In May 2013, the business climate in manufacturing industry
According to the business leaders questioned in May 2013, the industrial economic situation improves. The synthetic indicator increases by four points but remains below its long-term average.
May 24, 2013
The French business climate remains sluggish in may 2013
Calculated from the answers of business leaders of the main sectors of activity, the French business climate remains stable in may and is 84, still below its long term average (100). The business clim...
May 24, 2013
In may 2013, the business climate remains deteriorated in services
According to the business leaders surveyed in may 2013, the business climate in services remains deteriorated. The composite indicator is stable in may and is 83, well below its long-term average. Bus...
May 24, 2013
According to the managers interviewed in May 2013, the business climate remained grim in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the composite indicator stabilised still signif...
May 24, 2013
The economic situation in the wholesale trade has decreased again in May 2013
According to the business leaders questioned in May 2013, the economic situation in the wholesale trade sector has decreased again. The business climate indicator has declined by two points compared t...
May 24, 2013
The economic climate gets worse again in building industry in May 2013
According to the business leaders surveyed in May 2013, the situation gets worse again in building industry: the composite indicator loses two points and stays below its long-term average. The turning...
May 24, 2013
Légère baisse de l'emploi dans la fonction publique entre 2010 et 2011
Fin 2011, la fonction publique emploie 5,5 millions d’agents, y compris les bénéficiaires de contrats aidés. Hors contrats aidés, l’effectif de la fonction publique s’établit à 5,4 millions d’agents.
May 17, 2013
Decrease in business start-ups in April 2013
In April 2013, the number of business start-ups decreased compared to March: -2% for business setting up (seasonally and working-day adjusted data) including self-managed enterprises; -1.2% if the num...
May 17, 2013
May 16, 2013
In April 2013, further decline in oil prices
In April, the crude oil price in euro terms decreased once again (-5.9% after -2.9% in March), reaching € 79.7 per barrel of Brent. Prices of commodities except energy imported into France also fell m...
May 16, 2013
In 2013, investment in the manufacturing industry, would decrease by
Surveyed in April 2013, business managers report that investment in manufacturing industry increased by 7% in 2012 comparing to 2011. They revised 5 point upwards their estimation given last January.
May 16, 2013
Ongoing decrease of employment in Q1 2013 (flash estimate)
In Q1 2013, payroll employment in principally market sectors is expected to decrease q-o-q (–20,300 jobs), after a stronger drop in the previous quarter (-44,600). Excluding temporary work, employment...
May 16, 2013
In April 2013, prices of frequently purchased goods in Hyper and Supermarkets were steady
In Hyper and Supermarkets, prices of frequently purchased goods were stable in April after a rise by 0.1% in March.
May 15, 2013
The Consumer Prices Index decreased by 0.1% in April 2013; it rose by 0.7% year-on-year
In April 2013, the Consumer Price index (CPI) declined by 0.1%, after a rise by 0.8% in March. Year on year, it was up 0.7% in April (+1.0% in March 2013). Excluding tobacco, the CPI went down by 0.2%...
May 15, 2013
French GDP decreased again in Q1 2013 (-0.2%)
In Q1 2013, French growth domestic product (GDP) in volume* decreased again: –0.2% after –0.2% in Q4 2012. It is the third decrease in the last four quarters.
May 15, 2013
May 15, 2013
Les comptes de la Nation en 2012 - Le PIB stagne, le pouvoir d'achat recule
May 15, 2013
National accounts - Public finances
Les résultats détaillés des comptes nationaux (PIB, pouvoir d'achat, consommation, finances publiques, etc.) en base 2005 rétropolés sur longue période.
May 15, 2013
In March 2013, manufacturing output decreased (-1.0%)
In March 2013, manufacturing output decreased ( 1.0%), as well as in industrial production as a whole (-0.9%).
May 7, 2013
Overall producer prices of agricultural products increased in March
In March 2013, overall producer prices increased (+0.6 % compared to February) ; over one year they rose by 7.1 %.
April 30, 2013