29 May 2015
2015- n° 130In the first quarter 2015, producer prices of services sold to French businesses
were virtually unchanged Services producer price indices - 1st Quarter 2015
In the first quarter of 2015, producer prices of services sold to French businesses were almost unchanged as in the last quarter (–0.1% following 0,0%), but the movements by products were contrasted.
- SPPI, production sold to French businesses
- Overall stability in prices for transportation and storage services and information and communication services
- Decline in prices for profesional, scientific and technical services (–0.3%), and administrative and support services (–0.2%)
- SPPI, production sold to households in France
- SPPI, production sold on foreign markets
- SPPI (all markets)
SPPI, production sold to French businesses
In the first quarter of 2015, producer prices of services sold to French businesses were almost unchanged as in the last quarter (–0.1% following 0,0%), but the movements by products were contrasted.
Overall stability in prices for transportation and storage services and information and communication services
Prices for sea and coastal water freight transport services declined significantly (–12.8%) for the third quarter in a row. Prices for freight road transport services also fell (–1.0% following –0.7%). Conversely, prices for freight air transport services rose anew (+1.7% following +1.0%). In particular, prices for postal and courier services advanced strongly (+7.0% following +0.1%) driven by a readjustment of the rates. The seasonal decline in prices for advertising spaces affected prices for media representation services (–3.4% following +12.0%) and radio broadcasting services (–8.1% following +10.9%) while prices for television broadcasting services continued to rise (+5.1% following +19.5%). Prices for IT dipped slightly (–0.3% following +0.2%).
Prices for real estate services were almost unchanged (–0.1% following +0.6%).
Decline in prices for profesional, scientific and technical services (–0.3%), and administrative and support services (–0.2%)
Prices for engineering services dropped (–0.6% following +0.2%). Prices for legal and accounting services kept on rising (+0.4% following +0.9%), especially for legal services (+1.1%).
As in the last quarter, prices for rental and leasing services fell (–0.3% following –0.5%).
SPPI, production sold to households in France
Producer price of services sold to households in France moved up (+0.6% following –1.8%), most notably prices for accomodation and food services (+1.1%) which increased during the winter holidays.
SPPI, production sold on foreign markets
Producer prices of services sold on foreign markets continued to decline (–0.7% following –0.6%). As in the previous quarter, prices for transportation and storage services fell significantly (–3.2% following –2.6%), mainly due to the decline in prices for sea and coastal water freight transport services (–6.6% following –1.4%) and the seasonal decline in prices for passenger air transport services (–5.4%). Conversely, prices for licensing services advanced strongly (+5.8% following +1.8%) due to the depreciation of the euro (about –10% over this quarter against the dollar).
SPPI (all markets)
On all markets, services producer prices remained steady. Year–over–year, they were on the rise (+0.5%).
graphiqueGraphique1 – Producer price indices for all services
graphiqueGraphique2 – Producer price indices of services sold to French businesses
graphiqueGraphique3 – Services producer price indices, all markets
tableauTableau1 – Services producer price indices, by sectors:
| Sections and choices of | Weight | Indices | Change in % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| levels in NAF rev.2 | 2015T01 | Q/Q-1 | Q/Q-4 | |
| Prices of services sold to French businesses (BtoB) | ||||
| HN : all services | 1000 | 101.8 | –0.1 | 0.3 |
| H : transport. and storage | 187 | 106.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 49.41 : freight road. transp | 65 | 104.5 | –1.0 | –1.4 |
| J : information and comm. | 222 | 94.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| 62 : IT services | 87 | 101.2 | –0.3 | 0.3 |
| L : real estate activities | 100 | 104.1 | –0.1 | 0.9 |
| M : prof., scient. and tech. | 200 | 100.2 | –0.3 | 0.0 |
| 69 : legal and accounting | 38 | 105.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| 70.2 : manag. consult. | 43 | 102.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 71.12 : engineering | 64 | 97.9 | –0.6 | –0.8 |
| 73.1 : advertising | 26 | 94.9 | –1.6 | –0.4 |
| N : administ. and support | 260 | 104.3 | –0.2 | 0.3 |
| 77.1 : renting of motor veh. | 17 | 102.4 | –0.1 | –0.2 |
| 77.3 : renting of mach. | 30 | 101.2 | –0.5 | –1.2 |
| 78 : employment activities | 50 | 107.5 | –0.1 | 0.8 |
| 81 : services to buildings and landscape activities | 28 | 105.1 | 0.2 | –0.1 |
| S95 : repair of computers & pers. & household goods | 9 | 105.8 | –0.1 | –0.2 |
| Prices of services sold to households in France (BtoC) | ||||
| HN : all services | 1000 | 103.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| H : transport. and storage | 168 | 107.3 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| I : accomodation and food | 337 | 109.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| J : information and comm. | 186 | 88.4 | 0.5 | –0.2 |
| L : real estate activities | 177 | 105.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| M : prof., scient. and tech. | 71 | 102.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| N : administ. and support | 43 | 98.0 | –1.5 | –0.1 |
| S95 : repair of computers & pers. & household goods | 18 | 109.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Export prices of services (BtoE) | ||||
| HN : all services | 1000 | 95.9 | –0.7 | 0.4 |
| H : transport. and storage | 473 | 92.9 | –3.2 | –2.3 |
| 49.41 : freight road. transp | 64 | 107.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| 51.21 : freight air transport | 21 | 132.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| 53 : postal & courier serv. | 13 | 122.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| JB : telecommunications | 51 | 56.1 | –0.1 | –7.7 |
| 62 : IT services | 23 | 98.9 | –1.7 | –0.2 |
| 70.22 : bus. & mgt consult | 46 | 96.5 | –0.3 | –0.1 |
| 71.12 : eng. & tech consult. | 66 | 104.5 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| 77.40 : licensing services | 146 | 110.3 | 5.8 | 12.9 |
| Prices of services sold on all markets (BtoAll) | ||||
| HN : all services | 1000 | 101.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| H : transport. and storage | 200 | 104.3 | –0.4 | 0.1 |
| I : accomodation and food | 98 | 108.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| J : information and comm. | 208 | 92.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| L : real estate activities | 113 | 104.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| M : prof., scient. and tech. | 167 | 100.6 | –0.2 | 0.1 |
| N : administ. and support | 204 | 104.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| S95 : repair of computers & pers. & household goods | 11 | 107.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
tableauTableau3 – Measure of revision for each indicator at the HN 'all services' level
| Services producer price indices | 2014T04 / 2014T03 |
|---|---|
| - services sold to all markets | // |
| - services sold to French businesses | // |
| - services sold to consumers in France | // |
| - export of services | 0.1(1) |
- (1) Reading note : the change in the index between the third and fourth quarters of 2014 published at the end of February 2015 was –0.7%. It has been revised to –0.6%; that is to say a revision of +0.1 point
- Source: INSEE
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