10 June 2015
2015- n° 137In April 2015, manufacturing output decreased (–1.0%) Industrial production index - April 2015
In April 2015, output fell back in the manufacturing industry (–1.0%, after +0.5% in March) as well as in the industry as a whole (–0.9% after 0.0%).
Please note: all the series are seasonally (SA) and working-day adjusted (WDA).
The commentary shows variations of subsections by decreasing contribution. The contribution of a subsection depends on the extent of the change and on its weight.
In April 2015, output fell back in the manufacturing industry (–1.0%, after +0.5% in March) as well as in the industry as a whole (–0.9% after 0.0%).
Manufacturing output rose over the last three months (+0.8%)
Over the last three months, output rose in the manufacturing sector (+0.8% q-o-q) as well as in the industry as a whole (+0.9% q-o-q).
Output improved in almost every sectors: in the manufacture of transport equipment (+3.7%), in mining, quarrying, energy and water supply (+1.4%), in other manufacturing (+0.4%), in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+6.9%) and in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.6%).
Conversely, output declined in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment (–0.6%).
Over the year, manufacturing output increased slightly (+0.2%)
Manufacturing output of the last three months increased slightly compared to the same months of 2014 (+0.2% y-o-y). For that same period, overall industrial output went up more sharply (+1.1% y-o-y).
Output increased sharply in mining, quarrying, energy and water supply (+4.8%), in the manufacture of transport equipment (+3.1%), and even more markedly in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+14.2%). Output was virtually stable in other manufacturing (+0.1%).
On the other hand, output went down in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment (–2.1%) and to a lesser extent in the manufacture of food products and beverages (–0.6%).
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) | April / March | March / Feb. | Q-o-Q change (1) | Year on year change (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | –0.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | –1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| (C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages | –0.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | –0.6 |
| (C2): Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | –10.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 14.2 |
| (C3): Electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment | 0.2 | 0.3 | –0.6 | –2.1 |
| (C4): Manufacture of transport equipment | –3.3 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | –0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| (DE): Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | –0.6 | –2.0 | 1.4 | 4.8 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | –0.8 | 0.5 | –1.9 | –6.4 |
- (1) Last three months / previous three months
- (2) Last three months / same three 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] | April 2015 | April / March | March / Feb. | Quarter on quarter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | 98.6 | –0.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | 99.4 | –1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| (C1): Man. of food products and beverages | 100.0 | –0.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| (C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products | 89.9 | –10.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
| (C3): Electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment | 99.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | –0.6 |
| [CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products | 101.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | –0.9 |
| [CJ] Man. of electrical equipment | 90.5 | –1.6 | –0.5 | –0.7 |
| [CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) | 103.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | –0.5 |
| (C4): Man. of transport equipment | 105.8 | –3.3 | 0.9 | 3.7 |
| [CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 94.8 | –1.4 | 2.2 | 4.4 |
| [CL2] Man. of other transport equipment | 118.1 | –5.0 | –0.2 | 3.1 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | 98.5 | –0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| [CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products | 94.4 | –2.6 | –1.4 | 1.3 |
| [CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media | 86.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 | –1.6 |
| [CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products | 108.0 | –1.4 | –1.1 | –2.2 |
| [CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 104.5 | –0.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| [CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products | 94.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | –0.1 |
| [CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 97.0 | –0.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| [CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 103.2 | –0.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| (DE): Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 95.0 | –0.6 | –2.0 | 1.4 |
| [BZ] Mining and quarrying | 95.3 | 2.7 | –0.2 | 0.8 |
| [DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply | 92.5 | –1.5 | –2.5 | 1.6 |
| [EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation | 112.8 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | 85.6 | –0.8 | 0.5 | –1.9 |
| MIGs (2) | ||||
| Capital goods | 102.4 | –1.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Intermediate goods | 96.4 | –0.5 | –0.1 | 0.4 |
| Consumer durables | 93.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | –0.8 |
| Consumer non-durables | 101.8 | –0.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Energy | 94.4 | –1.6 | –1.4 | 1.9 |
- (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 April 2015, output declined significantly in the manufacture of transport equipment (–3.3%)
Output fell again, but more strongly, in the manufacture of other transport equipment (–5.0% after –0.2%) in particular in air and spacecraft related machinery and declined more moderately in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (–1.4% after +2.2%).
It went down in other manufacturing (–0.6%)
Output went down in particular in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (–0.6%), in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (–1.4%), in other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment (–0.8%) and in the manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel and leather (–2.6%).
Output tumbled in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (–10.8%)
Output tumbled in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (–10.8% after +7.0%) due to a temporary shutdown of a refinery.
Output declined in mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management (–0.6%)
Output declined in the electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply (–1.5%), while it went up in water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation (+3.8%) and in mining and quarrying (+2.7%).
Conversely, output increased slightly in electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment (+0.2%)
Output increased again in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (+1.0% after +1.3%) and in the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (+0.7% after +0.2%) but went down in the manufacture of electrical equipment (–1.6% after –0.5%).
Revisions in March 2015
tableauTableau3a – Revisions of changes
| March / Feb. | Feb. / Jan. | Jan. / Dec. | Q1 2015 / Q4 2014 | 2014 / 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry (BE) | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.02 |
| raw serie | 0.38 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.33 | –0.02 |
| SA-WDA coefficient | –0.08 | –0.10 | 0.00 | –0.13 | 0.04 |
| Manufacturing (CZ) | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 |
| raw serie | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.23 | 0.01 |
| SA-WDA coefficient | 0.02 | –0.10 | 0.00 | –0.13 | –0.01 |
- How to read it: in the manufacturing sector, the SA-WDA evolution between February 2015 and March 2015 is revised by 0.20 point: 0.18 point is due to the raw data revision and 0.02 point to the new calculation of the SA-WDA coefficients.
- Sources: INSEE, SSP, SOeS
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