The economic climate remains stable in the building industry in February 2010
According to contractors surveyed in February 2010, the situation remains stable in the building industry. The synthetic indicator of business climate has stabilized to 93, and the turning-point indic...
February 19, 2010
Stabilization of the French business climate in February 2010
According to the business leaders of the main economic sectors, the French business climate remains stable in February 2010. The indicator stays around 90, that is 22 points above the minimum record r...
February 19, 2010
February 2010: stabilization of the economic climate in services
According to the business leaders surveyed in February, the economic situation in services is almost unchanged. The synthetic indicator rises by one point.
February 19, 2010
According to the business leaders questioned in February, the economic situation remains close to its average level in the retail trade and in the trade and repair of motor vehicles: the synthetic ind...
February 19, 2010
In February 2010, the economic climate stabilizes in manufacturing industry
According to the business leaders questioned in February, the industrial economic situation in France stabilized: the business climate indicator remains below its long-term average. The turning point ...
February 19, 2010
Agrifoods: a domestic market that has reached maturity
The volume of French food-industry output was down 0.4% in the third quarter of 2009 from one year earlier. This result, however, is better than the 10.5% loss in other goods-producing industries. Onc...
February 19, 2010
February 18, 2010
Professionals, excluding healthcare providers, work in three main fields: law; consulting and living-environment services; finance and insurance. In 2007, self-employment income for these categories o...
February 18, 2010
A decrease in enterprise births in January 2010
Warning: From the August issue, only enterprise births data excluding self-managed enterprises (SME) are seasonally adjusted. In order to get the total of enterprise births, the raw number of SME is a...
February 17, 2010
Les salaires en France - Édition 2010
February 17, 2010
French GDP accelerated in Q4 (+0.6% after +0.2%)
French GDP increased by 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2009, after +0.2% in the previous quarter. On the whole year, GDP fell down by 2.2%, the largest drop since World War II.
February 12, 2010
Payroll employment : according to provisional figures, job losses decelerated in Q4 2009
After a loss of 76,100 jobs in Q3 2009, payroll employment in principally market sectors went down too in Q4: –56,500.
February 12, 2010
Living in partnerships: the proportion of young couples is stabilizing
Between 1999 and 2006, the proportion of young people aged 20-24 living as couples in metropolitan France (mainland + Corsica) remained stable. The downtrend observed since 1982 was halted. Owing to t...
February 12, 2010
A map of regional employment based on the 2006 population census
The new population census makes it possible to map the employment characteristics of France's 26 regions. The Paris Region (Île-de-France) at one end, and Corsica and the four overseas départements (D...
February 12, 2010
February 11, 2010
According to business managers, investment in manufacturing industry would increase slightly in 2010
Surveyed in January 2010, business managers estimate that in 2009 investment dropped by 27% in manufacturing industry and 25% in the industry as a whole. They revised downwards by 3 points their previ...
February 11, 2010
Purchasing power of the euro and the French franc
February 10, 2010
In December, manufacturing production decreased by 0.8%
In December 2009, the manufacturing production decreased (-0.8%), after an increase in November (+0.8%, initially announced at +1.6%). The magnitude of the revision is due to the annual update of the ...
February 10, 2010
The prices of oil and raw materials rose in January
In January, oil price rose 2.4% after falling 2.9% in December. The price of barrel settled at $76.2; compared to January 2009, it rose by 73.8%.
February 5, 2010
Les inégalités de revenus entre les DOM et la métropole
February 5, 2010