France Industrial Production Mom

Last Release

Jan 31, 2025

Actual

-0.6

Units In

-0.4

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Apr 04, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 16 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 declined by 0.6% month-over-month in January 2025, following an upwardly revised 0.5% drop in December and defying forecasts of a 0.3% increase. This marks the fifth consecutive period of declining industrial activity and the steepest contraction since last May, driven by lower output across all subsectors. Manufacturing output fell 0.7% after a 1% decline in December, mainly due to decreases in the production of coke and refined petroleum products (-1.7%) and machinery and equipment goods (-1.9%). Additionally, output declined in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply, and waste management (-0.2% vs. +2.2%) and in construction (-3.8% vs. +1.8%). On a yearly basis, industrial output dropped 1.3% in January.