Economic dashboard

Key figures
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- October 2025

National key indicators

National key indicators
National key indicators Update date Value date Value Tendency / previous period Reference period
Economic growth 2nd quarter 2025 +0,3 % Q/(Q-1) 29/08/2025
Consumption August 2025 46,1 billion euros M/(M-1) 30/09/2025
Household confidence September 2025 87 M-(M-1) 25/09/2025
Payroll employment 2nd quarter 2025 21 032 thousands Q/(Q-1) 29/08/2025
Unemployment rate 2nd quarter 2025 7,5 % Q/(Q-1) 08/08/2025
Consumer prices September 2025 +1,2 % Year-on-year change M/(M-12) 30/09/2025
Manufacturing output August 2025 –0,7 % M/(M–1) 03/10/2025
Production capacities 3rd quarter 2025 81,9 % Q/(Q–1) 24/07/2025
Labour cost 2nd quarter 2025 +2,0 % Year-on-year change Q/(Q–4) 16/09/2025
Business climate
All sectors September 2025 96 M-(M–1) 19/09/2025
Manufacturing industry September 2025 96 M-(M–1) 19/09/2025
Services September 2025 98 M-(M–1) 19/09/2025
Building industry September 2025 98 M-(M–1) 19/09/2025
Retail trade September 2025 92 M-(M–1) 19/09/2025
Wholesale trade 5th two-month 2025 98 M-(M–2) 19/09/2025

In Q2 2025, GDP accelerated moderately (+0.3%) and household purchasing power rebounded slightly (+0.2% per consumption unit)

Gross domestic product and its components

  • Source: INSEE
Value date GDP growth Q/(Q–1) Next publication
2nd quarter 2025 +0,6 % +0,3 % 30 October 2025

Household consumption of goods was slightly back on the rise in August 2025 (+0.1% after -0.6%)

Consumption

  • Source: INSEE
Value date M/(M–1) Year-on-year change M/(M–12) Next publication
August 2025 +0,1 % –0,8 % 30 October 2025

In September 2025, household confidence is stable

Household confidence

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
September 2025 87 +0 24 October 2025

In Q2 2025, payroll employment increased by +0.2%

Payroll employment

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Q/(Q–1) Year-on-year change Q/(Q–4) Next publication
2nd quarter 2025 +0,2 % –0,1 % 06 November 2025

In Q2 2025, the unemployment rate was stable at 7.5%

Persons employed in the sense of the ILO

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value (France) Q/(Q–1) in points Next publication
2nd quarter 2025 7,5 % +0,0 13 November 2025

In September 2025, consumer prices increased by 1.2% 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
September 2025 –1,0 % +1,2 % 15 October 2025

In August 2025, manufacturing output fell by 0.7%

Manufacturing output index

  • Source: INSEE
Value date M/(M–1) Year-on-year change M/(M–12) Next publication
August 2025 –0,7 % +0,5 % 05 November 2025

In July 2025, demand, both past and expected, has weakened according to the industrials

Production capacities

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value Q/(Q–1) in points Next publication
3rd quarter 2025 81,9 % +0,2 23 October 2025

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
2nd quarter 2025 +1,4 % +2,0 % 17 December 2025

In September 2025, the business climate remains stable, but the employment climate has diminished again

Business climate

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
September 2025 96 –0 23 October 2025

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

Manufacturing industry

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
September 2025 96 –1 23 October 2025

In September 2025, the business climate in services has brightened, after three months of stability

Services

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
September 2025 98 +2 23 October 2025

In September 2025, the business climate in building construction is virtually stable

Building industry

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
September 2025 98 +0 23 October 2025

In September 2025, the business climate has deteriorated again in retail trade

Retail trade

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
September 2025 92 –1 23 October 2025

In September 2025, the business climate in wholesale trade has improved again

Wholesale trade

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–2) in points Next publication
5th two-month 2025 98 +2 21 November 2025