9 November 2012
2012- n° 274In September 2012, manufacturing output decreased strongly (-3.2%) Industrial production index - September 2012
In September 2012, manufacturing output decreased strongly in volume (-3.2%). It rose in August (+2.1%). Output decreased in industry as a whole (-2.7%).
In September 2012, manufacturing output decreased strongly in volume (-3.2%). It rose in August (+2.1%).
Output decreased in industry as a whole (-2.7%).
During the third quarter, manufacturing output improved (+0.9%)…
During the third quarter (q-o-q), output improved in the manufacturing sector by 0.9%, whereas industry as a whole stayed stable.
Output increased in the manufacture of transport equipment (+3.2%), in other manufacturing (+0.5%) and in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment (+1.2%). Output rose strongly in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+4.9%).
…but was lower than its last year’s level by 1.9%
Manufacturing output decreased by 1.9% (y-o-y).
It decreased in other manufacturing (-2.6%) and in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment and machine equipment (-2.8%). It declined sharply in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (-5.3%). To a lesser extent, it also decreased in the manufacture of transport equipment (-0.2%).
Please note: all the series are adjusted for seasonal variations (SA) and the number of working days (WDA).
graphiqueGraphique1a – Monthly 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
tableauTableau 1 – Variation of the Industrial Production
| NA : A10, (A17) | Sept. / Aug. | Aug. / July | Q-o-Q change | Year on year change (1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | –2.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 | –2.1 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | –3.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | –1.9 |
| (C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages | –1.6 | 4.0 | –0.2 | 0.6 |
| (C2): Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | –12.1 | 2.6 | 4.9 | –5.3 |
| (C3): Electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment | –1.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | –2.8 |
| (C4): Manufacture of transport equipment | –11.3 | 7.7 | 3.2 | –0,2 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | –2.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | –2.6 |
| DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 0.6 | 0.0 | –6.0 | –3.7 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | –0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | –1.1 |
- (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
tableauTableau 2 – Variation of the Industrial Production
| NA : A10, (A17), [A38 ou A64] | Sept. 2012 | Sept. / Aug. | Aug. / July | Quarter on quarter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | 89.4 | –2.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | 88.7 | –3.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| (C1): Man. of food products and beverages | 107.0 | –1.6 | 4.0 | –0.2 |
| (C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products | 63.4 | –12.1 | –2.6 | 4.9 |
| (C3): Electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment | 87.9 | –1.0 | –0.4 | 1.2 |
| [CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products | 87.5 | –3.1 | –1.0 | 0.3 |
| [CJ] Man. of electrical equipment | 98.2 | 1.8 | –0.5 | 2.2 |
| [CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) | 82.3 | –1.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| (C4): Man. of transport equipment | 81.0 | –11.3 | 7.7 | 3.2 |
| [CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 61.5 | –16.2 | 12.7 | 4.3 |
| [CL2] Man. of other transport equipment | 120.7 | –5.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | 87.3 | –2.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| [CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products | 56.6 | –4.6 | 1.0 | –0.1 |
| [CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media | 73.4 | –2.9 | 2.2 | –0.7 |
| [CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products | 110.5 | 1.9 | –2.7 | –2.3 |
| [CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 114.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| [CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products | 80.9 | –3.0 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| [CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 77.8 | –4.1 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
| [CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 101.6 | –1.2 | –1.0 | 3.1 |
| (DE): Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 94.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | –6.0 |
| [BZ] Mining and quarrying | 81.6 | –8.1 | –2.0 | 0.4 |
| [DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply | 93.4 | 1.9 | –0.1 | –7.5 |
| [EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation | 109.9 | –3.0 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | 95.4 | –0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| MIGs (2) | ||||
| Capital goods | 86.7 | –5.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| Intermediate goods | 82.9 | –2.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Consumer durables | 82.7 | –1.7 | –0.5 | 1.7 |
| Consumer non-durables | 103.3 | –0.5 | 1.7 | –0.2 |
- (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 decreased sharply in the manufacture of transport equipment (-11.3%)
Output decreased sharply in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (-16.2%). It also decreased in the manufacture of other transport equipment (-5.5%).
Output decreased in “other manufacturing” (-2.0%)…
Output went down in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (-4.1%), in the manufacture of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products (-3.0%), in the manufacture of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of record media (-2.9%), in other manufacturing, repair and installation of machinery and equipment (-1.2%) and in the manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products (-4.6%).
… and in the manufacture of food products and beverages (-1.6%)
Output went down in the manufacture of food products and beverages by 1.6%, due to a fall of oil production and a decrease of beverages production, after the heatwave observed in August.
Output fall in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (-12.1%)
Output fall in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (-12.1%), because of maintenance operations in a refinery.
It decreased moderately in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment, machine equipment (-1.0%)
Output went down in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (-3.1%), in the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (-1.2%). On the contrary, output increased in the manufacture of electrical equipment (+1.8%).
Revisions: +0.35 in August
tableauTableau 3 – Measure of variations’ revisions
| Aug. / July | July / June | June / May | Q2 2012 / Q1 2012 | 2011 / 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry (BE) | 0.34 | –0.33 | 0.11 | –0.11 | –0.18 |
| raw serie | 0.17 | –0.01 | –0.11 | 0.09 | –0.21 |
| SA-WDA coefficient | 0.17 | –0.32 | 0.22 | –0.20 | 0.03 |
| Manufacturing (CZ) | 0.35 | –0.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | –0.24 |
| raw serie | 0.27 | –0.01 | 0.03 | 0.07 | –0.24 |
| SA-WDA coefficient | 0.08 | –0.21 | –0.03 | –0.07 | 0.00 |
- Note of reading : in the manufacturing, the SA-WDA evolution between July and August is revised by 0.35 point : 0.27 is due to the raw serie's revision and 0.08 to the new calculation of the SA-WDA.
- Sources : Insee, SSP, SOeS
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