France import prices A10 BE: industry excl. water/waste
France import prices A10 BE: industry excl. water/waste stood at 119.4 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 2005 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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| Import prices | |||||||||||
| A10 BE - Overall industry excluding water management, waste management and remediation activities | 119.4 | 118.2 | 116.8 | 119 | 118.9 | 116.5 | 110.2 | 110.2 | 109.1 | 109.8 | |
| BEXA - Overall industry except agri-food, water supply, waste management and remediation activities | 118.9 | 117.5 | 116 | 118.3 | 118.2 | 115.6 | 108.9 | 108.9 | 107.7 | 108.3 |
Understanding france import prices A10 BE: industry excl. water/waste
This index tracks price shifts for foreign goods brought across borders by domestic firms operating across the broader industrial landscape, specifically omitting public utilities handling water supply, sewerage, and waste remediation activities. The calculation covers factory gate and delivery terms for raw inputs, components, and finished merchandise sourced globally, contrasting with narrower product-specific sub-indices by pooling diverse manufacturing sectors into a single aggregate gauge of external factory cost pressures.
Interpreting the series requires caution regarding short-term volatility stemming from exchange rate fluctuations and raw material price shocks. Analysts should prefer period-on-period comparisons to spot turning points in foreign trade costs, though quarterly moving averages help smooth out irregular shipping disruptions. Revisions often occur when late survey responses arrive from major trading partners. Users must avoid conflating this broad industrial index with domestic producer price metrics, as import indices reflect foreign cost structures, international freight rates, and border taxes rather than purely domestic labor and utility costs.
Frequently asked questions
- Why are water and waste management sectors excluded from this import price index?
- Those activities are primarily local services rather than tradable goods crossing international borders in significant volumes.
- Does this series include the cost of shipping and insurance?
- Import prices generally reflect standard delivery terms at the border, which can incorporate transport margins depending on the specific invoicing customs declarations.
- How often are the industry weightings updated in this aggregate measure?
- Weights reflect structural shifts in trade values and are periodically adjusted during major index rebasing exercises.