French services producer price index: water transport
French services producer price index: water transport stood at 74.4 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 Q4 2008 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GH50Z - Water transport services | 74.4 | 65.8 | 65.3 | 68.8 | 70.5 | 74.9 | 78.7 | 86.5 | 76.5 | 72.7 | |
| 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 |
Understanding french services producer price index: water transport
The metric monitors the evolution of tariffs charged by domestic operators classified under GH50Z - Water transport services, encompassing freight and passenger movement across coastal, deep-sea, and inland navigable waterways. The coverage captures spot tariffs and long-term charter agreements negotiated by shipping enterprises, excluding port handling fees and landside logistics. Prices reflect transactions between resident providers and their clients, registering shifts in operating costs such as vessel maintenance and maritime fuel surcharges without adjusting for cargo tonnage variations.
Evaluating these figures demands caution regarding seasonal shipping demand patterns and potential revisions as late survey returns arrive. Consecutive quarter changes can fluctuate sharply due to volatile bunker fuel adjustments, making year-on-year analysis more reliable for identifying underlying price trends. Analysts must avoid treating this output metric as a direct proxy for global freight rate benchmarks, given its focus on domestic resident service providers.
Frequently asked questions
- Does GH50Z - Water transport services include port terminal handling charges?
- No, terminal handling fees and landside logistics operations are excluded from this maritime price series.
- Why can quarter-on-quarter comparisons be misleading for water transport?
- Frequent fluctuations in fuel surcharges create volatile short-term movements that obscure broader annual trends.
- Which geographic entities are covered by the reporting framework?
- The index focuses on pricing from resident enterprises operating within coastal, deep-sea, and inland waterways.