France wholesale prices expected: food and beverages
France wholesale prices expected: food and beverages stood at 14.6 Balance of opinion (%) in Sep 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the INSEE business surveys table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jul 1979 to Sep 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the INSEE business surveys table
| Indicator | 09-2026 | 07-2026 | 05-2026 | 03-2026 | 01-2026 | 11-2025 | 09-2025 | 07-2025 | 05-2025 | 03-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food and beverages | |||||||||||
| Expected trend of prices in the next three or four months | 14.6 | 9.8 | 17.3 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 11.8 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 20.1 | |
| Expected trend of prices prevailing abroad during the next three or four months | 16.2 | 4.3 | 12.4 | 9.3 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 15.2 | 17.9 |
Understanding france wholesale prices expected: food and beverages
Distributors of nourishment merchandise formulate forward-looking projections regarding selling price adjustments intended for implementation across the forthcoming three or four months. This metric measures anticipated pricing strategies within the domestic food wholesale sector, excluding past pricing history and acquisition cost expectations. It captures how merchants plan to adjust their commercial tariffs in response to expected demand and cost pressures.
Forward-looking pricing intentions provide an early signal of commercial inflation before transaction invoices are updated. Readers should note that planned price hikes do not always materialize in full if downstream client resistance forces merchants to absorb cost increases. Comparing expected selling prices with expected purchase prices highlights how firms project their operating margins.
Frequently asked questions
- What future window do the expected price trends encompass?
- The next three or four months.
- Does this series measure selling prices or purchase costs?
- It tracks expected trends of prices charged by wholesalers.
- Are foreign market prices included in this domestic selling price measure?
- No, foreign price trends are captured in a separate series.