9 June 2017
2017- n° 152In April 2017, manufacturing output fell back (−1.2%) Industrial production index - April 2017
In April 2017, output slipped back in the manufacturing industry (−1.2% after +2.8% in March), and, to a lesser extent, in the whole industry (−0.5% after +2.2%).
- Over the last three months, manufacturing output was virtually stable (−0.1%)
- Over a year, manufacturing output went up (+1.6%)
- In April, output fell back sharply in the manufacture of transport equipment (−6.2% after +5.4%)
- It slipped back in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (−1.6% after +4.9%)
- Output diminished slightly in “other manufacturing” (−0.2% after +2.1%)
- Output declined in the manufacture of food products and beverages (−0.7% after +1.1%)
- Output bounced back in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply, waste management (+4.4% after −1.4%)
- Output rallied strongly in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+9.2% after −3.0%)
Please note: all the series are seasonally (SA) and working-day adjusted (WDA) and SA-WDA models have been updated for this publication.
The commentary shows variations of subsections by decreasing contribution. The contribution of a subsection depends on the extent of the change and on its weight.
In April 2017, output slipped back in the manufacturing industry (−1.2% after +2.8% in March), and, to a lesser extent, in the whole industry (−0.5% after +2.2%).
Over the last three months, manufacturing output was virtually stable (−0.1%)
Manufacturing output remained virtually stable over the last three months in the manufacturing industry (−0.1%). It decreased in the overall industry (−0.7%).
Output decreased markedly in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (−4.9%) and in the manufacture of transport equipment (−1.6%). It tumbled in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−10.9%). Conversely, it grew in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.7%). It was virtually stable in “other manufacturing” (+0.1%) and in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (+0.1%).
Over a year, manufacturing output went up (+1.6%)
Manufacturing output of the last three months increased compared to the same months of 2016 (+1.6%). It went up more moderately in the whole industry (+0.8%).
Over a year, output increased sharply in “other manufacturing” (+1.9%) and in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (+2.9%). It also rose in the manufacture of transport equipment (+0.9%). It was stable in the manufacture of food products and beverages. By contrast, it decreased steeply in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (−3.7%) and in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−6.1%).
graphiqueGraphique1a – Monthly Industrial Production Indices
- Legend: CZ: Manufacturing - (C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages - (C3): Machinery and equipment goods - (C4): Manufacture of transport equipment - (C5): Other manufacturing
- Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES
tableauTableau1a – Variation in the Industrial Production
| NA : A10, (A17) | April / March | March / Feb. | Q-o-Q change (1) | Year-on-year change (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | –0.5 | 2.2 | –0.7 | 0.8 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | –1.2 | 2.8 | –0.1 | 1.6 |
| (C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages | –0.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| (C2): Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | 9.2 | –3.0 | –10.9 | –6.1 |
| (C3): Machinery and equipment goods | –1.6 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| (C4): Manufacture of transport equipment | –6.2 | 5.4 | –1.6 | 0.9 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | –0.2 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 4.4 | –1.4 | –4.9 | –3.7 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | 3.4 | –5.4 | 1.1 | 6.5 |
- (1) Last three months / previous three months
- (2) Last three months / same three months of previous year
- The codes correspond to the level of aggregation A 10 (A 17) of the "NA" aggregated classification based on the French classification of activities NAF rev.2.
- Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES
tableauTableau2a – Variation in the Industrial Production
| NA : A10, (A17), [A38 or A64] | April 2017 | April / March | March / Feb. | Quarter-on-quarter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | 102.1 | –0.5 | 2.2 | –0.7 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | 103.1 | –1.2 | 2.8 | –0.1 |
| (C1): Man. of food products and beverages | 101.0 | –0.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| (C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products | 85.9 | 9.2 | –3.0 | –10.9 |
| (C3): Machinery and equipment goods | 102.3 | –1.6 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| [CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products | 107.7 | –0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| [CJ] Man. of electrical equipment | 88.3 | –0.7 | –1.0 | –1.8 |
| [CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) | 105.1 | –2.9 | 13.0 | –0.5 |
| (C4): Man. of transport equipment | 109.6 | –6.2 | 5.4 | –1.6 |
| [CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 99.5 | –6.3 | 3.6 | –3.6 |
| [CL2] Man. of other transport equipment | 119.7 | –6.1 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | 102.8 | –0.2 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| [CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products | 88.8 | –1.4 | 7.2 | –2.8 |
| [CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media | 86.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| [CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products | 122.8 | –0.5 | 4.7 | 0.7 |
| [CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 121.4 | 8.5 | –0.8 | –3.8 |
| [CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products | 99.4 | –2.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| [CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 97.9 | –0.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| [CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 98.8 | –3.2 | 3.0 | –0.3 |
| DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 96.1 | 4.4 | –1.4 | –4.9 |
| [BZ] Mining and quarrying | 94.6 | –2.1 | –4.1 | 5.8 |
| [DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply | 95.3 | 5.6 | –0.9 | –6.3 |
| [EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation | 103.7 | 0.3 | –2.9 | –0.4 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | 89.7 | 3.4 | –5.4 | 1.1 |
| MIGs (2) | ||||
| Capital goods | 104.0 | –3.7 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| Intermediate goods | 99.9 | –0.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Consumer durables | 109.9 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 1.2 |
| Consumer non-durables | 106.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | –0.7 |
| Energy | 95.3 | 5.1 | –1.2 | –5.9 |
- (1) n.e.c. : not elsewhere classifiable
- (2) Main industrial groupings: definition in Commission regulation EC of 14 June 2007
- Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES
In April, output fell back sharply in the manufacture of transport equipment (−6.2% after +5.4%)
Output fell back markedly in the manufacture of other transport equipment (−6.1% after +6.9%) and in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (−6.3% after +3.6%).
It slipped back in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (−1.6% after +4.9%)
Output fell back in the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (−2.9% after +13.0%) and in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (−0.8% after +0.7%). It decreased again in the manufacture of electrical equipment (−0.7% after −1.0%).
Output diminished slightly in “other manufacturing” (−0.2% after +2.1%)
Output slipped back sharply in “other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment” (−3.2%) and in the manufacture of rubber and plastics products and other non-metallic mineral products (−2.0%). It fell in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (−0.3%) and in chemicals (−0.5%). Conversely, it soared in pharmaceuticals (+8.5%).
Output declined in the manufacture of food products and beverages (−0.7% after +1.1%)
Output fell back in the manufacture of food products and beverages (−0.7% after +1.1%), due to a downturn in the “manufacture of other food products”.
Output bounced back in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply, waste management (+4.4% after −1.4%)
Output bounced back markedly in electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply (+4.4% after −1.4%), from a relatively low level of activity in February and in March, due to fairly mild temperatures.
Output rallied strongly in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+9.2% after −3.0%)
Output bounced back sharply in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+9.2% after −3.0%), as a refinery returned to full production after some maintenance in March.
tableauTableau3a – Revision of variations
| March / Feb. | Feb. / Jan. | Jan. / Dec. | Q1 2017 / Q4 2016 | 2016 / 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry (BE) | 0.26 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.23 | –0.01 |
| raw serie | 0.27 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.25 | –0.01 |
| SA-WDA parameters | –0.01 | –0.09 | 0.05 | –0.02 | 0.00 |
| Manufacturing (CZ) | 0.26 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.24 | –0.01 |
| raw serie | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.29 | –0.01 |
| SA-WDA parameters | –0.07 | –0.08 | 0.03 | –0.05 | 0.00 |
- How to read it: in the manufacturing sector, the SA-WDA variation between February 2017 and March 2017 is revised by +0.26 points, +0.33 points are due to the revision of the raw series and −0.07 points to the updating of the SA-WDA parameters.
- Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES
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