29 May 2015

2015- n° 133

In March 2015, the turnover was stable in the manufacturing industry Turnover in industry and construction - March 2015

In March 2015, the turnover levelled off in the manufacturing industry , after a firm rise in February (+1.6%). Exports dropped considerably (–4.8%, after +8.0% in February).

In the industry as a whole, the turnover rose again (+0.5%, after +1.0%).

Over the first quarter of 2015, the turnover went up slightly in the manufacturing industry (+0.2% q-o-q) as well as in the industry as a whole (+0.4%).

The turnover grew sharply in the manufacture of transport equipment (+3.5%), mainly in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (+4.8%). It also increased in the electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment (+0.8%) and the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.2%). On the other hand, it plummeted in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (–9.7%). It was broadly stable in other manufacturing, with a rise in the other manufacturing: repair and installation of machinery and equipment (+1.2%) but a fall in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (–1.2%).

The turnover in the manufacturing industry dipped over the first quarter of 2015, compared to the same quarter of previous year (–0.8% y-o-y).

Over this period, the turnover plunged dramatically in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (–19.5%). It declined in other manufacturing (–1.0%), in the electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment (–1.1%), and more slightly in the manufacture of food products and beverages (–0.2%). Conversely, it grew sharply in the manufacture of transport equipment (+6.4%).

In March, the turnover fell back in the manufacture of transport equipment (–1.1%, after +7.3% in February), owed to a dramatic decline in exports after an exceptionnal level in February (–22.7%, after +34.4%). This fall in exports led to a sharp decline in the manufacture of other transport equipment (–2.6%, after +13.9%), whereas the turnover recovered in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (+1.3%, after –1.4%).

In March, the turnover went down slightly in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (–0.5%) after a sharp rise in February (+7.5%).

In March, the turnover bounced back in other manufacturing (+0.4%) after a decrease for two months in a row. It improved mainly in the manufacture of rubber and plastic products (+1.3%) and the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (+1.7%), but it dipped in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products (–0.4%).

The turnover climbed again in March in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.3%, after +0.7% in February).

The turnover in the electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment flattened out in March, after a decline in February (–1.1%). The growth in the manufacture of electrical equipment (+1.6%) was balanced by a fall in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (–0.9%) and the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (–0.4%).

In the manufacturing industry, the variation of the turnover in February is revised upwards, at +1.6% instead of +1.4% published previously. The variation in the industry as a whole is revised by +0.1 points (+1.0%, instead of +0.9%).