France Industrial Production Mom

Last Release

Feb 28, 2025

Actual

0.7

Units In

-0.6

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 06, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 12 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
19.1 May 2020	-20.6 Apr 2020	0.04 %	1990-2025	N/A

In France, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy. Manufacturing is the most important sector and accounts for 86 percent of total production. The biggest segments within Manufacturing are: Food products and beverages (13 percent of total production); machinery and equipment goods (13 percent), of which computer, electronic and optical products (5 percent); basic metals and fabricated metal products (12 percent); other manufacturing, repair and installation of machinery and equipment (12 percent); transport equipment (10 percent); rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products (8 percent); and chemicals and chemical products (6 percent). Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning account for 11 percent of total output, Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation account for 1 percent and Mining and quarrying account also for 1 percent.

Latest Updates

Industrial production in France rose by 0.7% month-over-month in February 2025, rebounding from a downwardly revised 0.5% drop in January and beating expectations of a 0.3% increase. This marked the first growth in French industrial activity in six months, driven by a sharp recovery in manufacturing output (+1.4% vs. -0.5% in January), particularly in machinery and equipment goods (+3.1% vs. -3.2%) and other manufacturing products (+1.2% vs. -0.4%). At the same time, construction activity rebounded by 1.6%, following a 1.7% decline in the previous month. Meanwhile, output in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply, and waste management continued to fall, slipping 2.2% after a 0.1% drop in January. On a yearly basis, industrial production was 1% lower in February.