France agricultural input prices index: veterinary services
France agricultural input prices index: veterinary services stood at 120.3 in Aug 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Agricultural prices table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 2005 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Agricultural prices table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
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| Input prices (IPAMPA) | |||||||||||
| Veterinary products and services | 120.3 | 120 | 119.8 | 120.6 | 120.7 | 120.6 | 120.3 | 119.4 | 118.9 | 119.2 | |
| Veterinary products | 122.2 | 121.9 | 121.6 | 122.1 | 122.2 | 122.2 | 121.8 | 120.7 | 120.3 | 120.7 |
Understanding france agricultural input prices index: veterinary services
Combined expenditures for professional animal healthcare interventions, clinical treatments, and therapeutic biological items administered by licensed professionals are aggregated here. This measure encapsulates both the fees charged by clinical practitioners and the price of prescribed biological substances, differing from isolated product indexes by integrating professional service delivery. It spans prophylactic treatments, surgical interventions, and clinical consultations across livestock sectors.
Interpreting these figures necessitates watching for disease outbreaks or regulatory policy shifts that trigger sudden surges in demand for clinical interventions. Early estimates can experience revisions as administrative and billing data from veterinary practices are consolidated. Analysts should rely on annual percentage shifts to neutralize cyclical livestock management schedules. Care must be taken not to conflate this integrated measure with retail-only therapeutic purchases, as professional fees carry distinct labor cost dynamics.
Frequently asked questions
- What does this veterinary index combine?
- It aggregates both professional veterinary service fees and the cost of prescribed biological healthcare items.
- How does this differ from the veterinary products series?
- This measure includes practitioner fees and clinical services alongside items, whereas product-only series exclude service charges.
- Why use annual comparisons for veterinary costs?
- Annual comparisons smooth out seasonal livestock health checks and periodic herd management campaigns.