31 August 2016
2016- n° 228In Q2 2016, producer prices of services sold to French businesses rebounded slightly Services producer price indices - 2nd Quarter 2016
In the second quarter of 2016, producer prices of services sold to French businesses rebounded slightly (+0.2% following -0.2%).
- SPPI, production sold to French businesses
- Rise in prices for transportation-storage, accommodation-food, information-communication and administrative and support services
- Virtual stability in prices for scientific and technical services
- Slight fall in prices real estate activities
- SPPI, production sold to households in France
- SPPI, production sold on foreign markets
- SPPI (all markets)
SPPI, production sold to French businesses
In the second quarter of 2016, producer prices of services sold to French businesses rebounded slightly (+0.2% following −0.2%).
Rise in prices for transportation-storage, accommodation-food, information-communication and administrative and support services
In the second quarter of 2016, prices for transportation-storage services recovered (+0.4% after −0.3%), driven up by prices for land and pipeline transport (+0.5%). Prices for accommodation and food services advanced (+0.6%), mainly due to the seasonal rise in accommodation prices (+1.3%). Prices for information-communication rebounded (+0.4% after −0.6%), driven up by prices for programming broadcasting services (+3.6%). Finally, prices for administrative and support services grew slightly (+0.2%), due to the strong seasonal increase in prices for travel agency and tour operator services (+5.3%).
Virtual stability in prices for scientific and technical services
Prices for scientific and technical services were almost unchanged (+0.1% after −0.1% in the first quarter 2016). Prices of architectural and engineering services were virtually stable (+0.1%) as those of activities of head offices and management consulting. Moreover, the decrease of prices for legal and accounting services (−0.4%) was offset by the increase in advertising and market research services (+0.9%).
Slight fall in prices real estate activities
Prices for real estate activities fell slightly in the second quarter (–0.2% after −0.1%), especially renting and operating services of real estate (−0.3%).
SPPI, production sold to households in France
Producer prices of services sold to households in France increased for the second consecutive quarter (+0.4% following +0.2%), driven up by the rise in prices for transportation-storage, accommodation-food services and real estate activities (all three of them at +0.5%). However, prices for scientific and technical services fell again (−0.6%), as in the first quarter.
SPPI, production sold on foreign markets
Producer prices of services sold on foreign markets were almost unchanged in the second quarter (+0.1% after −0.7%). The rise in prices for transportation-storage (+0.4%), mainly due to higher tariffs in air transportation (+1.5%), was almost offset by the decline in prices for administrative and support services (−0.4%). Export prices for other services were stable.
SPPI (all markets)
In the second quarter of 2016, on all markets, services producer prices increased by +0.2% compared to the previous quarter. Year over year, they rose by 0.3%.
graphiqueGraphique1 – Producer price indices for all services
- Source: INSEE
graphiqueGraphique3 – Services producer price indices, all markets
- Source: INSEE
graphiqueGraphique2 – Producer price indices of services sold to French businesses
- Source: INSEE
tableauTableau1 – Services producer price indices, by sector:
| Sections and choices of | Weight | Indices | Change in % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| levels in NAF rev.2 | 2016T02 | Q/Q-1 | Q/Q-4 | |
| Prices of services sold to French businesses (BtoB) | ||||
| HN : all services | 1000 | 102.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| H : transport. and storage | 110 | 106.0 | 0.4 | –0.7 |
| 49 : land and pipeline transport | 49 | 104.7 | 0.5 | –1.2 |
| 52 : warehousing and auxiliary services for transport | 44 | 106.7 | –0.1 | 0.0 |
| I : accommodation and food | 26 | 112.7 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| J : information and communic. | 137 | 95.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| 62 : IT services | 53 | 102.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| L : real estate activities | 63 | 103.2 | –0.2 | –0.2 |
| M : prof., scient. and tech. | 527 | 102.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 69 : Legal and accounting services | 28 | 104.9 | –0.4 | –0.4 |
| 70 : activities of head offices and management consulting services | 26 | 104.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 71 : Architectural and engineering services | 449 | 101.3 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| 73 : Advertising and market research services | 15 | 97.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| N : administ. and support serv. | 131 | 105.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 77 : renting & leasing services | 37 | 99.0 | –0.3 | –0.6 |
| 78 : employment services | 30 | 107.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 82 : Office administrative and support services | 33 | 107.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Prices of services sold to households in France (BtoC) | ||||
| HN : all services | 1000 | 105.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| H : transport. and storage | 151 | 107.2 | 0.5 | –1.6 |
| I : accommodation and food | 258 | 112.9 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| J : information and communic. | 184 | 91.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| L : real estate activities | 284 | 106.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| M : prof., scient. and tech. | 69 | 101.8 | –0.6 | –1.0 |
| N : administ. and support serv. | 40 | 98.5 | 0.0 | –0.2 |
| Export prices of services (BtoE) | ||||
| HN : all services | 1000 | 95.9 | 0.1 | –0.9 |
| H : transport. and storage | 315 | 91.5 | 0.4 | –3.5 |
| J : information and communic. | 155 | 81.4 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| M : prof., scient. and tech. | 225 | 101.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| N : administ. and support serv. | 296 | 104.1 | –0.4 | –1.0 |
| Prices of services sold on all markets (BtoAll) | ||||
| HN : all services | 1000 | 102.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| H : transport. and storage | 134 | 104.0 | 0.5 | –1.3 |
| I : accommodation and food | 66 | 112.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| J : information and communic. | 147 | 93.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| L : real estate activities | 98 | 104.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| M : scient. and tech. services | 421 | 102.2 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| N : administ. and support serv. | 127 | 105.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
- s: statistical confidentiality
- BtoB: business to business
- BtoC: business to consumer
- BtoE: business to exports
- BtoAll: business to all
- Source: INSEE
tableauTableau3 – Revision of variations
| Services producer price indices | 2016T01 / 2015T04 |
|---|---|
| - services sold to all markets | // |
| - services sold to French businesses | −0.1 |
| - services sold to consumers in France | –0.1 |
| - export of services | // |
- How to read it : the change in the services price index for services sold to French businesses between the fourth quarter 2015 and the first quarter 2016 published at the end of May was −0.1%. It has been revised at −0.2%; that is to say a revision of −0.1 points
- Source: INSEE.
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