Informations rapides
10 January 2012
2012- n° n°
In November 2011, manufacturing output increased (+1.3%) Industrial production index - November 2011

In November 2011, manufacturing output increased in volume (+1.3%). It was almost stable in October 2011 (+0.2%). In total industry, output increased as well (+1.1%).

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In November 2011, manufacturing output increased in volume (+1.3%). It was almost stable in October 2011 (+0.2%).

In total industry, output increased as well (+1.1%).

In the last three months, manufacturing output decreased (-0.7%)…

In the last three months (quarter-on-quarter change), output decreased in the manufacturing sector (-0.7%) as well as in the industry as a whole (-1.0%).

Output decreased in the other manufacturing sectors (-1.2%) and in the manufacture of electrical, electronic equipment and machine equipment (-0.4%). It was stable in the manufacture of transport equipment (0.0%). On the contrary, output increased in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+1.3%).

…though it remained higher than its last year’s level by 2.2%

Manufacturing output rose by 2.2% (y-o-y).

It increased in the other manufacturing sectors (+1.2%), in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment and machine equipment (+3.1%) and in the manufacture of transport equipment (+2.7%).

It strongly increased in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+15.3%) due to strikes in October 2010.

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

Graphique1aMonthly industrial 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

Tableau 1Variation of the Industrial Production by activity (NA)

2005 based, SA-WDA changes in %
Variation of the Industrial Production by activity (NA) (2005 based, SA-WDA changes in %)
NA : A10, (A17) Nov. / Oct. Oct. / Sept. Quarter on quarter change Year on year change (1)
BE: INDUSTRY 1,1 0,1 –1,0 1,1
CZ: MANUFACTURING 1,3 0,2 –0,7 2,2
(C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages 0,8 –0,5 –0,5 2,9
(C2): Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 2,2 3,1 1,3 15,3
(C3): Electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment 2,0 1,0 –0,4 3,1
(C4): Manufacture of transport equipment 1,3 2,7 0,0 2,7
(C5): Other manufacturing 1,4 –0,6 –1,2 1,2
(DE): Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management –0,7 –0,3 –2,4 –5,2
FZ: Construction 0,8 –0,8 –0,1 0,7
  • (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

Tableau 2Variation of the Industrial Production

2005 based, SA-WDA changes in %
Variation of the Industrial Production (2005 based, SA-WDA changes in %)
NA : A10, (A17), [A38 ou A64] Nov. 2011 Nov. / Oct. Oct. / Sept. Quarter on quarter change
BE: INDUSTRY 93,0 1,1 0,1 –1,0
CZ: MANUFACTURING 92,8 1,3 0,2 –0,7
(C1): Man. of food products and beverages 105,1 0,8 –0,5 –0,5
(C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products 78,9 2,2 3,1 1,3
(C3): Electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment 94,0 2,0 1,0 –0,4
[CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products 97,6 1,6 3,8 –0,7
[CJ] Man. of electrical equipment 102,5 1,7 0,1 0,5
[CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) 86,4 2,4 –0,7 –0,9
(C4): Man. of transport equipment 87,8 1,3 2,7 0,0
[CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 70,6 1,9 4,7 –6,1
[CL2] Man. of other transport equipment 123,1 0,7 0,7 8,0
(C5): Other manufacturing 91,3 1,4 –0,6 –1,2
[CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products 58,6 1,2 –2,2 –2,9
[CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media 77,4 2,7 –3,6 –4,1
[CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products 109,9 1,7 –2,1 –3,1
[CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 111,4 0,1 –0,2 –1,2
[CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products 88,9 1,3 1,0 –1,6
[CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 82,0 0,9 –1,2 –1,0
[CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment 108,3 2,2 1,7 2,6
(DE): Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management 94,4 –0,7 –0,3 –2,4
[BZ] Mining and quarrying 90,1 3,2 0,5 1,5
[DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply 93,7 –1,2 –0,4 –3,3
[EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 103,9 0,1 –0,3 2,8
FZ: Construction 96,1 0,8 –0,8 –0,1
MIGs (2)
Capital goods 93,5 2,0 2,2 0,4
Intermediate goods 87,5 1,2 –1,1 –1,7
Consumer durables 85,2 4,3 –1,0 –1,1
Consumer non-durables 102,6 0,8 –0,5 –0,7
  • (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 November 2011, output increased in the « other manufacturing » (+1.4%)…

Output increased in the other manufacturing, repair and installation of machinery and equipment (+2.2%), in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products (+0.9%), in the manufacture of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media (+2.7%) as well as in the manufacture of rubber and plastics products (+1.3%). It also increased in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (+1.7%) and in the manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products (+1.2%) and in the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (+1.2%).

…in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment, machine equipment (+2.0%)…

Output sharply increased in the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (+2.4%), in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (+1.6%) as well as in the manufacture of electrical equipment (+1.7%).

…as well as in the manufacture of transport equipment (+1.3%)

Output increased in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (+1.9%) and in the manufacture of other transport equipment (+0.7%).

Revisions: +0.22 point in October

Tableau 3Measure of variations’ revisions

(in point %)
Measure of variations’ revisions ((in point %))
Oct. / Sept. Sept. / Aug. Aug. / July Q3 2011 / Q2 2011 2010 / 2009
Industry (BE) 0,11 –0,10 0,00 0,11 –0,01
raw serie 0,10 0,19 –0,11 –0,04 0,00
SA-WDA coefficient 0,01 –0,29 0,11 0,15 –0,01
Manufacturing (CZ) 0,22 0,00 0,00 0,04 0,03
raw serie 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
SA-WDA coefficient 0,22 0,00 0,00 0,04 0,03
  • Note of reading : in the manufacturing, the SA-WDA evolution between September and October is revised by 0.22 point : 0.00 is due to the raw serie's revision and 0.22 to the new calculation of the SA-WDA.
  • Sources : Insee, SSP, SOeS
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