France all services excluding transport past price trend
France all services excluding transport past price trend stood at 2.9 Balance of opinion (%) in Sep 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the INSEE business surveys table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1988 to Sep 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the INSEE business surveys table
| Indicator | 09-2026 | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | |
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| Services | |||||||||||
| Monthly economic survey in services - Past trend of prices - All services excluding transport | 2.9 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | -2.9 | |
| Monthly economic survey in services - Past trend of prices - All services excluding interim, including transportation | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
Understanding france all services excluding transport past price trend
Service sector operators spanning professional consultancies, real estate agencies, hospitality venues, and administrative support businesses report whether their selling prices increased, decreased, or remained unchanged over the prior period, excluding all freight and passenger transport providers. This metric isolates tertiary pricing dynamics from the direct fuel and vehicle maintenance dependencies that characterize logistics firms, while retaining labor-intensive and administrative segments. Comparing this series with total service aggregates reveals the specific contribution of transport services to overall tertiary price evolution.
Reading this balance involves recognizing that service providers frequently adjust tariffs at fixed points in the calendar, which can create artificial peaks or troughs if not properly seasonally adjusted. Analysts should note that preliminary survey rounds are subject to revision as late-responding firms submit their questionnaires. When benchmarking these figures against official inflation metrics, remember that balance of opinion figures measure the diffusion of price changes across firms rather than percentage price growth.
Frequently asked questions
- What transport-related activities are left out?
- All freight carriers, logistics operators, warehousing providers, and passenger transport enterprises are excluded.
- Why evaluate service prices without transport components?
- It isolates tertiary pricing behavior from volatile energy and fuel cost fluctuations inherent in logistics.
- Do these figures reflect consumer-facing or business-to-business prices?
- They cover a blended mix of both consumer services and corporate business-to-business offerings.