Economic dashboard

Key figures
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- September 2024

National key indicators

National key indicators
National key indicators Update date Value date Value Tendency / previous period Reference period
Economic growth 1st quarter 2024 +0,2 % Q/(Q-1) 30/04/2024
Consumption March 2024 45,9 billion euros M/(M-1) 30/04/2024
Household confidence August 2024 92 M-(M-1) 28/08/2024
Payroll employment 2nd quarter 2024 21 094 thousands Q/(Q-1) 30/08/2024
Unemployment rate 2nd quarter 2024 7,3 % Q/(Q-1) 09/08/2024
Consumer prices August 2024 +1,8 % Year-on-year change M/(M-12) 13/09/2024
Manufacturing output December 2023 +1,2 % M/(M–1) 02/02/2024
Production capacities 3rd quarter 2024 80,9 % Q/(Q–1) 25/07/2024
Labour cost 4th quarter 2022 +4,7 % Year-on-year change Q/(Q–4) 17/03/2023
Business climate
All sectors August 2024 97 M-(M–1) 23/08/2024
Manufacturing industry August 2024 99 M-(M–1) 23/08/2024
Services August 2024 98 M-(M–1) 23/08/2024
Building industry August 2024 101 M-(M–1) 23/08/2024
Retail trade August 2024 96 M-(M–1) 23/08/2024
Wholesale trade 4th two-month 2024 92 M-(M–2) 25/07/2024

In Q2 2024, GDP increased (+0.2%) and household purchasing power rose (+0.2% per consumption unit)

Gross domestic product and its components

  • Source: INSEE
Value date GDP growth Q/(Q–1) Next publication
1st quarter 2024 +0,5 % +0,2 % 30 October 2024

Household consumption of goods rebounded slightly in July 2024 (+0.3%)

Consumption

  • Source: INSEE
Value date M/(M–1) Year-on-year change M/(M–12) Next publication
March 2024 +0,4 % +0,5 % 27 September 2024

In August 2024, household confidence has slightly recovered

Household confidence

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
August 2024 92 +1 25 September 2024

In Q2 2024, payroll employment was stable

Payroll employment

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Q/(Q–1) Year-on-year change Q/(Q–4) Next publication
2nd quarter 2024 –0,1 % +0,3 % 07 November 2024

In Q2 2024, the unemployment rate decreased by 0.2 points

Persons employed in the sense of the ILO

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value (France) Q/(Q–1) in points Next publication
2nd quarter 2024 7,3 % –0,2 13 November 2024

In August 2024, consumer prices increased by 0.5% over one month and by 1.8% year on year

Consumer price index

  • Field: France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date M/(M–1) Year-on-year change M/(M–12) Next publication
August 2024 +0,5 % +1,8 % 27 September 2024

In July 2024, manufacturing output fell back (‑0.9%)

Manufacturing output index

  • Source: INSEE
Value date M/(M–1) Year-on-year change M/(M–12) Next publication
December 2023 +1,2 % +0,9 % 04 October 2024

In July 2024, the foreign demand has weakened, according to the business leaders in the manufacturing industry

Production capacities

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value Q/(Q–1) in points Next publication
3rd quarter 2024 80,9 % +0,4 24 October 2024

In Q2 2024, hourly wages increased by 3.0% over a year, hourly costs by 3.4%

Labour cost

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Q/(Q–1) Year-on-year change Q/(Q–4) Next publication
4th quarter 2022 +0,7 % +4,7 % 13 December 2024

In August 2024, the business climate in France has partially recovered

Business climate

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
August 2024 97 +3 20 September 2024

In August 2024, the business climate in manufacturing industry has clearly rebounded

Manufacturing industry

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
August 2024 99 +4 20 September 2024

In August 2024, the business climate in services has partially recovered

Services

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
August 2024 98 +3 20 September 2024

In August 2024, the business climate in the building construction has brightened slightly

Building industry

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
August 2024 101 +2 20 September 2024

In August 2024, the business climate has slightly rebounded in retail trade and in trade and repair of motor vehicles

Retail trade

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
August 2024 96 +2 20 September 2024

In July 2024, the business climate has deteriorated in wholesale trade

Wholesale trade

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–2) in points Next publication
4th two-month 2024 92 –3 20 September 2024