France Industrial Production Mom

Last Release

Mar 31, 2025

Actual

0.2

Units In

0.7

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jun 06, 2025

Time to Release

29 Days 6 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 rose by 0.2% month-over-month in March 2025, slowing more than the expected 0.3% increase and down from an upwardly revised 1% growth in February. The deceleration was mainly due to a moderate rise in manufacturing activity (0.6% vs. 1.3% in February), weighed down by declines in the production of food products and beverages (-0.3% vs. -0.4%), and machinery and equipment goods (-0.6% vs. 3.4%). Meanwhile, output also fell in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply, and waste management (-2% vs. -0.5%), as well as in construction (-0.9% vs. 1.5%). On a yearly basis, industrial activity was 0.4% lower than in March 2024. For the first quarter as a whole, industrial production was flat compared to the previous period.