France export prices: manufacturing and mining
France export prices: manufacturing and mining stood at 119.8 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) | |||||||||||
| BC00 - Manufacturing, mining and quarrying | 119.8 | 119.7 | 119 | 119 | 118.4 | 117.1 | 114.7 | 114.5 | 113.8 | 114.2 | |
| BCXA - Manufacturing except agri-food, mining and quarrying | 119.3 | 119.2 | 118.4 | 118.4 | 117.8 | 116.3 | 113.6 | 113.4 | 112.5 | 112.9 |
Understanding france export prices: manufacturing and mining
Factory gate prices for goods sold to international buyers across industrial extraction and manufacturing sectors are measured by this indicator. The compilation encompasses physical commodities produced by domestic heavy industries, light manufacturing plants, and mineral extraction sites, excluding purely domestic retail transactions and service exports. Unlike consumer-focused metrics, this series captures business-to-business transaction costs at the point of exit from domestic production facilities.
Evaluating this metric effectively involves tracking month-on-month shifts alongside annual trajectories to separate seasonal plant shutdowns from underlying cost pressures. Revisions typically stem from delayed survey responses submitted by industrial producers updating their foreign sales ledgers. Analysts comparing these figures with domestic producer prices should account for currency fluctuations that alter competitiveness in external markets without changing underlying factory gate valuations.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this index include products sold strictly within domestic markets?
- No, it specifically tracks factory gate valuations for merchandise sold to international buyers across foreign destination markets.
- How do industrial extraction sectors factor into this compilation?
- Mining and quarrying outputs are integrated alongside manufactured goods to provide a broad gauge of physical production competitiveness.
- What causes revisions to early estimates in this export series?
- Industrial enterprises occasionally submit delayed transaction surveys, prompting retrospective adjustments in subsequent monthly releases.