Economic dashboard

Key figures
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- January 2026

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 November 2025 46,4 billion euros M/(M-1) 09/01/2026
Household confidence December 2025 90 M-(M-1) 07/01/2026
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 December 2025 +0,8 % Year-on-year change M/(M-12) 06/01/2026
Manufacturing output November 2025 +0,3 % M/(M–1) 09/01/2026
Production capacities 4th quarter 2025 81,2 % Q/(Q–1) 23/10/2025
Labour cost 3rd quarter 2025 +2,4 % Year-on-year change Q/(Q–4) 17/12/2025
Business climate
All sectors December 2025 99 M-(M–1) 18/12/2025
Manufacturing industry December 2025 102 M-(M–1) 18/12/2025
Services December 2025 98 M-(M–1) 18/12/2025
Building industry December 2025 96 M-(M–1) 18/12/2025
Retail trade December 2025 104 M-(M–1) 18/12/2025
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 fell back in November 2025 (-0.3% after +0.5%)

Consumption

  • Source: INSEE
Value date M/(M–1) Year-on-year change M/(M–12) Next publication
November 2025 –0,3 % –0,0 % 30 January 2026

In December 2025, household confidence has slightly recovered

Household confidence

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
December 2025 90 +1 27 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 December 2025, consumer prices increased by 0.8% 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 % 15 January 2026

In November 2025, manufacturing output was back on the rise (+0.3%)

Manufacturing output index

  • Source: INSEE
Value date M/(M–1) Year-on-year change M/(M–12) Next publication
November 2025 +0,3 % +2,2 % 05 February 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 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 December 2025, the business climate has confirmed its autumnal improvement

Business climate

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
December 2025 99 +1 23 January 2026

In December 2025, the business climate in manufacturing industry has rebounded, driven by the manufacturing of transport equipment

Manufacturing industry

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
December 2025 102 +4 23 January 2026

In December 2025, the business climate in services remains slightly below its long-term average

Services

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
December 2025 98 –0 23 January 2026

In December 2025, the business climate in building construction has slightly brightened

Building industry

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
December 2025 96 +1 23 January 2026

In December 2025, the business climate in retail trade and in trade and repair of motor vehicles has clearly moved back above its long-term average

Retail trade

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
December 2025 104 +8 23 January 2026

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