France Industrial Production Mom

Last Release

Oct 31, 2024

Actual

-0.1

Units In

-0.9

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 10, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 3 Days 8 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
19.1 May 2020	-20.6 Apr 2020	0.04 %	1990-2024	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 fell for the second consecutive period by 0.1% month-on-month, easing from a revised 0.8% drop in September, but missing expectations of a 0.3% rebound. Manufacturing output stagnated after a 0.7% decline in the previous period, as a sharp decrease in transport equipment production (-2.4%) offset a significant increase in coke and refined petroleum products (4.8%). Meanwhile, activity continued to decline in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply, and waste management (-1% vs. -1.3%), while construction output rebounded slightly (0.1% vs. -0.3%). On an annual basis, industrial production fell by 0.6%, maintaining the same pace as in September.