10 May 2012
2012- n° 117In March 2012, manufacturing output increased (+1.4 %) Industrial production index - March 2012
In March 2012, manufacturing output strongly in-creased in volume (+1.4%). It had decreased in Febru-ary (-0.9%). Output decreased in total industry (-0.9%) because energy consumption had soared in February with the cold spell.
In March 2012, manufacturing output strongly increased in volume (+1.4 %). It had decreased in February (-0.9 %).
Output decreased in total industry (-0.9 %) because energy consumption had soared in February with the cold spell.
During the last quarter, manufacturing output decreased (-0.5 %)…
During the last quarter (quarter-on-quarter change), output decreased in the manufacturing sector (-0.5 %) and was almost stable in the industry as a whole (-0.1 %).
Output decreased in the “other manufacturing” (-0.3 %), in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment (-0.7 %) and in the manufacture of transport equipment (-0.6 %).
The huge decrease in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (-14.3 %) is due to the closing of refineries for maintenance.
…and was lower than its last year’s level by 1. 7%
Manufacturing output decreased by 1.7 % (y-o-y).
It decreased in the “other manufacturing“ (-2.0 %), in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment and machine equipment (-1.7 %) and in the manufacture of transport equipment (-0.6 %). It strongly decreased in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (-18.4 %), due to the closing of the refinery of Petite-Couronne.
Please note: all the series are adjusted for seasonal variations (SA) and the number of working days (WDA).
graphiqueGraphique1a – Monthly industrial Production indexes
- Sources : Insee, SSP, SOeS
tableauTableau 1 – Variation of the Industrial Production by activity (NA)
| NA : A10, (A17) | March / Feb. | Feb. / Jan. | Quarter on quarter change | Year on year change (1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | –0.9 | 0.9 | –0.1 | –1.4 |
| CZ: MANUFACTURING | 1.4 | –0.9 | –0.5 | –1.7 |
| (C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages | 0.4 | 0.7 | –0.1 | 0.5 |
| (C2): Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | 3.4 | –5.1 | –14.3 | –18.4 |
| (C3): Electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment | 1.1 | –2.5 | –0.7 | –1.7 |
| (C4): Manufacture of transport equipment | 0.7 | 1.6 | –0.6 | –0.6 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | 2.0 | –1.3 | –0.3 | –2.0 |
| (DE): Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | –14.2 | 12.4 | 3.5 | 1.3 |
| FZ: Construction | 17.8 | –15.7 | –4.6 | –5.0 |
- (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
tableauTableau 2 – Variation of the Industrial Production
| NA : A10, (A17), [A38 or A64] | March 2012 | March / Feb. | Feb. / Jan. | Quarter on quarter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | 91.9 | –0.9 | 0.9 | –0.1 |
| CZ: MANUFACTURING | 92.1 | 1.4 | –0.9 | –0.5 |
| (C1): Man. of food products and beverages | 105.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | –0.1 |
| (C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products | 66.8 | 3.4 | –5.1 | –14.3 |
| (C3): Electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment | 91.6 | 1.1 | –2.5 | –0.7 |
| [CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products | 98.2 | 2.0 | –2.6 | 3.5 |
| [CJ] Man. of electrical equipment | 98.5 | 1.3 | –4.5 | –4.0 |
| [CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) | 82.9 | 0.2 | –0.8 | –1.6 |
| (C4): Man. of transport equipment | 88.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 | –0.6 |
| [CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 67.1 | –2.8 | 1.5 | –1.9 |
| [CL2] Man. of other transport equipment | 131.6 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | 90.8 | 2.0 | –1.3 | –0.3 |
| [CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products | 57.9 | 0.7 | –2.7 | 0.5 |
| [CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media | 76.9 | 2.0 | 0.3 | –0.5 |
| [CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products | 112.9 | 0.7 | –2.1 | 3.6 |
| [CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 111.2 | –0.3 | 0.0 | –0.3 |
| [CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products | 88.5 | 7.1 | –6.9 | –2.1 |
| [CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 81.0 | 1.5 | –1.7 | –0.2 |
| [CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 106.3 | 0.4 | 4.9 | –1.3 |
| (DE): Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 91.0 | –14.2 | 12.4 | 3.5 |
| [BZ] Mining and quarrying | 88.4 | 22.9 | –21.2 | –7.5 |
| [DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply | 89.1 | –18.2 | 16.7 | 4.4 |
| [EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation | 110.1 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| FZ: Construction | 97.1 | 17.8 | –15.7 | –4.6 |
| MIGs (2) | ||||
| Capital goods | 92.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | –0.4 |
| Intermediate goods | 87.2 | 3.7 | –4.5 | –0.5 |
| Consumer durables | 80.7 | –0.7 | –0.9 | –1.7 |
| Consumer non-durables | 102.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | –0.1 |
- (1) n.e.c. : not elsewhere classifiable
- (2) Main industrial groupings : definition in Commission regulation EC of 14 June 2007
- Sources : Insee, SSP, SOeS
Output increased in the « other manufacturing » (+2.0 %)…
Output recovered in the manufacture of rubber and plastics products (+7.1 %), after a huge decrease in February due to the cold spell. It increased in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products (+1.5 %), in the manufacture of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of record media (+2.0 %), in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (+0.7 %) and in the other manufacturing, repair and installation of machinery and equipment (+0.4 %).
… in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment, machine equipment (+1.1 %)…
Output increased in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (+2.0 %), in the manufacture of electrical equipment (+1.3 %) and moderately in the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (+0.2 %).
… as well as in the manufacture of transport equipment (+0.7 %)
Output strongly increased in the manufacture of other transport equipment (+4.7 %), though it decreased in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (-2.8 %).
Revisions: +0.33 point in February
tableauTableau 3 – Measure of variations’ revisions
| Feb. / Jan. | Jan. / Dec. | Dec. / Nov. | Q4 2011 / Q3 2011 | 2011 / 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry (BE) | 0.54 | 0.00 | 0.11 | –0.03 | 0.03 |
| raw serie | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | –0.01 | 0.05 |
| SA-WDA coefficient | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.11 | –0.02 | –0.02 |
| Manufacturing (CZ) | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 0.00 | –0.01 |
| raw serie | 0.34 | 0.11 | 0.10 | –0.04 | –0.01 |
| SA-WDA coefficient | –0.01 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
- Note of reading : in the manufacturing, the SA-WDA evolution between January and February is revised by 0.33 point : 0.34 is due to the raw serie's revision and -0.01 to the new calculation of the SA-WDA.
- Sources : Insee, SSP, SOeS
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