10 November 2017
2017- n° 297In September 2017, manufacturing output increased slightly (+0.4%) Industrial production index - September 2017
In September 2017, output bounced back slightly in the manufacturing industry (+0.4% after −0.3% in August) and in the whole industry (+0.6% after −0.2%).
- Manufacturing output grew over the third quarter of 2017 (+0.6%)
- Over a year, manufacturing output expanded sharply (+2.7%)
- In September, output bounced back in “other manufacturing” (+1.7% after −1.6%)
- Output rose in mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management (+1.8% after −0.1%)
- Output grew again in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.3% after +0.5%)
- Output was virtually stable in machinery and equipment goods (+0.1% after −0.9%)
- Output grew slightly in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+0.4%)
- Output slipped back in the manufacture of transport equipment (−4.3% after +5.3%)
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 September 2017, output bounced back slightly in the manufacturing industry (+0.4% after −0.3% in August) and in the whole industry (+0.6% after −0.2%).
Manufacturing output grew over the third quarter of 2017 (+0.6%)
Over the third quarter of 2017, output increased in the manufacturing industry (+0.6%) as well as in the overall industry (+0.6%).
Output grew strongly in the manufacture of transport equipment (+4.8%). It went up in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (+1.0%) and more moderately in “other manufacturing” (+0.2%). It remained stable in the manufacture of food products and beverages. Conversely, it decreased in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (−0.9%) and in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−2.1%).
Over a year, manufacturing output expanded sharply (+2.7%)
Manufacturing output of the third quarter of 2017 increased markedly compared to the same quarter of 2016 (+2.7%), as well as in the whole industry (+2.7%).
Over a year, output rose markedly in “other manufacturing” (+2.1%). It soared in the manufacture of transport equipment (+8.7%). It increased sharply in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (+2.9%) and in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (+2.3%), and more slightly in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.4%). On the contrary, it diminished in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−0.8%).
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) | Sept. / Aug. | Aug. / July | Q-o-Q change (1) | Year-on-year change (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | 0.6 | –0.2 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | 0.4 | –0.3 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| (C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| (C2): Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | 0.4 | –0.1 | –2.1 | –0.8 |
| (C3): Machinery and equipment goods | 0.1 | –0.9 | –0.9 | 2.9 |
| (C4): Manufacture of transport equipment | –4.3 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 8.7 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | 1.7 | –1.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 1.8 | –0.1 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | –0.6 | 0.0 | –0.3 | 1.0 |
- (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] | Sept. 2017 | Sept. / Aug. | Aug. / July | Quarter-on-quarter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | 103.8 | 0.6 | –0.2 | 0.6 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | 104.8 | 0.4 | –0.3 | 0.6 |
| (C1): Man. of food products and beverages | 101.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| (C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products | 87.8 | 0.4 | –0.1 | –2.1 |
| (C3): Machinery and equipment goods | 102.9 | 0.1 | –0.9 | –0.9 |
| [CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products | 112.3 | 0.9 | –1.5 | –0.3 |
| [CJ] Man. of electrical equipment | 86.7 | 2.4 | –2.4 | –2.4 |
| [CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) | 102.9 | –1.7 | 0.3 | –0.9 |
| (C4): Man. of transport equipment | 118.8 | –4.3 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| [CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 109.6 | 3.8 | –2.6 | 2.7 |
| [CL2] Man. of other transport equipment | 127.9 | –10.3 | 12.1 | 6.6 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | 103.5 | 1.7 | –1.6 | 0.2 |
| [CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products | 85.8 | –3.1 | 0.0 | –2.1 |
| [CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media | 87.2 | –0.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| [CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products | 125.9 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 |
| [CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 117.4 | 12.1 | –13.9 | –4.6 |
| [CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products | 102.9 | 1.2 | –1.0 | 1.4 |
| [CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 98.5 | –1.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| [CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 99.5 | 1.5 | –1.1 | 1.2 |
| DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 97.6 | 1.8 | –0.1 | 1.0 |
| [BZ] Mining and quarrying | 93.4 | –0.1 | –2.1 | 0.0 |
| [DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply | 97.6 | 2.3 | –0.3 | 1.9 |
| [EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation | 100.4 | –0.2 | 3.3 | –4.8 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | 89.1 | –0.6 | 0.0 | –0.3 |
| MIGs (2) | ||||
| Capital goods | 106.3 | –1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Intermediate goods | 102.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Consumer durables | 112.0 | 5.4 | –5.3 | 3.0 |
| Consumer non-durables | 105.6 | 2.9 | –3.3 | –1.5 |
| Energy | 97.0 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
- (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 September, output bounced back in “other manufacturing” (+1.7% after −1.6%)
Output recovered strongly in pharmaceuticals (+12.1% after −13.9%). It picked up in other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment (+1.5%) and in the manufacture of rubber and plastics products and other non-metallic mineral products (+1.2%). It grew again in chemicals (+0.7%). Conversely, it slipped back in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products (−1.0%) and in textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products (−3.1%). It remained virtually stable in wood, paper and printing industries (−0.1%).
Output rose in mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management (+1.8% after −0.1%)
Output went up sharply in electricity, gas (+2.3%) after a slight fall in August (−0.3%).
Output grew again in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.3% after +0.5%)
Output rose further in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.3% after +0.5%) due to the manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery.
Output was virtually stable in machinery and equipment goods (+0.1% after −0.9%)
Output bounced back in the manufacture of electrical equipment (+2.4% after −2.4%) and in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (+0.9% after −1.5%). Conversely, it fell back in the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (−1.7% after +0.3%).
Output grew slightly in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+0.4%)
Output increased slightly in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+0.4%) after a virtual stability in August.
Output slipped back in the manufacture of transport equipment (−4.3% after +5.3%)
Output slipped back markedly in the manufacture of other transport equipment (−10.3% after +12.1%). By contrast, it bounced back in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (+3.8% after −2.6%).
tableauTableau3a – Revision of variations
| Aug. / July | July / June | June / May | Q2 2017 / Q1 2017 | 2016 / 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry (BE) | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.04 | –0.01 | 0.05 |
| raw serie | 0.10 | 0.07 | –0.03 | –0.03 | 0.05 |
| SA-WDA parameters | –0.02 | –0.07 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Manufacturing (CZ) | 0.11 | –0.01 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| raw serie | 0.12 | 0.07 | –0.03 | –0.02 | 0.05 |
| SA-WDA parameters | –0.01 | –0.08 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
- How to read it: in the manufacturing sector, the SA-WDA variation between July 2017 and August 2017 is revised by +0.11 points, +0.12 points are due to the revision of the raw series and −0.01 points to the updating of the SA-WDA parameters.
- Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES
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