dollars, while the euro weakened in recent months.
The fall is also not homogeneous if one observe the different channels of distribution.
If the supermarkets have moderated their prices (-0.1% for hypermarkets, -2.6% for supermarkets), specialty stores show them a progress 2.9% of their labels.
for retail “one can imagine that the school year is a loss leader” to bring more people in supermarkets and encourage them to buy from other products, said Mr. Chrétien.
specialty stores adopt a different strategy making great efforts on certain products, where their rates rival those of hypermarkets and “catching up” on others as scrapbooking, much more expensive, adds the president of the association.
Even disparity trademarks or fantasies and basic, the labels can often vary by several euros.
it also should not forget that school supplies do not “represent only a small part of the overall family budget for September,” Mr. Chrétien.
for a student 6th, you have to add as for the costs of transport, canteen or renewal of certain clothing.
in this context, the virtual stagnation for the second consecutive year the school allowance (ARS) is not good news, according to Families of France, which also condemns the imbalance of support between younger children and older high school where fees are much higher.
the ARS will be paid on August 18 and will amount to 363 euros per child per year for 6-10 years for 383.03 euros and 396.29 euros 11-14 years to 15-18 years.
the Department of Education for its part, reiterated in a statement Wednesday that high school scholarships will be this year “increased by 10%” and that social funds will be upgraded “8 million ( + 40% in 2 years), “all of these funds being mobilized” from the school year for timely help families in financial difficulties “.
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