10 October 2017
2017- n° 267In August 2017, manufacturing output slipped back slightly (−0.4%) Industrial production index - August 2017
In August 2017, output slipped back slightly in the manufacturing industry (−0.4% after +0.6% in July) as well as in the whole industry (−0.3% after +0.8%).
- Manufacturing output was virtually stable over the last three months (+0.1%)
- Over a year, manufacturing output expanded sharply (+2.7%)
- In August, output fell back sharply in “other manufacturing” (−1.8% after +0.2%)
- It slipped back in machinery and equipment goods (−1.4% after +1.3%)
- Output intensified in the manufacture of transport equipment (+5.9% after +2.9%)
- Output recovered in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.4% after −0.3%)
- Output remained stable in mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management (after +2.0%)
- Output was virtually stable in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+0.1% after −5.1%)
Please note: all the series are seasonally (SA) and working-day adjusted (WDA).
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 August 2017, output slipped back slightly in the manufacturing industry (−0.4% after +0.6% in July) as well as in the whole industry (−0.3% after +0.8%).
Manufacturing output was virtually stable over the last three months (+0.1%)
Over the last three months, manufacturing output remained virtually stable in the manufacturing industry (+0.1%). It went up slightly in the overall industry (+0.2%).
Output grew markedly in the manufacture of transport equipment (+2.6%). It increased in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (+0.5%) and remained almost unchanged in “other manufacturing” (+0.1%). It jumped in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+5.2%). Conversely, it decreased in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (−1.5%) as well as in the manufacture of food products and beverages (−0.4%).
Over a year, manufacturing output expanded sharply (+2.7%)
Manufacturing output of the last three months increased markedly compared to the same months of 2016 (+2.7%). It also grew sharply in the whole industry (+2.4%).
Over a year, output grew in all branches. It rose markedly in “other manufacturing” (+1.9%), in the manufacture of transport equipment (+7.4%), in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (+3.2%) and more moderately in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+1.2%). It soared in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+11.2%). It remained virtually stable in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (+0.1%).
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) | Aug. / July | July / June | Q-o-Q change (1) | Year-on-year change (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | –0.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | –0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| (C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages | 0.4 | –0.3 | –0.4 | 1.2 |
| (C2): Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | 0.1 | –5.1 | 5.2 | 11.2 |
| (C3): Machinery and equipment goods | –1.4 | 1.3 | –1.5 | 3.2 |
| (C4): Manufacture of transport equipment | 5.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 7.4 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | –1.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
- (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] | Aug. 2017 | Aug. / July | July / June | Quarter-on-quarter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | 103.0 | –0.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | 104.2 | –0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| (C1): Man. of food products and beverages | 101.3 | 0.4 | –0.3 | –0.4 |
| (C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products | 87.7 | 0.1 | –5.1 | 5.2 |
| (C3): Machinery and equipment goods | 102.4 | –1.4 | 1.3 | –1.5 |
| [CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products | 109.9 | –2.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| [CJ] Man. of electrical equipment | 85.5 | –1.7 | 0.1 | –2.4 |
| [CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) | 104.8 | 0.4 | 2.2 | –2.7 |
| (C4): Man. of transport equipment | 124.6 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| [CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 105.0 | –2.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 |
| [CL2] Man. of other transport equipment | 144.0 | 13.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | 101.6 | –1.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| [CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products | 89.2 | 0.6 | –0.1 | –1.1 |
| [CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media | 87.3 | 0.8 | –0.8 | 0.0 |
| [CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products | 124.8 | 1.2 | –0.6 | 0.0 |
| [CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 105.9 | –13.2 | 0.0 | –0.2 |
| [CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products | 101.1 | –1.8 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
| [CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 98.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| [CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 97.6 | –0.7 | –0.4 | –0.2 |
| DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 95.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
| [BZ] Mining and quarrying | 93.5 | –2.2 | 2.8 | –1.3 |
| [DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply | 95.4 | –0.2 | 3.3 | 1.0 |
| [EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation | 100.9 | 3.5 | –7.9 | –2.4 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | 89.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| MIGs (2) | ||||
| Capital goods | 107.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| Intermediate goods | 101.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Consumer durables | 107.6 | –6.2 | 8.8 | 1.5 |
| Consumer non-durables | 102.9 | –3.3 | –0.4 | –0.4 |
| Energy | 95.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
- (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 August, output fell back sharply in “other manufacturing” (−1.8% after +0.2%)
Output tumbled in pharmaceuticals (−13.2%). It slipped back in the manufacture of rubber and plastics products and other non-metallic mineral products (−1.8%) and decreased again in other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment (−0.7%). Conversely, it bounced back in chemicals (+1.2%) and went up again in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products (+0.7%). It recovered in wood, paper and printing industries (+0.8%) and in textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products (+0.6%).
It slipped back in machinery and equipment goods (−1.4% after +1.3%)
Output dropped sharply in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (−2.9% after +1.0%) and in the manufacture of electrical equipment (−1.7% after +0.1%). Conversely, it went up again in the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (+0.4% after +2.2%).
Output intensified in the manufacture of transport equipment (+5.9% after +2.9%)
Output accelerated in the manufacture of other transport equipment (+13.1% after +3.6%). By contrast, it fell back sharply in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (−2.7% after +2.1%).
Output recovered in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.4% after −0.3%)
Output rose in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.4% after −0.3%), due to an increase in the manufacture of other food products.
Output remained stable in mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management (after +2.0%)
Output recovered in water supply; sewerage, waste management an remediation (+3.5%). Conversely, it fell back in electricity, gas (−0.2%) and in mining and quarrying (−2.2%).
Output was virtually stable in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+0.1% after −5.1%)
Output was almost unchanged (+0.1%), after a sharp rise in July (+5.1%).
tableauTableau3a – Revision of variations
| July / June | June / May | May / April | Q2 2017 / Q1 2017 | 2016 / 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry (BE) | 0.29 | –0.08 | –0.10 | –0.01 | –0.02 |
| raw serie | 0.25 | –0.01 | 0.03 | –0.03 | –0.01 |
| SA-WDA parameters | 0.04 | –0.07 | –0.13 | 0.02 | –0.01 |
| Manufacturing (CZ) | 0.35 | –0.10 | –0.12 | –0.01 | –0.02 |
| raw serie | 0.29 | –0.03 | 0.02 | –0.04 | –0.01 |
| SA-WDA parameters | 0.06 | –0.07 | –0.14 | 0.03 | –0.01 |
- How to read it: in the manufacturing sector, the SA-WDA variation between June 2017 and July 2017 is revised by +0.35 points, +0.29 points are due to the revision of the raw series and +0.06 points to the updating of the SA-WDA parameters.
- Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES
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