Economic dashboard

Key figures
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- December 2025

National key indicators

National key indicators
National key indicators Update date Value date Value Tendency / previous period Reference period
Economic growth 3rd quarter 2025 +0,5 % Q/(Q-1) 28/11/2025
Consumption October 2025 46,5 billion euros M/(M-1) 28/11/2025
Household confidence November 2025 89 M-(M-1) 25/11/2025
Payroll employment 3rd quarter 2025 21 030 thousands Q/(Q-1) 28/11/2025
Unemployment rate 3rd quarter 2025 7,7 % Q/(Q-1) 13/11/2025
Consumer prices November 2025 +0,9 % Year-on-year change M/(M-12) 28/11/2025
Manufacturing output October 2025 –0,1 % M/(M–1) 05/12/2025
Production capacities 4th quarter 2025 81,2 % Q/(Q–1) 23/10/2025
Labour cost 3rd quarter 2025 +1,9 % Year-on-year change Q/(Q–4) 14/11/2025
Business climate
All sectors November 2025 98 M-(M–1) 21/11/2025
Manufacturing industry November 2025 98 M-(M–1) 21/11/2025
Services November 2025 98 M-(M–1) 21/11/2025
Building industry November 2025 96 M-(M–1) 21/11/2025
Retail trade November 2025 97 M-(M–1) 21/11/2025
Wholesale trade 6th two-month 2025 98 M-(M–2) 21/11/2025

In Q3 2025, GDP accelerated (+0.5%) and the household savings rate declined (18.4% after 18.7%)

Gross domestic product and its components

  • Source: INSEE
Value date GDP growth Q/(Q–1) Next publication
3rd quarter 2025 +0,8 % +0,5 % 30 January 2026

Household consumption of goods increased again in October 2025 (+0.4% after +0.3%)

Consumption

  • Source: INSEE
Value date M/(M–1) Year-on-year change M/(M–12) Next publication
October 2025 +0,4 % +0,4 % 09 January 2026

In November 2025, household confidence has fallen back slightly

Household confidence

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
November 2025 89 –1 07 January 2026

In Q3 2025, payroll employment was stable

Payroll employment

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Q/(Q–1) Year-on-year change Q/(Q–4) Next publication
3rd quarter 2025 –0,1 % –0,3 % 30 January 2026

In Q3 2025, the unemployment rate stood at 7.7%, up by 0.3 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
3rd quarter 2025 7,7 % +0,1 10 February 2026

In November 2025, consumer prices increased by 0.9% 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
November 2025 –0,1 % +0,9 % 12 December 2025

In October 2025, manufacturing output was almost stable (‑0.1%)

Manufacturing output index

  • Source: INSEE
Value date M/(M–1) Year-on-year change M/(M–12) Next publication
October 2025 –0,1 % +1,5 % 09 January 2026

In October 2025, industrials anticipate an increase in demand

Production capacities

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value Q/(Q–1) in points Next publication
4th quarter 2025 81,2 % –1,2 23 January 2026

In Q2 2025, both hourly wages and hourly costs increased by 2.0% over a year

Labour cost

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Q/(Q–1) Year-on-year change Q/(Q–4) Next publication
3rd quarter 2025 +1,4 % +1,9 % 17 December 2025

In November 2025, the business climate has brightened again a little

Business climate

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
November 2025 98 +1 18 December 2025

In November 2025, the business climate in manufacturing industry has fallen back

Manufacturing industry

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
November 2025 98 –3 18 December 2025

In November 2025, the business climate in services has rebounded

Services

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
November 2025 98 +3 18 December 2025

In November 2025, 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
November 2025 96 –0 18 December 2025

In November 2025, the business climate has slightly retreated 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
November 2025 97 –2 18 December 2025

In November 2025, the business climate in wholesale trade is stable

Wholesale trade

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–2) in points Next publication
6th two-month 2025 98 –0 23 January 2026