France export price index BCXZ: manufacturing except food
France export price index BCXZ: manufacturing except food stood at 117.1 in Aug 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Foreign trade prices and volumes table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1999 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Foreign trade prices and volumes 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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| Export prices (foreign markets) | |||||||||||
| BCXZ - Manufacturing except food-processing industry and energy (B_C_X_FD_MIG_NRG) | 117.1 | 117.4 | 117.1 | 116.6 | 115.7 | 114.6 | 113.6 | 113.5 | 112.6 | 112.7 | |
| MIG ING - Intermediate goods | 118.2 | 118.2 | 118.6 | 118.4 | 116.7 | 113.4 | 111.8 | 111.4 | 110.7 | 110.6 |
Understanding france export price index BCXZ: manufacturing except food
Factory gate prices for manufacturing output stripped of both food-processing industries and energy sectors are detailed in this targeted trade measure. The compilation covers engineered products, chemicals, and technical equipment sold abroad, leaving behind agricultural foodstuffs, refined fuels, and raw mineral extraction. This precise filtration isolates core industrial fabrication from the combined volatility of food and energy commodity markets.
Evaluating this indicator requires focusing on annual percentage shifts to bypass regular seasonal lulls caused by summer factory closures across industrial plants. Analysts must recognize that while food and energy are excluded, other raw material inputs like metals and chemicals still influence the index. Comparing this series with unadjusted manufacturing metrics reveals the extent to which resource price swings mask core industrial pricing trends.
Frequently asked questions
- Which two major sectors are systematically excluded from this manufacturing index?
- Food-processing industries and energy-related sectors such as fuel extraction and refining.
- What analytical advantage does this dual exclusion provide?
- It reveals pure core industrial manufacturing trends without the price turbulence of food and energy markets.
- How do seasonal factory holidays impact the interpretation of monthly figures?
- Predictable summer and winter production slowdowns require year-on-year evaluation to assess true momentum.