8 November 2013
2013- n° 257In September 2013, manufacturing output went down (–0.7%) Industrial production index - September 2013
In September 2013, manufacturing output went down (–0.7%, after +0.9% in August). Output decreased as well in industrial production as a whole (–0.5%, after +0.7% last month).
In September 2013, manufacturing output went down (–0.7%, after +0.9% in August). Output decreased as well in industrial production as a whole (–0.5%, after +0.7% last month).
During the last quarter, manufacturing output decreased (–1.1%)…
During the last quarter (q-o-q), output declined in the manufacturing sector (–1.1%), as well as in industry as a whole (–1.4%).
Output decreased in other manufacturing (–0.8%), in the manufacture of transport equipment (–2.0%), and in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment (–0.9%). Moreover, it slumped by 10.6% in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products.
…and was lower than its last year’s level by 2.0%.
Manufacturing output dropped by 2.0% (y-o-y).
Output went down significantly in other manufacturing (–2.3%), in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment (–1.9%), and in the manufacture of food products and beverage (–2.3%). It decreased dramatically in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (–9.0%). On the opposite, output improved in the manufacture of transport equipment (+0.7%).
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) | Sept. / Aug. | Aug. / July | Q-o-Q change (1) | Year on year change (2) |
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BE: INDUSTRY | –0.5 | 0.7 | –1.4 | –1.4 |
CZ: Manufacturing | –0.7 | 0.9 | –1.1 | –2.0 |
(C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages | –2.0 | 1.9 | –0.4 | –2.3 |
(C2): Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | –2.1 | –5.0 | –10.6 | –9.0 |
(C3): Electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment | 2.8 | –3.1 | –0.9 | –1.9 |
(C4): Manufacture of transport equipment | –3.4 | 9.5 | –2.0 | 0.7 |
(C5): Other manufacturing | –0.7 | 0.3 | –0.8 | –2.3 |
(DE): Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 0.4 | –0.3 | –2.6 | 1.7 |
FZ: CONSTRUCTION | –0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | –1.3 |
- (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] | Sept. 2013 | Sept. / Aug. | Aug. / July | Quarter on quarter change |
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BE: INDUSTRY | 98.5 | –0.5 | 0.7 | –1.4 |
CZ: Manufacturing | 98.7 | –0.7 | 0.9 | –1.1 |
(C1): Man. of food products and beverages | 99.0 | –2.0 | 1.9 | –0.4 |
(C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products | 81.1 | –2.1 | –5.0 | –10.6 |
(C3): Electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment | 102.4 | 2.8 | –3.1 | –0.9 |
[CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products | 103.3 | 4.6 | –2.2 | –2.2 |
[CJ] Man. of electrical equipment | 96.6 | 2.8 | –5.2 | –0.5 |
[CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) | 105.5 | 1.9 | –2.4 | –0.3 |
(C4): Man. of transport equipment | 101.4 | –3.4 | 9.5 | –2.0 |
[CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 86.5 | –7.0 | 22.4 | –4.7 |
[CL2] Man. of other transport equipment | 118.2 | –0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
(C5): Other manufacturing | 97.7 | –0.7 | 0.3 | –0.8 |
[CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products | 95.8 | 2.2 | –5.2 | –2.6 |
[CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media | 89.3 | –3.0 | 3.8 | –1.3 |
[CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products | 106.3 | 1.3 | –1.1 | –1.3 |
[CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 99.5 | 0.5 | –0.1 | –1.3 |
[CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products | 94.3 | –0.5 | 0.7 | –1.3 |
[CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 96.8 | –2.8 | 2.8 | 0.6 |
[CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 100.7 | 0.9 | –2.8 | –1.4 |
(DE): Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 97.7 | 0.4 | –0.3 | –2.6 |
[BZ] Mining and quarrying | 96.0 | –5.6 | 0.1 | 4.6 |
[DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply | 96.1 | 0.8 | –0.2 | –3.7 |
[EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation | 109.6 | 0.0 | –1.2 | 1.2 |
FZ: CONSTRUCTION | 96.5 | –0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
MIGs (2) | ||||
Capital goods | 101.7 | –0.4 | 1.2 | –1.3 |
Intermediate goods | 96.1 | –1.3 | 1.4 | –0.2 |
Consumer durables | 99.0 | 2.7 | –4.1 | –1.9 |
Consumer non-durables | 100.2 | –0.4 | 0.5 | –1.1 |
- (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 2013, output decreased in other manufacturing (–0.7%)…
Output went down in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (–2.8%), in the manufacture of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media (–3.0%), and, to a lesser extent, in the manufacture of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products (–0.5%). On the contrary, output improved in the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (+0.5%), in other manufacturing, repair and installation of machinery and equipment (+0.9%), in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (+1.3%) and in the manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products (+2.2%).
… as well as in the manufacture of transport equipment (–3.4%)…
Output plummeted in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (–7.0%) and remained more or less in the manufacture of other transport equipment (–0.3%).
… in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (–2.1%)…
Output went down by 2.1% in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products.
… and in the manufacture of food products and beverages (–2.0%).
Output decreased by 2.0% in the manufacture of food products and beverages.
Output improved in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment (+2.8%).
Output rebounded in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (+4.6%), in the manufacture of electrical equipment (+2.8%), as well as in the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (+1.9%).
Revisions in August
tableauTableau3a – Measure of variations’ revisions
Aug. / July | July / June | June / May | Q2 2013 / Q1 2013 | 2012 / 2011 | |
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Industry (BE) | 0.51 | –0.10 | 0.01 | 0.16 | –0.06 |
raw serie | 0.41 | –0.10 | –0.04 | 0.11 | –0.03 |
SA-WDA coefficient | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.05 | –0.03 |
Manufacturing (CZ) | 0.61 | –0.09 | 0.00 | 0.26 | –0.07 |
raw serie | 0.50 | –0.19 | –0.06 | 0.05 | –0.06 |
SA-WDA coefficient | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.21 | –0.01 |
- Note of reading: in the manufacturing, the SA-WDA evolution between August 2013 and September 2013 is revised by +0.61 point: 0.50 is due to the raw serie's revision and 0.11 to the new calculation of the SA-WDA.
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