31 May 2011

2011- n° 136
Services Producer Price Indices : marked increase in the 1st quarter of 2011 Services producer price indices - 1st quarter 2011

In the first quarter of 2011, B to B services prices were rather markedly oriented upwards. This was true for IT, publishing (of softwares, books and periodicals), employment services, legal services, accounting and rental, particularly rental of construction equipment. Even advertising services, after three years of decline, showed a slight increase of their prices. Telecommunications services, on the other hand, fell again in the fourth quarter of 2010.

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Information and communication
Increasing prices, except for telecoms
Employment services
Increasing prices, too
Advertising and market studies
Advertising prices recovered

Information and communication

Increasing prices, except for telecoms

Prices of telecommunications services fell in the fourth quarter of 2010 (-4.5 %), which led to a -3.1% decline over one year. Prices of computer programming and consultancy increased by 0.3 %, while those of computer facilities management services decreased in the first quarter (-0.9 %). Prices of publishing and news agencies services increased respectively by 0.9 % and 1.0 %.

Employment services

Increasing prices, too

Prices of employment placement agencies services and temporary employment agency services increased by 0.5 % over the quarter. Over one year, they gained 2.0 %.

Advertising and market studies

Advertising prices recovered

Prices of market research and polling services fell during this quarter (-0.3 %), leading to a quasi-stability over one year (+0.1 %). On the other hand, the advertising services prices seemed to have stopped their continuous decline since 2008 (+0.2 %). Over one year, their prices had nevertheless decreased by 1.5 %.

tableautableau1 – Services Producer Price Indices: French market

Services Producer Price Indices: French market
CPA rev. 2 - Base 2005=100 except (n)		Weights	Indices Q1 2011	Changes in %
				Q/ Q-1	Q/ Q-4
38.1 & 38.2 (1)	Waste collection. treatment and disposal	21 252	99.7	–0.4	–0.6
53.20	Other postal and courier services	555	99.2	–0.3	0.1
Information and communication
58.1 (1)	Publishing of books and periodicals	15 313	100.9	0.9	0.4
58.29	Software publishing	6 336	105.1	2.1	4.1
61 (2)	Telecommunications	12 650	87.5 *	–4.5	–3.1
62.01 & 62.02	Computer programming and consultancy	39 983	103.9	0.3	1.6
62.03	Computer facilities management	5 135	93.9	–0.9	0.8
63.91 (3)	News agencies	725	99.3	1.0	1.1
Professional. scientific and technical services
69.10 (4)	Legal services	19 168	110.1	1.6	0.0
69.20	Accounting. tax consulting	13 346	107.8	0.4	0.7
70.2	Management consulting	22 565	103.3	0.4	0.3
71.1 (5)	Architectural. engineering	44 420	109.5	–0.1	0.5
71.20	Technical testing and analysis	5 461	99.5	2.1	3.0
73.1	Advertising	17 539	95.5	0.2	–1.5
73.20 (4)	Market research. public opinion polling	2 533	108.8	–0.3	0.1
Administrative and support services
77.1	Rental of motor vehicles	8 121	106.8	0.9	1.8
77.32	Rental of construction equipment	8 465	93.4	2.5	1.1
78.1 & 78.2	Placement and temp. employment agencies	27 649	112.6	0.5	2.0
80.1 & 80.2	Security	6 581	112.6	0.8	1.8
81.2	Cleaning	11 123	115.1	1.3	1.4
82.20 (3)	Call centre	4 864	102.5	–0.7	2.2

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*: Telecommunications prices are known with one quarter delay.
Source : INSEE. "Observation des prix de l'industrie et des services aux entreprises" survey