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Food wholesale price indices (contract escalation) - Reference 100 in 2005

Documentation on these series

Source1 : Insee - Division "Agriculture"

Wholesale price index for food products (IPGA)

The IPGA measures growth in food prices at Rungis market. It is calculated using statements from the Market News Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

The index includes 78 items and 12 groupings covering five sectors:

  • fruit
  • vegetables
  • meat
  • seafood products
  • eggs and dairy products.

For each food product one or more samples from fine series is used. Each one is defined according to combined types of criteria, including:

  • variety
  • packaging
  • calibre
  • category
  • sale unit
  • origin...

The IPGA is a Laspeyres index. It refers to the value of a basket with a constant structure and content, corresponding to the base year (currently the year 2000).

From now on it is referenced 100 year 2005.