7 May 2014
2014- n° 108In March 2014, manufacturing output decreased (-0.7%) Industrial production index - March 2014
In March 2014, manufacturing output dropped by 0.7%, after an upward trend begun in October 2013. Output decreased as well in industrial production as a whole (–0.7%, after +0.1% in February 2014).
In March 2014, manufacturing output dropped by 0.7%, after an upward trend begun in October 2013. Output decreased as well in industrial production as a whole (–0.7%, after +0.1% in February 2014).
During the last quarter, manufacturing output improved (+0.7%)…
During the last quarter (q-o-q), output improved in the manufacturing sector (+0.7%), but declined in industry as a whole (–0.3%).
Output rose in other manufacturing (+0.8%), in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+1.2%) as well as in the manufacture of transport equipment (+0.7%). It soared in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+10.8%). On the other hand, output declined in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment (–1.2%).
… and was higher than its last year’s level by 1.8%.
Manufacturing output went up by 1.8% (y-o-y).
Output jumped in the manufacture of transport equipment (+7.8%). It increased in a less sustained pace in other manufacturing (+1.3%), in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.8%) and in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment (+0.5%). On the opposite, output plummeted in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (–5.2%).
Please note: all the series are adjusted for seasonal variations (SA) and the number of working days (WDA).
graphiqueGraphique1a – Monthly Industrial Production Indices
- 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
tableauTableau1a – Variation of the Industrial Production
| NA : A10, (A17) | March / Feb. | Feb. / Jan. | Q-o-Q change (1) | Year on year change (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | –0.7 | 0.1 | –0.3 | –0.2 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | –0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| (C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages | –1.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| (C2): Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | 0.0 | –0.4 | 10.8 | –5.2 |
| (C3): Electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment | 0.1 | 0.4 | –1.2 | 0.5 |
| (C4): Manufacture of transport equipment | –0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 7.8 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | –0.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| (DE): Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | –1.0 | –0.8 | –4.9 | –8.4 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | –0.5 | 0.7 | –0.2 | 3.6 |
- (1) Last three months / three previous months
- (2) 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
tableauTableau2a – Variation of the Industrial Production
| NA : A10, (A17), [A38 ou A64] | March 2014 | March / Feb. | Feb. / Jan. | Quarter on quarter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | 98.1 | –0.7 | 0.1 | –0.3 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | 99.6 | –0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| (C1): Man. of food products and beverages | 99.4 | –1.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| (C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products | 85.1 | 0.0 | –0.4 | 10.8 |
| (C3): Electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment | 102.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | –1.2 |
| [CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products | 106.6 | 0.3 | 2.3 | –1.0 |
| [CJ] Man. of electrical equipment | 96.4 | 0.5 | –0.1 | –2.6 |
| [CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) | 104.1 | –0.2 | –0.4 | –0.4 |
| (C4): Man. of transport equipment | 102.8 | –0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| [CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 89.8 | –2.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| [CL2] Man. of other transport equipment | 117.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | 98.7 | –0.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| [CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products | 92.6 | –1.9 | 0.7 | –3.5 |
| [CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media | 88.6 | –0.2 | 0.3 | –0.2 |
| [CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products | 109.6 | –0.6 | –1.9 | 2.4 |
| [CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 100.0 | –0.2 | –0.1 | 0.1 |
| [CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products | 96.6 | –1.3 | –0.1 | 1.9 |
| [CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 98.4 | –0.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| [CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 100.0 | –1.3 | 0.0 | –0.4 |
| (DE): Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 91.6 | –1.0 | –0.8 | –4.9 |
| [BZ] Mining and quarrying | 92.1 | –7.0 | –1.0 | 0.5 |
| [DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply | 89.2 | –0.6 | –0.3 | –5.6 |
| [EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation | 108.0 | –1.0 | –2.4 | –2.4 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | 97.1 | –0.5 | 0.7 | –0.2 |
| MIGs (2) | ||||
| Capital goods | 101.6 | –1.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Intermediate goods | 98.0 | –0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Consumer durables | 103.0 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Consumer non-durables | 100.0 | –0.9 | –0.1 | 1.0 |
| Energy | 90.8 | –0.7 | –0.5 | –4.2 |
- (1) n.e.c. : not elsewhere classifiable
- (2) Main industrial groupings: definition in Commission regulation EC of June 14th 2007
- Sources: Insee, SSP, SOeS
In March 2014, output went down in other manufacturing (–0.9%)…
The downturn concerned all products in other manufacturing. In particular, output shrank in other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment (–1.3%), in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment products (–0.9%), in the manufacture of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products (–1.3%) as well as in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (–0.6%). It decreased also by 1.9% in the manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products.
… in the manufacture of food products and beverages (–1.1%)…
Output weakened by 1.1% in the manufacture of food products and beverages.
… and in the manufacture of transport equipment (–0.4%).
Output dipped substantially in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (–2.3%), but grew by 1.3% in the manufacture of other transport equipment .
Output was almost stable in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment (+0.1%).
Output grew in the manufacture of electrical equipment (+0.5%) and in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (+0.3%) whereas it slipped in the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (–0.2%).
Production decreased in « Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management » (–1.0 %)
Production decreased slightly in electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply (–0.6%), due to the clement climate in March and more strongly in mining and quarrying (–7.0 %).
Revisions in February
tableauTableau3a – Measure of variations’ revisions
| Feb. / Jan. | Jan. / Dec. | Dec. / Nov. | Q4 2013 / Q3 2013 | 2013 / 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry (BE) | 0.00 | –0.10 | 0.20 | 0.17 | –0.06 |
| raw serie | –0.10 | –0.53 | 0.60 | 0.34 | –0.05 |
| SA-WDA coefficient | 0.10 | 0.43 | –0.40 | –0.17 | –0.01 |
| Manufacturing (CZ) | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.17 | –0.06 |
| raw serie | 0.00 | –0.67 | 0.71 | 0.33 | –0.04 |
| SA-WDA coefficient | 0.00 | 0.77 | –0.61 | –0.16 | –0.02 |
- Note of reading: in the manufacturing sector, the SA-WDA evolution between January and February 2014 is not revised.
- Sources: Insee, SSP, SOeS
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