France import raw material price index: all commodities
France import raw material price index: all commodities stood at 156.1 in Aug 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Raw material prices table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1990 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Raw material prices table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International price indices of imported raw materials - All commodities - In foreign currencies - Base 100 in 2010 | 156.1 | 152.3 | 152 | 157.2 | 155.2 | 153 | 151.6 | 156 | 153.9 | 151.1 | |
| International price indices of imported raw materials - All commodities - In euros - Base 100 in 2010 | 168.7 | 166.7 | 165.1 | 169.1 | 166.3 | 165.6 | 160.6 | 165.9 | 163.7 | 162.7 | |
| International price indices of imported raw materials - Natural fibers - In foreign currencies - Base 100 in 2010 | 117.4 | 112.7 | 112.7 | 116.8 | 111.8 | 102.9 | 99.5 | 98 | 93.9 | 91.7 |
Understanding france import raw material price index: all commodities
Serving as a broad macroeconomic barometer, this gauge aggregates price movements across the entire spectrum of imported raw materials and primary commodities, measured in foreign currencies. The composite structure encompasses agricultural products, energy resources, industrial inputs, ores, and all categories of metals traded globally. Excluded are finished industrial goods, high-tech manufactured components, and services. The computation utilizes weighted international market quotations, ensuring that globally significant commodities exert a proportional influence on the overall index trajectory.
Reading this broad metric requires recognizing that divergent sectoral trends can offset one another, potentially masking severe volatility in specific sub-components like energy or precious metals. Because it bypasses domestic currency conversion, fluctuations reflect pure international supply dynamics and foreign valuation shifts. Researchers comparing this measure with national output prices should account for structural differences in the basket composition, as raw material weights rarely match the input structures of individual manufacturing sectors.
Frequently asked questions
- What commodities are covered within this all-inclusive index?
- It encompasses the entire array of imported raw materials, spanning agriculture, energy, minerals, and all metal classifications.
- How are the individual commodity weights determined in the aggregate index?
- Weights reflect the relative economic importance and import share of each primary commodity category in international trade.
- Why might this broad index obscure individual market shocks?
- Countervailing movements across different sectors can neutralize each other, hiding extreme price spikes in specific raw materials.