France export price index: overall industry
France export price index: overall industry stood at 120.1 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) | |||||||||||
| A10 BE - Overall industry | 120.1 | 118 | 116.6 | 113.7 | 112 | 113.9 | 110.2 | 114.8 | 111.4 | 111.4 | |
| BEXA - Overall industry except agri-food | 119.7 | 117.5 | 116 | 112.9 | 111.2 | 113.1 | 109.1 | 113.8 | 110.1 | 110.1 |
Understanding france export price index: overall industry
This index aggregates the transaction values charged by domestic manufacturing, mining, utility, and extractive enterprises for physical products shipped across international borders. The measure reflects valuations assessed at the factory gate or point of exit, specifically isolating tangible merchandise while omitting cross-border services, agricultural produce, and food-processing outputs. Unlike narrowly focused sectoral measures, this universal gauge encompasses the entire spectrum of industrial branches, weighting each segment according to its relative share in total foreign sales. The tracking mechanism records actual transaction prices invoiced in foreign or domestic currencies, converted to a standardized reference period.
Interpreting short-term movements requires caution regarding temporary currency fluctuations, which can distort underlying competitive pressures without any shift in domestic production costs. Seasonal dips and spikes frequently appear due to holiday factory shutdowns or cyclical ordering patterns from primary trading partners, making twelve-month comparisons more reliable than month-to-month changes for spotting true trajectory shifts. Revisions typically occur as late survey responses arrive from exporting firms, meaning early estimates should be treated as provisional. When comparing this index with domestic producer price measures, analysts must account for the exclusion of purely domestic sales and the inclusion of shipping-related adjustments applied specifically at the frontier.
Frequently asked questions
- What categories of goods are excluded from this overall export index?
- Agricultural products, food-processing items, and services are systematically excluded to focus entirely on industrial output.
- Why might month-to-month comparisons of this index be misleading?
- Short-term figures are frequently distorted by temporary currency volatility and seasonal factory shutdowns rather than structural shifts in competitiveness.
- How does this differ from domestic producer price indices?
- This index tracks only goods sold to international buyers and evaluated at export exit points, whereas producer prices cover all domestic market sales.