UK SPPI: warehousing and transport support
UK SPPI: warehousing and transport support stood at 175.3 in Q2 2026, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS). 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services price index by industry | |||||||||||
| H52 Warehousing and transport support | 175.3 | 152.1 | 151.5 | 151.9 | 149.1 | 153.6 | 150.6 | 156.9 | 150.8 | 151.8 | |
| H53 Postal and courier services | 131.3 | 124.5 | 126.7 | 125.4 | 125.5 | 122.3 | 124.9 | 123.9 | 120 | 117.1 |
Understanding UK SPPI: warehousing and transport support
Operational cargo handling, cold storage, bonded warehousing, and auxiliary logistics support tariffs charged between businesses within the United Kingdom define this specific index. In contrast to preceding line items that cover direct transit modes such as road freight, maritime haulage, or aviation cargo, this series isolates the ancillary services that sustain supply chains, including terminal operations, container stuffing, freight consolidation, and customs documentation brokerage. Transactions represent contracted business-to-business fees levied by domestic transport support facilities, leaving out consumer personal self-storage arrangements, passenger luggage porterage, and direct transport conveyance revenues.
Quarterly indices reflect non-seasonally adjusted survey returns, making four-quarter percentage changes the preferred basis for tracking persistent structural trends over brief quarterly movements. Periodic updates to early estimates accommodate late survey filings, while periodic rebasing cycles realign the underlying industry transaction weights to reflect shifts in logistics networks. When interpreting these figures alongside primary freight transport series, analysts should recognise that depot capacity constraints, storage dwell times, and port congestion surcharges frequently generate divergence between physical transport rates and handling or storage tariffs.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this index cover consumer self-storage rental fees?
- No, it exclusively tracks business-to-business transactions for commercial warehousing and auxiliary transport support, omitting household personal storage rentals.
- How does this series differ from road or rail freight price indices?
- It isolates terminal handling, storage, and logistics agency fees rather than the actual line-haul carriage of freight across transport networks.
- Why are year-on-year comparisons recommended over quarterly movements?
- Because the figures are published on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, four-quarter comparisons neutralise recurrent seasonal patterns in storage utilisation and inventory cycles.