30 September 2011
2011- n° 238Services Producer Price Indices : some slight increases in the second quarter 2011 Services producer price indices - 2nd quarter 2011
Altogether, B to B services prices of the second quarter 2011 were relatively stable. However, some prices pursued their increase this quarter. It is the case of the employment services, the legal services, the management consultancy, the architecture-engineering and the rental of construction equipment. But telecommunications services fell again.
Altogether, B to B services prices of the second quarter 2011 were relatively stable. However, some prices pursued their increase this quarter. It is the case of the employment services, the legal services, the management consultancy, the architecture-engineering and the rental of construction equipment. But telecommunications services fell again.
Computing and information
Stability, except for telecoms
Prices of telecommunications services fell in the first quarter (-2.3 %), that made a 4.8 % decrease in one year. The prices of computer programming and consultancy and those of computer facilities management services were stable.
Employment services
Prices still increased
Prices of employment placement agencies services and temporary employment services increased by 1.2 % on a quarter. Over one year, they gained 2.7 %.
Advertising and market studies
Advertising prices stabilized
After a continuous decline registered since 2008 (-0.7 % in one year), the advertising prices seemed to stabilize (+0.1 %) for these last three quarters. But the prices of market research and polling services confirmed their decline this quarter (-1.1 %); in one year they decreased by 1.5 %.
One new serie is published:
- 8130 - Landscape services.
tableautableau1 – Services Producer Price Indices: French market
CPA rev. 2 - Base 2005=100 except (n) | Weights | Indices Q2 2011 | Changes in % | ||
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Q/ Q-1 | Q/ Q-4 | ||||
38.1 & 38.2 (1) | Waste collection, treatment and disposal | 21 252 | 100.3 | 0.6 | –0.4 |
53.20 | Other postal and courier services | 555 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
Information and communication | |||||
58.1 (1) | Publishing of books and periodicals | 15 313 | 101.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
58.29 | Software publishing | 6 336 | 104.7 | –0.5 | 1.7 |
61 (2) | Telecommunications | 12 650 | 85.5 | –2.3 | –4.8 |
62.01 & 62.02 | Computer programming and consultancy | 39 983 | 104.2 | –0.1 | 1.8 |
62.03 | Computer facilities management | 5 135 | 94.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
63.91 (3) | News agencies | 725 | 98.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | |||||
69.10 (4) | Legal services | 19 168 | 110.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
69.20 | Accounting, tax consulting | 13 346 | 109.9 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
70.2 | Management consulting | 22 565 | 104.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
71.1 (5) | Architectural, engineering | 44 420 | 110.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
71.20 | Technical testing and analysis | 5 461 | 97.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
73 (4) | Advertising and market research | 19 960 | 95.8 | 0.0 | –0.8 |
Administrative and support services | |||||
77.1 | Rental of motor vehicles | 8 121 | 106.6 | –0.1 | 1.4 |
77.32 | Rental of construction equipment | 8 465 | 94.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
78.1 & 78.2 | Placement and temp. employment agencies | 27 649 | 113.9 | 1.2 | 2.7 |
80.1 & 80.2 | Security | 6 581 | 112.2 | –0.4 | 1.5 |
81.2 | Cleaning | 11 123 | 114.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
81.30 (6) | Landscape services | 7 200 | 96.7 | –3.8 | –2.9 |
82.20 (3) | Call centre | 4 864 | 103.5 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
- 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
graphiquegraph2_telecom_A – Publishing and telecommunications
graphiquegraph6_pro_A – Professional, scientific and technical services
graphiquegraph3_loc_A – Rental and leasing services
graphiquegraph1_info_A – Computer programming and information
graphiquegraph5_pub_A – Advertising and market studies
graphiquegraph4_emploi_A – Employment services
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Time series : Services producer price indices