Informations rapides
10 November 2010
2010- n° 275
In September, the manufacturing production is almost stable Industrial production index - September 2010

In September 2010, the manufacturing production was almost stable in volume. It was also stable in au-gust ( 0,1%). In the industry, the production was also stable. During the third quarter (quarter-on-quarter change), the production increased in the manufacturing sector (+0.7%) and in the industry as a whole (+0.4%).

Informations rapides
No 275
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In September 2010, the manufacturing production was almost stable in volume. It was also stable in august (–0,1%). In the industry, the production was also stable.

During the third quarter (quarter-on-quarter change), the production increased in the manufacturing sector (+0.7%) and in the industry as a whole (+0.4%).

In the third quarter, the manufacturing production increased (+0.7%)…

During the quarter, the production increased in the “other manufacturing” (+0.9%, q-o-q), in the electrical, electronic equipment and machine equipment (+1.4%), as well as in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+1.9%). It was stable in the manufacture of transport equipment (+0.1%) and slightly decreased in the manufacture of food products and beverages (-0.3%).

…and exceeded it’s last year’s level by 5.0%

The manufacturing production rose by 5.0% (y-o-y).

It soared in the “other manufacturing” (+7.0%), in the electrical and electronic equipment and machine equipment (+6.0%) and in the manufacture of transport equipment (+2.4%).

Please note: all the data are adjusted for seasonal variations (SA) and the number of working days (WDA).

Graphique1aIndustrial Production indexes

  • Legend : CZ : MANUFACTURING - (C1) : Manufacture of food products and beverages - (C3) : Electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment - (C4) : Manufacture of transport equipment - (C5) : Other manufacturing
  • Sources : INSEE, SSP, SOeS

Tableau1aIndustrial Production Indexes by activity (NA)

2005 based, SA-WDA changes in %
Industrial Production Indexes by activity (NA) (2005 based, SA-WDA changes in %)
NA : A10, (A17) Sept. / Aug. Aug. / July Quarter on quarter change Year on year change (1)
BE: INDUSTRY 0,1 0,0 0,4 5,1
CZ: MANUFACTURING –0,1 0,1 0,7 5,0
(C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages –0,1 –1,8 –0,3 –0,1
(C2): Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 5,2 0,4 1,9 0,5
(C3): Electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment –1,1 1,9 1,4 6,0
(C4): Manufacture of transport equipment 0,7 0,9 0,1 2,4
(C5): Other manufacturing –0,1 –0,1 0,9 7,0
DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management 1,1 –0,7 –2,1 5,5
FZ: Construction –0,3 0,9 –0,1 –2,1
  • (1) Last three months / three same months of previous year
  • The codes correspond to the level of aggregation A 10 (A 17) of the "NA" aggregate classification based on NAF rev.2.
  • Sources : INSEE, SSP, SOeS

Tableau2aIndustrial Production Indexes

2005 based, SA-WDA changes in %
Industrial Production Indexes (2005 based, SA-WDA changes in %)
NA : A10, (A17), [A38 ou A64] Sept. 2010 Sept. / Aug. Aug. / July Quarter on quarter change
BE: INDUSTRY 92,5 0,1 0,0 0,4
CZ: MANUFACTURING 91,5 –0,1 0,1 0,7
(C1): Man. of food products and beverages 99,7 –0,1 –1,8 –0,3
(C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products 86,4 5,2 0,4 1,9
(C3): Electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment 86,7 –1,1 1,9 1,4
[CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products 86,7 –2,5 2,9 –0,1
[CJ] Man. of electrical equipment 97,0 –1,6 1,5 1,2
[CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) 80,7 0,1 1,3 2,7
(C4): Man. of transport equipment 86,2 0,7 0,9 0,1
[CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 68,6 –0,6 2,2 3,5
[CL2] Man. of other transport equipment 122,2 2,4 –0,7 –3,7
(C5): Other manufacturing 92,6 –0,1 –0,1 0,9
[CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products 62,8 4,8 –5,8 1,6
[CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media 83,2 0,1 1,2 –0,1
[CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products 108,2 0,6 –2,2 –0,7
[CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 134,5 –1,5 –0,7 1,2
[CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products 84,3 –0,5 1,7 1,3
[CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 81,3 0,0 0,5 0,7
[CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment 104,5 –0,4 0,1 2,4
DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management 98,8 1,1 –0,7 –2,1
[BZ] Mining and quarrying 90,5 0,2 –0,9 1,9
[DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply 99,3 0,2 0,4 –2,3
[EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 101,4 12,2 –10,8 –2,8
FZ: Construction 94,2 –0,3 0,9 –0,1
MIGs (2)
Capital goods 86,4 0,0 1,1 1,6
Intermediate goods 84,9 0,2 –0,4 –0,1
Consumer durables 78,4 –10,3 12,2 4,3
Consumer non-durables 105,4 –0,1 –1,5 0,3
  • (1) n.e.c. : not elsewhere classifiable
  • (2) Main industrial groupings : definition in Commission regulation EC of 14 June 2007
  • Sources : Insee, SSP, SOeS

In September, the production decreased in the electrical or electronic equipment and the machine equipment (-1.1%)

The production decreased in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (-2.5%) and in the manufacture of electrical equipment (-1.6%). It was stable in the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (+0.1%).

It was stable in the « other manufacturing » (–0.1%)…

The production decreased in the basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (-1.5%), in the manufacture of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products (-0.5%) and in the other manufacturing; repair and installation (-0.4%). It was stable in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products and in the manufacturing of wood and paper products, printing and reproduction of recorded media (+0.1%). The production increased in the manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products (+4.8%) and to a lesser extent in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (+0.6%).

The production increased in the manufacture of transport equipment (+0.7%)

The production rose in the manufacture of other transport equipment (+2.4%). In the opposite, it decreased in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (-0.6%).

Revisions : +0.1 point in August

The SA-WDA evolution between July and August of the manufacturing production published during the previous campaign was stable. It has been revised at +0.1%.

The raw data revisions are due to industries‘ belated answers, especially in the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c., the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products and in the other manufacturing.

Tableau3aMeasure of variations’ revisions

(in point %)
Measure of variations’ revisions ((in point %))
Aug. / July July / June June / May Q2 2010 / Q1 2010 2009 / 2008
Industry (BE) 0,00 0,11 0,00 –0,04 –0,23
raw serie 0,08 0,12 0,23 0,00 –0,20
SA-WDA coefficient –0,08 –0,01 –0,23 –0,04 –0,03
Manufacturing (CZ) 0,11 0,11 0,11 –0,19 –0,23
raw serie 0,08 0,11 0,23 –0,04 –0,23
SA-WDA coefficient 0,03 0,00 –0,12 –0,15 0,00
  • Note of reading : in the manufacturing, the SA-WDA evolution between August and July is revised by 0.11 point : 0.08 is due to the raw serie's revision and 0.03 to the new calculation of the SA-WDA.
  • Sources : Insee, SSP, SOeS

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