13 September 2016
2016- n° 236Recovery in business start-ups in August 2016 Enterprise births - August 2016
In August 2016, the number of business births for all entreprises picked up (+1.6%) following two months of decrease, seasonally and working-day adjusted. This recovery was mostly due to micro-entrepreneurs' registrations (+2.3%) which recovered following two months of decrease. Moreover, sole proprietorship start-ups excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs kept growing (+1.1% following +0.6% in July).
In August 2016, the number of business births for all entreprises picked up (+1.6%) following two months of decrease, seasonally and working-day adjusted. This recovery was mostly due to micro-entrepreneurs' registrations (+2.3%) which recovered following two months of decrease. Moreover, sole proprietorship start-ups excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs kept growing (+1.1% following +0.6% in July).
graphiqueGraph1EN – Business start-ups (sa-wda *)

- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
tableautab1EN – Business set-ups by month (sa-wda *)
May 2016 | June 2016 | July 2016 | Aug. 2016 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Excl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 27,734 | 27,805 | 27,939 | 28,246 |
Variation [m-o-m] % | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
Incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 47,100 | 46,180 | 45,576 | 46,295 |
Variation [m-o-m] % | 2.2 | -2.0 | -1.3 | 1.6 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
+4.8% year-on-year (quarterly basis)
The raw amount of births added up in the last three months went up sharply compared to the same period one year before (+4.8%). This growth was due to sole proprietorship start-ups excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs (+10.8%) and to companies (+7.2%). Only micro-entrepreneurs' registrations went down during the period (−1.0%). Transportation and business support activities were the sectors that contributed the most to the overall rise1.
tableautab2EN – Business start-ups by type
Moving total % change * | Moving total | Moving total | ||
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over 3 months | over 12 months | January- August 2016 | January- August 2015 | |
Total | 4.8 | 3.5 | 369,480 | 344,634 |
Companies | 7.2 | 10.4 | 126,812 | 113,031 |
Sole proprietorships | 3.6 | 0.4 | 242,668 | 231,603 |
Of which excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 10.8 | 18.6 | 96,185 | 85,864 |
Of which self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | -1.0 | -8.4 | 146,483 | 145,739 |
- * Total of business start-ups during the last 3 or 12 months compared with the same months a year earlier
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
+3.5% year-on-year (twelve months basis)
The raw number of business start-ups totted up during the last twelve months kept speeding up (+3.5% year-on-year following +2.5% in July and +2.0% in June). This ramp-up was due to the significant rise in births of sole proprietorship excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs (+18.6%) and of companies (+10.4%). However, self-managed micro-entrepreneurs' set-ups shrank again (−8.4% following −10.3% in July).
Two business set-ups out of five are self-managed micro-entrepreneurs' registrations
In August 2016, micro–entrepreneurs' registrations amounted to 40.8% of the businesses set up over the twelve last months, barely less than in July. One year before, the share was 46.1%.
tableautab0EN – Business set-ups distribution by type
June 2016 | July 2016 | Aug. 2016 | |
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Companies | 33.7 | 33.8 | 33.8 |
Sole proprietorships excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 25.2 | 25.3 | 25.4 |
Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 41.1 | 40.9 | 40.8 |
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
1 The contribution of a sector to the overall variation is the observed variation of this sector, weighted by the share of this sector in the total number of births.
Revisions
The variation in the overall number of business births in July 2016 has been lowered by 0.1 points to −1.3%, due to the update of the SA parameters and the revision of raw data.
Business set-ups by economic activity
graphiqueGraph2EN – Trade and business support activities start-ups (sa-wda *)

- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: INSEE, Sirene
graphiqueGraph3EN – Construction and real estate business set-ups (sa-wda *)

- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: INSEE, Sirene
tableautab3EN – Number of business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-enterprises)
NA | June 2016 | July 2016 | Aug. 2016 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 46,180 | 45,576 | 46,295 | |
Industry | BE | 2,049 | 1,991 | 1,978 |
Of which Manufacturing | C | 1,802 | 1,766 | 1,793 |
Construction | FZ | 5,201 | 5,155 | 5,151 |
Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities | GI | 13,321 | 13,173 | 13,295 |
Of which Trade | G | 7,993 | 7,799 | 8,021 |
Of which Transportation and storage | H | 3,119 | 2,854 | 2,772 |
Of which Accommodation and food service activities | I | 2,493 | 2,474 | 2,610 |
Information and communication | JZ | 2,326 | 2,267 | 2,399 |
Financial and insurance activities | KZ | 1,341 | 1,286 | 1,278 |
Real estate activities | LZ | 1,604 | 1,592 | 1,622 |
Business support activities | MN | 10,529 | 10,362 | 10,595 |
Public administration and defence, education, human health and social work activities | OQ | 5,748 | 5,613 | 5,819 |
Other services activities | RS | 4,061 | 4,138 | 4,159 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
tableautab3bisEN – Fluctuation in the number of business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs)
NA | août 16 / July 16 | Moving total % change** | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
sa-wda * | over 3 months | over 12 months | ||
Total | 1.6 | 4.8 | 3.5 | |
Industry | BE | -0.7 | 0.7 | -4.3 |
Of which Manufacturing | C | 1.5 | 2.3 | -4.3 |
Construction | FZ | -0.1 | -2.7 | -5.8 |
Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities | GI | 0.9 | 7.8 | 7.4 |
Of which Trade | G | 2.9 | -3.9 | -2.9 |
Of which Transportation and storage | H | -2.9 | 70.7 | 69.2 |
Of which Accommodation and food service activities | I | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
Information and communication | JZ | 5.8 | 9.0 | 4.1 |
Financial and insurance activities | KZ | -0.6 | -1.0 | 3.0 |
Real estate activities | LZ | 1.9 | 9.1 | 15.8 |
Business support activities | MN | 2.2 | 8.8 | 7.2 |
Public administration and defence, education, human health and social work activities | OQ | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
Other services activities | RS | 0.5 | -0.4 | -2.7 |
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