1 June 2010
2010- n° 145Services Producer Price Indices: no real global trend Services producer price indices - 1st Quarter 2010
In Q1 2010, if rental services prices were recovering and those of employment services were upward oriented, the decrease in advertising prices weakened, but prices of telecommunications continued to decline and those of IT were falling again.
In Q1 2010, if rental services prices were recovering and those of employment services were upward oriented, the decrease in advertising prices weakened, but prices of telecommunications continued to decline and those of IT were falling again.
Computing and information
The prices of IT outsourcing still decrease
For the third consecutive quarter, prices fell for computer facilities management (-2.3% in Q1), while prices of computer programming and consultancy declined slightly declined (-0.5% this quarter but almost stable over 2 years).
Employment services
Prices are refocusing on the rise
The prices of agencies for labour and temporary work are recovering (+0.7% in Q1). However, they increased only by +0.2% in a year. Executive search prices rose by +2.3% this quarter.
Advertising and market studies
Advertising prices have been falling since mid-2008
Advertising prices continued to decline during the first quarter (-0.5%) but this trend seems to damp. In one year, they have fallen by 4.8%. Market research and polling prices continued to increase (+0.9%). In one year, they have grown by 2.1%.
Telecommunications services
The prices decrease
Prices for telecommunications services are only available for the fourth quarter of 2009. They fell markedly (-2.6% in a quarter, -6.2% in a year) but this downward trend has been observed for some years.
tableautableau1 – Services Producer Price Indices: French market
| CPA rev. 2 - Base 2005=100 except (n) | Weights | Indices Q1 2010 | Changes in % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q/Q-1 | Q/Q-4 | ||||
| 53.20 | Other postal and courier services | 555 | 99.1 | –0.2 | –2.6 |
| 58.29 | Software pub. | 6 336 | 101.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| 61 (1) | Telecommunications | 12 650 | 90.3 * | –2.6 | –6.2 |
| Computer programming and information | |||||
| 62.01 & 62.02 | Computer programming and consultancy | 39 983 | 102.2 | –0.5 | 0.9 |
| 62.03 | Computer facilities management | 5 135 | 93.1 | –2.3 | –1.8 |
| 63.91 (2) | News agencies | 725 | 98.0 | –0.4 | –2.4 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | |||||
| 69.10 (3) | Legal services | 19 168 | 110.0 | –1.0 | –4.0 |
| 69.20 | Accounting, tax consulting | 13 346 | 107.1 | 0.4 | –0.3 |
| 70.2 | Management consulting | 22 565 | 103.0 | 0.1 | –1.7 |
| 71.1 (4) | Architectural, engineering | 44 420 | 109.9 | –0.9 | –0.1 |
| 71.20 | Technical testing and analysis | 5 461 | 95.5 | –1.5 | –4.1 |
| Advertising and market studies | |||||
| 73.1 | Advertising | 17 539 | 96.9 | –0.5 | –4.8 |
| 73.12 | Media representation | 6 203 | 94.6 | –0.4 | –5.7 |
| 73.20 (3) | Market research, public opinion polling | 2 533 | 108.9 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| Rental and leasing services | |||||
| 77.11 (2) | Rental of cars | 5546 | 105.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 77.12 (2) | Rental of trucks | 1760 | 102.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| 77.32 | Rental of construction equip. | 8 465 | 92.5 | 0.5 | –3.4 |
| Employment services | |||||
| 78.1 & 78.2 | Placement and temp. employment agencies | 27 649 | 110.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Security and cleaning | |||||
| 80.1 & 80.2 | Security | 6 581 | 110.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| 81.2 | Cleaning | 11 123 | 113.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 |
- u : unavailable s : statistical secret
- *: Telecommunications prices are known with one quarter delay.
- Source : INSEE, "Observation des prix de l'industrie et des services aux entreprises" survey
graphiquegraph1_info_A – Computer programming and information
graphiquegraph2_telecom_A – Telecommunications
graphiquegraph3_loc_A – Rental and leasing services
graphiquegraph4_emploi_A – Employment services
graphiquegraph5_pub_A – Advertising and market studies
graphiquegraph6_pro_A – Professional, scientific and technical services
Documentation
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Time series : Services producer price indices
