Economic dashboard

Key figures
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- February 2026

National key indicators

National key indicators
National key indicators Update date Value date Value Tendency / previous period Reference period
Economic growth 4th quarter 2025 +0,2 % Q/(Q-1) 30/01/2026
Consumption December 2025 46,2 billion euros M/(M-1) 30/01/2026
Household confidence January 2026 90 M-(M-1) 27/01/2026
Payroll employment 4th quarter 2025 21 001 thousands Q/(Q-1) 30/01/2026
Unemployment rate 4th quarter 2025 7,9 % Q/(Q-1) 10/02/2026
Consumer prices December 2025 +0,8 % Year-on-year change M/(M-12) 15/01/2026
Manufacturing output December 2025 –0,8 % M/(M–1) 05/02/2026
Production capacities 1st quarter 2026 80,7 % Q/(Q–1) 23/01/2026
Labour cost 3rd quarter 2025 +2,4 % Year-on-year change Q/(Q–4) 17/12/2025
Business climate
All sectors January 2026 99 M-(M–1) 23/01/2026
Manufacturing industry January 2026 105 M-(M–1) 23/01/2026
Services January 2026 98 M-(M–1) 23/01/2026
Building industry January 2026 97 M-(M–1) 23/01/2026
Retail trade January 2026 99 M-(M–1) 23/01/2026
Wholesale trade 1st two-month 2026 100 M-(M–2) 23/01/2026

GDP slowed down in Q4 2025 (+0.2% after +0.5%); on average in 2025, it increased by 0.9%

Gross domestic product and its components

  • Source: INSEE
Value date GDP growth Q/(Q–1) Next publication
4th quarter 2025 +0,9 % +0,2 % 27 February 2026

Household consumption of goods declined again in December 2025 (-0.6% after -0.3%)

Consumption

  • Source: INSEE
Value date M/(M–1) Year-on-year change M/(M–12) Next publication
December 2025 –0,6 % –1,0 % 27 February 2026

In January 2026, household confidence is stable

Household confidence

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
January 2026 90 +0 25 February 2026

In Q4 2025, private payroll employment was virtually stable

Payroll employment

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Q/(Q–1) Year-on-year change Q/(Q–4) Next publication
4th quarter 2025 –0,1 % –0,2 % 27 February 2026

In Q4 2025, the unemployment rate stood at 7.9%, up by 0.2 points over the quarter and by 0.6 points over the year

Persons employed in the sense of the ILO

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value (France) Q/(Q–1) in points Next publication
4th quarter 2025 7,9 % +0,2 13 May 2026

In January 2026, consumer prices increased by 0.3% year on year

Consumer price index

  • Field: France excluding Mayotte
  • Source: INSEE
Value date M/(M–1) Year-on-year change M/(M–12) Next publication
December 2025 +0,1 % +0,8 % 18 February 2026

In December 2025, manufacturing output fell back sharply (‑0.8%)

Manufacturing output index

  • Source: INSEE
Value date M/(M–1) Year-on-year change M/(M–12) Next publication
December 2025 –0,8 % +2,1 % 05 March 2026

In January 2026, foreign demand, both past and expected, is deemed more dynamic than three months ago

Production capacities

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value Q/(Q–1) in points Next publication
1st quarter 2026 80,7 % –1,1 23 April 2026

In Q3 2025, hourly wages increased by 1.9% over a year, hourly costs by 2.4%

Labour cost

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Q/(Q–1) Year-on-year change Q/(Q–4) Next publication
3rd quarter 2025 +1,4 % +2,4 % 17 March 2026

In January 2026, the business climate has maintained but the employment climate has darkened

Business climate

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
January 2026 99 +0 24 February 2026

In January 2026, the business climate in manufacturing industry has increased again, at its highest level since July 2022

Manufacturing industry

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
January 2026 105 +3 24 February 2026

In January 2026, the business climate in services remains stable

Services

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
January 2026 98 –0 24 February 2026

In January 2026, the business climate in building construction is stable

Building industry

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
January 2026 97 +0 24 February 2026

In January 2026, the business climate has clearly darkened 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
January 2026 99 –5 24 February 2026

In January 2026, the business climate in wholesale trade has recovered

Wholesale trade

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–2) in points Next publication
1st two-month 2026 100 +2 26 March 2026