French services producer price index: postal and courier
French services producer price index: postal and courier stood at 128.7 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GH53Z - Postal and courier activities | 128.7 | 128.7 | 123.5 | 123.4 | 123.3 | 123.2 | 117.7 | 117.5 | 118 | 117.9 | |
| GI55Z - Accommodation | 131.1 | 117.7 | 121.7 | 134.5 | 125.2 | 115.1 | 119.4 | 135 | 121.4 | 111.8 | |
| GI56Z - Food and beverage service activities | 117.8 | 117.6 | 116.3 | 115.7 | 115.1 | 114.5 | 113.8 | 113.3 | 112.7 | 112 |
Understanding french services producer price index: postal and courier
This dataset measures price variations for GH53Z - Postal and courier activities, encompassing universal mail delivery operations alongside private parcel pick-up, sorting, and express courier services. The compilation includes tariffs paid by business accounts and retail customers for domestic and cross-border dispatches, omitting telecommunications and general freight forwarding. Pricing figures record billed rates after contractual discounts, isolating genuine inflation from changes in mail volume or package weight distribution.
Analysts examining this series should account for regulatory tariff adjustments and seasonal parcel surges tied to year-end retail events. Early estimates are subject to periodic statistical revisions as administrative data and late corporate submissions are processed. Year-on-year percentage comparisons offer a clearer assessment of structural price progression than quarter-to-quarter movements, which can be distorted by one-off postal rate restructuring cycles.
Frequently asked questions
- Are telecommunications services included in GH53Z - Postal and courier activities?
- No, telecom operations are classified elsewhere and remain outside the scope of this postal index.
- How do holiday periods affect the interpretation of courier pricing?
- End-of-year retail surges generate seasonal patterns that make annual comparisons more reliable than immediate quarter-to-quarter checks.
- Do the reported figures account for volume-based corporate discounts?
- Yes, standard contractual discounts are factored into the net transaction prices collected from providers.