28 February 2017
2017- n° 57In Q4 2016, producer prices for services sold to French businesses increased by 0.3% Services producer price indices - fourth quarter 2016
In the fourth quarter of 2016, producer prices of services sold to French businesses recovered from the previous quarter (+0.3% after −0.2%). Year over year, they also increased by 0.3%.
- SPPI, production sold to French businesses
- Seasonal rebound in prices for scientific and technical services, information-communication services and accommodation-food services
- Stability in prices for transport and storage services
- Downturn in prices for real estate activities and for administrative and support services
- SPPI, production sold to households in France
- SPPI, production sold on foreign markets
- SPPI (all markets)
SPPI, production sold to French businesses
In the fourth quarter of 2016, producer prices of services sold to French businesses recovered from the previous quarter (+0.3% after −0.2%). Year over year, they also increased by 0.3%.
Seasonal rebound in prices for scientific and technical services, information-communication services and accommodation-food services
Prices for scientific and technical services strenghtened (+0.8% after −1.1%), mainly as a result of a seasonal rise in prices for media representation services (+10.6% after −6.9%). Prices for information-communication services picked up (+1.0% after −0.5%), mainly thanks to prices for programmaing and broadcasting services (+12.2% after −12.1%). Prices for accomodation-food services bounced back (+0.8% after −2.0%), in particular those for hotel and similar accommodation services aimed to professionnals, after their summertime decrease.
Stability in prices for transport and storage services
Prices for transport and storage services held steady (after +0.5% in each of the two previous quarters). Year over year, they recovered (+0.7% after −0.1%).
Downturn in prices for real estate activities and for administrative and support services
Prices for real estate activities slipped back (−0.9% after +0.9%). This decrease came exclusively from that of prices for renting and operating services of real estate which is a result of a decline in company rents. Prices for administrative and support services decreased moderately (−0.2 % after +0.2 %).
SPPI, production sold to households in France
In the fourth quarter of 2016, producer prices of services sold to households in France fell back seasonally (−1.3% after +1.5%), mainly due to the decline in prices for accomodation-food services aimed to households (−2.2% after +2.5%) and those of real estate activities (−1.6% after +1.3%).
SPPI, production sold on foreign markets
Producer prices of services sold on foreign markets were stable in the fourth quarter (after +0.8%). A decline in prices for transportation and storage services (−1.3% after +1.9%) was offset by a rise in prices for administrative and support services (+0.9% after +0.7%) and a more moderate growth in prices for other services.
SPPI (all markets)
In the fourth quarter of 2016, on all markets, producer prices of services fell back by 0.2% after two quarters of modest rise. Year over year, they rose by 0.3% after a stability in the previous quarter.
graphiqueGraphique1 – Producer price indices for all services

- Source: INSEE
graphiqueGraphique2 – Producer price indices of services sold to French businesses

- Source: INSEE
graphiqueGraphique3 – Services producer price indices, all markets

- Source: INSEE
tableauTableau1 – Services producer price indices, by sector
Sections and choices of | Weight | Indices | Change in % | |
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levels in NAF rev.2 | 2016Q04 | Q/Q-1 | Q/Q-4 | |
Prices of services sold to French businesses (BtoB) | ||||
HN : all services | 1000 | 102.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
H : transport. and storage | 184 | 106.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
49 : land and pipeline transport | 81 | 105.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
52 : warehousing and auxiliary services for transport | 73 | 107.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
I : accommodation and food | 44 | 111.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
J : information and communic. | 227 | 95.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
62 : IT services | 88 | 102.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
L : real estate activities | 105 | 104.1 | –0.9 | 0.6 |
M : prof., scient. and tech. | 214 | 101.8 | 0.8 | –0.4 |
69 : Legal and accounting services | 46 | 103.9 | 0.0 | –1.0 |
70 : activities of head offices and management consulting services | 43 | 104.7 | 1.0 | –0.7 |
71 : Architectural and engineering services | 83 | 100.5 | 0.3 | –0.3 |
73 : Advertising and market research services | 26 | 98.8 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
N : administ. and support serv. | 218 | 105.3 | –0.2 | 0.4 |
77 : renting & leasing services | 61 | 99.3 | –0.1 | –0.1 |
78 : employment services | 50 | 108.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
82 : Office administrative and support services | 55 | 108.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
Prices of services sold to households in France (BtoC) | ||||
HN : all services | 1000 | 105.3 | –1.3 | 0.7 |
H : transport. and storage | 151 | 108.2 | –1.9 | 1.0 |
I : accommodation and food | 258 | 113.2 | –2.2 | 1.6 |
J : information and communic. | 184 | 91.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
L : real estate activities | 284 | 106.1 | –1.6 | 0.5 |
M : prof., scient. and tech. | 69 | 102.9 | 0.1 | –0.4 |
N : administ. and support serv. | 40 | 97.6 | –0.9 | –0.7 |
Export prices of services (BtoE) | ||||
HN : all services | 1000 | 96.4 | 0.0 | –0.1 |
H : transport. and storage | 315 | 91.5 | –1.3 | –1.3 |
J : information and communic. | 155 | 81.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
M : prof., scient. and tech. | 225 | 101.2 | 0.3 | –0.7 |
N : administ. and support serv. | 296 | 105.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
Prices of services sold on all markets (BtoAll) | ||||
HN : all services | 1000 | 102.9 | –0.2 | 0.3 |
H : transport. and storage | 190 | 104.6 | –0.6 | 0.4 |
I : accommodation and food | 94 | 112.7 | –1.3 | 1.2 |
J : information and communic. | 208 | 94.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
L : real estate activities | 139 | 105.1 | –1.2 | 0.6 |
M : scient. and tech. services | 178 | 101.9 | 0.6 | –0.4 |
N : administ. and support serv. | 181 | 105.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
- 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 | 2016Q03 / 2016Q02 |
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- services sold to all markets | // |
- services sold to French businesses | // |
- services sold to consumers in France | // |
- export of services | 0.1 |
- How to read it : the change in the services price index for export of services between the second quarter 2016 and the third quarter 2016 published at the end of November 2016 was +0.7%. It has been revised at +0.8%; that is to say a revision of +0.1 points.
- Source: INSEE
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