France services PPI: professional & scientific
France services PPI: professional & scientific stood at 110.6 in Q2 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Services producer prices table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q1 2005 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Services producer prices table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A21 M - Professional, scientific and technical services | 110.6 | 109.7 | 109.5 | 108.9 | 108.7 | 108.4 | 108.1 | 107.5 | 107.7 | 107 | |
| A21 N - Administrative and support services | 115.5 | 114.5 | 113.6 | 113.8 | 113.6 | 113.2 | 112.8 | 112.3 | 112.2 | 111.1 | |
| GH49B - Other passenger land transport services | 121.1 | 118.6 | 118.4 | 120.5 | 120.5 | 117.4 | 117 | 121.4 | 117.3 | 113.7 |
Understanding france services PPI: professional & scientific
Tariff adjustments across specialized knowledge-based activities are measured by the A21 M - Professional, scientific and technical services indicator. This series records price movements for services rendered by legal consultants, engineering firms, marketing agencies, management advisors, and scientific research laboratories. Unlike administrative support functions or routine office operations, these activities involve specialized expertise and tailored advisory work delivered predominantly to corporate clients. Consumer-facing transactions are largely absent from this segment, which focuses on business-to-business inputs.
Analyzing twelve-month changes helps bypass the impact of annual corporate budgeting cycles that often prompt simultaneous contract repricing across professional firms at the start of the calendar year. Provisional figures can undergo revision when late survey submissions are incorporated into the database. Direct comparisons with manufacturing or retail price indices are unsuitable due to the specialized, non-standardized nature of professional service contracts.
Frequently asked questions
- What industries contribute to the professional and scientific services index?
- The measure includes legal, engineering, advertising, management consulting, and scientific research firms.
- Are the services tracked in this series sold primarily to businesses or consumers?
- They are sold almost exclusively to corporate clients rather than individual retail consumers.
- Why do professional service tariffs often show step changes at specific times of the year?
- Many professional firms negotiate or renew annual retainer contracts simultaneously, affecting price movements during specific quarters.