France Industrial Production Mom

Last Release

Apr 30, 2025

Actual

-1.4

Units In

0.2

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jul 04, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 0 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
19.1 May 2020	-20.6 Apr 2020	0.04 %	1990-2025	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 unexpectedly declined by 1.4% month-over-month in April 2025, missing market expectations of a 0.3% increase and reversing a downwardly revised 0.1% gain in March. The contraction was mainly driven by a drop in manufacturing output, which fell 0.6% after rising 0.5% in March. Key drags included a sharp decline in the production of coke and refined petroleum products (-14.0% vs 9.4%), machinery and equipment goods (-1.9% vs 0.1%), and transport equipment (-2.4%). Output also decreased in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply, and waste management sectors, which collectively dropped by 5.0%, following a 2.1% decline in March. By contrast, construction output bounced back (0.8% vs -0.9%), due to a rebound in construction of buildings, civil engineering, and specialised construction activities. On a yearly basis, industrial production fell by 0.8%.