Economic dashboard

Key figures
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- June 2025

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 May 2025 88 M-(M-1) 23/05/2025
Payroll employment 1st quarter 2025 20 978 thousands Q/(Q-1) 28/05/2025
Unemployment rate 1st quarter 2025 7,4 % Q/(Q-1) 16/05/2025
Consumer prices May 2025 +0,7 % Year-on-year change M/(M-12) 27/05/2025
Manufacturing output December 2023 +1,2 % M/(M–1) 02/02/2024
Production capacities 2nd quarter 2025 81,6 % Q/(Q–1) 25/04/2025
Labour cost 4th quarter 2022 +4,7 % Year-on-year change Q/(Q–4) 17/03/2023
Business climate
All sectors May 2025 96 M-(M–1) 22/05/2025
Manufacturing industry May 2025 97 M-(M–1) 22/05/2025
Services May 2025 95 M-(M–1) 22/05/2025
Building industry May 2025 101 M-(M–1) 22/05/2025
Retail trade May 2025 98 M-(M–1) 22/05/2025
Wholesale trade 3rd two-month 2025 95 M-(M–2) 22/05/2025

In the first quarter of 2025, GDP rebounded moderately (+0.1%) and household purchasing power increased slightly (+0.1% 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 July 2025

Household consumption of goods rebounded slightly in April 2025 (+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 June 2025

In May 2025, household confidence has worsened

Household confidence

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
May 2025 88 –3 25 June 2025

In Q1 2025, payroll employment was virtually stable (-0.1%)

Payroll employment

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Q/(Q–1) Year-on-year change Q/(Q–4) Next publication
1st quarter 2025 –0,1 % –0,6 % 06 August 2025

In Q1 2025, the unemployment rate was virtually stable at 7.4%

Persons employed in the sense of the ILO

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value (France) Q/(Q–1) in points Next publication
1st quarter 2025 7,4 % +0,1 08 August 2025

In May 2025, consumer prices increased by 0.7% year on year

Consumer price index

  • Field: France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date M/(M–1) Year-on-year change M/(M–12) Next publication
May 2025 –0,1 % +0,7 % 13 June 2025

In April 2025, manufacturing output fell back (‑0.6%)

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 July 2025

In April 2025, manufacturers consider the demand to have been more dynamic over the last three months

Production capacities

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value Q/(Q–1) in points Next publication
2nd quarter 2025 81,6 % +0,7 24 July 2025

In Q4 2024, hourly wages increased by 2.4% over a year, hourly costs by 2.7%

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 June 2025

In May 2025, the business climate in France has darkened slightly

Business climate

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
May 2025 96 –1 20 June 2025

In May 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
May 2025 97 –3 20 June 2025

In May 2025, the business climate in services has clearly retreated

Services

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
May 2025 95 –3 20 June 2025

In May 2025, the business climate in building construction has brightened significantly

Building industry

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
May 2025 101 +3 20 June 2025

In May 2025, the business climate has partially 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
May 2025 98 +3 20 June 2025

In May 2025, the business climate in wholesale trade has slightly improved

Wholesale trade

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–2) in points Next publication
3rd two-month 2025 95 +0 24 July 2025