Industrial production indices are used to measure the

monthly changes of industrial and construction activities in France. As such, they are a primary information to monitor the business cycle in France and to identify

turning points at an early stage, in parallel or along with other macroeconomic indicators such as employment statistics, prices indices, the Services Production Index or foreign trade statistics

Sources : They are calculated thanks to branch surveys conducted by INSEE (Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques), the SSP (Service de la statistique et de la prospective), the SDES (Service de la Donnée et des Etudes Statistiques) and professional bodies. They also rely on prices indices for some activities.

NACE Rev. 2.

Activities covered: Sections B to D of NACE Rev. 2.

The production indices measure the evolution of output (value added) in volume. The measure of production at finest levels rely on physical units, deflated turnover or worked hours (taking yearly changes in productivity into account).

The statistical unit surveyed is the intersection of a legal unit and a product

Units employing 20 employees or more or having a turnover superior than 5 million euros in one industrial branch.

Time series cover the period back to 1990.

Base (reference) year: 2015.