31 March 2020

2020- n° 87

In January 2020, the turnover recovered in the manufacturing industry (+0.7%) Turnover in industry and construction - January 2020

In January 2020, the turnover recovered in the manufacturing industry (+0.7%) after the decrease in December (−0.9%). It also picked up in industry as a whole (+0.5% after −0.6%).

Export turnover recovered in January (+0.6% after −1.7%).

Over the last three months (November to January), the turnover declined in the manufacturing industry (−1.0%) as in industry as a whole (−0.4%), compared to the previous three months. Within manufacturing, the turnover fell strongly in the manufacture of transport equipment (−3.7%). It also went down in “other manufacturing” (−1.1%) and in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (−0.6%). By contrast, it increased in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+0.6%) and in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+1.0%).

The turnover over the last three months was stable compared to the same three months of the previous year in the manufacturing industry but rose moderatly in industry as a whole (+0.4%). Over the same period, the turnover went up sharply in the manufacture of transport equipment (+3.6%). It also rose in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+2.3%) and in mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management (+2.4%). It was virtually stable in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (−0.1%). It declined in “other manufacturing” (−1.3%) and fell sharply in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−9.7%).

In January, the turnover in “other manufacturing” rebounded (+1.6% after −1.3% in December). It recovered in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products (+3.0% after −4.2%), as in the manufacture of rubber and plastics products and other non−metallic mineral products (+2.2% after −1.1%) and the manufacture of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media (+2.3% after −2.9%). The turnover recovered sharply in the manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products (+4.0% after −2.2%), in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (+0.9% after −3.2%). It increased again in other manufacturing, repair and installation of machinery and equipment (+0.9% after +1.1%). By contrast, it fell back in the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (−2.3% after +7.5%).

Export sales decreased again in “other manufacturing” in January (−0.9% after −0.8%).

The turnover in the manufacture of food products and beverages rose in January (+1.0% after +0.1% ). Export sales increased sharply (+2.9% after −0.1% in December).

The turnover in machinery and equipment goods increased in January (+0.6%) after a stability in December. It grew again in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (+1.9% after +2.4%) and edged up in the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (+0.4% after −2.3%) while it folded in the manufacture of electrical equipment (−1.0% after +1.3%).

Exports sales in machinery and equipment goods bounced back strongly in January (+2.5% after −3.1%).

The turnover in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products fell back in January (−2.0% after +1.8%).

The turnover in the manufacture of transport equipment declined again in January (−1.2% after −2.4%). It decreased again in the manufacture of other transport equipment (−1.4% after −5.7%) and also declined in the manufacture of motor vehicles (−0.9% after +2.0%).

Export sales of transport equipment recovered (+1.2% after −4.3% in December).

The variation of the turnover index in December 2019 has been reestimated at −0.9% instead of −1.0% in the manufacturing industry and at −0.6% instead of −0.8% in industry as a whole.