Since Covid, the disconnect appears more and more marked between these two indicators. During the Covid period, household purchasing power increased by 1.8% per consumption unit (CU) (1) Since the inflationary crisis, it has stabilized before starting to rise again this year.
OFCE economists, who are publishing a note on the subject this Thursday, are counting on a gain of 1%, or 380 euros per consumption units in 2024. Thus at the end of this year, purchasing power per CU would be 2.6 points higher than its level at the. end of 2019.