Businesses
3-year survival rate for businesses started in first semester 2006
Source: Insee, enquête Sine 2006 (interrogations 2006 et 2009).
| 1. Non-agricultural market activities. |
| 2. Data 2009 include "auto-entrepreneur" creations, status created in january 2009. |
| Source: Insee, REE (Répertoire des Entreprises et des Établissements - Sirene). |
| Enterprise birth1 |
2003 |
2006 |
20092 |
| Total |
238 971 |
285 458 |
580 193 |
| By sector (%) |
|
|
|
| Industry |
5,4 |
4,9 |
5,1 |
| of which manufacturing |
5,1 |
4,6 |
3,9 |
| Construction |
16,2 |
18,0 |
13,9 |
| Wholesale/retail trade and repair |
25,6 |
23,4 |
22,4 |
| Transportation and storage |
2,7 |
2,2 |
1,5 |
| Accommodation and food service activities |
6,3 |
5,6 |
4,5 |
| Information and communication |
3,8 |
4,0 |
5,2 |
| Financial and insurance activities |
3,1 |
3,7 |
2,1 |
| Real estate activities |
4,5 |
5,4 |
2,7 |
| Service activities |
17,1 |
17,4 |
21,6 |
| Education, health and social work |
8,9 |
8,2 |
8,7 |
| Other service activities |
6,5 |
7,2 |
12,3 |
| By size (%) |
|
|
|
| No employees (or number undetermined) |
84,2 |
86,6 |
94,1 |
| 1-2 employees |
11,8 |
9,9 |
4,3 |
| 3-9 employees |
3,0 |
2,6 |
1,2 |
| 10 or more employees |
1,0 |
0,9 |
0,5 |
| By legal category (%) |
|
|
|
| Legal entities |
43,9 |
47,7 |
26,3 |
| Natural persons2 |
56,1 |
52,4 |
73,8 |
| Source: Insee. |
| Turnover Evolution |
1995 |
2000 |
2009 |
| 2005 base index = 100 |
|
|
|
| Industry |
72,3 |
90,9 |
102,3 |
| of which manufacturing |
72,4 |
92,1 |
98,9 |
| Construction |
64,8 |
79,1 |
116,4 |
| Wholesale/retail and repair of cars and motorcycles |
71,4 |
89,7 |
96,2 |
| Wholesale trade |
70,2 |
88,9 |
103,5 |
| Retail sale |
73,5 |
85,4 |
108,0 |
| Transportation and storage |
62,9 |
83,6 |
108,6 |
| Accommodation and food service activities |
94,5 |
99,6 |
96,5 |
| Information and communication |
55,8 |
75,0 |
114,8 |
| Real estate activities |
67,9 |
77,9 |
106,7 |
| Service activities |
60,1 |
79,1 |
115,1 |
| Household service |
94,6 |
100,8 |
96,6 |
Public-sector share in total economy
1. Chiefly buildings and machinery.
Source: Insee, Recme, Esane, Clap.
| 3. Except agricultural and financial activities, tobacco industry and administration. |
| Source: Insee, Suse, Lifi, Diane. |
| Foreign groups share in total economy (%)3 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
| Paid workforce |
15,1 |
13,8 |
14,0 |
| Gross value added |
17,4 |
17,4 |
18,4 |
| Gross tangible fixed assets |
15,8 |
15,7 |
14,8 |
| 4. Data on december 31st. |
| Source: Insee, répertoire des entreprises contrôlées majoritairement par l'État (Recme). |
| Public-sector enterprise4 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 (p) |
| Number of enterprises |
850 |
889 |
938 |
| of which tertiary sector |
641 |
758 |
810 |
| Paid workforce (thousand) |
819,9 |
801,7 |
788,4 |
| of which tertiary sector |
625,1 |
636,6 |
623,6 |
