Economic dashboard

Key figures
Paru le : Paru le 28/03/2023
- March 2023

National key indicators

National key indicators
National key indicators Update date Value date Value Tendency / previous period Reference period
Economic growth 4th quarter 2022 +0,1 % Q/(Q-1) 28/02/2023
Consumption January 2023 45,8 billion euros M/(M-1) 28/02/2023
Household confidence February 2023 82 M-(M-1) 24/02/2023
Payroll employment 4th quarter 2022 21 034 thousands Q/(Q-1) 09/03/2023
Unemployment rate 4th quarter 2022 7,2 % Q/(Q-1) 14/02/2023
Consumer prices February 2023 +6,3 % Year-on-year change M/(M-12) 15/03/2023
Manufacturing output January 2023 –1,8 % M/(M–1) 03/03/2023
Production capacities 1st quarter 2023 80,5 % Q/(Q–1) 24/01/2023
Labour cost 4th quarter 2022 +4,7 % Year-on-year change Q/(Q–4) 17/03/2023
Business climate
All sectors March 2023 103 M-(M–1) 28/03/2023
Manufacturing industry March 2023 104 M-(M–1) 28/03/2023
Services March 2023 105 M-(M–1) 28/03/2023
Building industry March 2023 111 M-(M–1) 28/03/2023
Retail trade March 2023 99 M-(M–1) 28/03/2023
Wholesale trade 2nd two-month 2023 98 M-(M–2) 28/03/2023

In Q4 2022, GDP slowed down (+0.1%) while the purchasing power of GDHI per consumption unit remained dynamic (+0.8%)

Gross domestic product and its components

  • Source: INSEE
Value date GDP growth Q/(Q–1) Next publication
4th quarter 2022 +2,6 % +0,1 % 28 April 2023

Household consumption in goods rebounded in January 2023 (+1.5%)

Consumption

  • Source: INSEE
Value date M/(M–1) Year-on-year change M/(M–12) Next publication
January 2023 +1,5 % –3,7 % 31 March 2023

In February 2023, household confidence in the economic situation remains low

Household confidence

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
February 2023 82 –1 29 March 2023

In Q4 2022, payroll employment increased by 0.2%

Payroll employment

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Q/(Q–1) Year-on-year change Q/(Q–4) Next publication
4th quarter 2022 +0,2 % +1,6 % 05 May 2023

In Q4 2022, the unemployment rate was virtually stable at 7.2%

Persons employed in the sense of the ILO

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value (France) Q/(Q–1) in points Next publication
4th quarter 2022 7,2 % –0,1 17 May 2023

In February 2023, consumer prices increased by 1.0% over one month and by 6.3% year on year

Consumer price index

  • Field: France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date M/(M–1) Year-on-year change M/(M–12) Next publication
February 2023 +1,0 % +6,3 % 31 March 2023

In January 2023, manufacturing output decreased (‑1.8%)

Manufacturing output index

  • Source: INSEE
Value date M/(M–1) Year-on-year change M/(M–12) Next publication
January 2023 –1,8 % –0,7 % 05 April 2023

In January 2023, manufacturers have considered the demand less dynamic than in October

Production capacities

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value Q/(Q–1) in points Next publication
1st quarter 2023 80,5 % –0,4 20 April 2023

In Q4 2022, labour cost index – wages and salaries increased by 2.0%, total labour cost index by 1.4%

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 %

In March 2023, the business climate in France has faltered a little and the employment climate is stable

Business climate

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
March 2023 103 –0 20 April 2023

In March 2023, the business climate in manufacturing industry has slightly folded

Manufacturing industry

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
March 2023 104 –1 20 April 2023

In March 2023, the business climate has deteriorated slightly in services

Services

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
March 2023 105 –2 20 April 2023

In March 2023, the business climate in the building construction industry has deteriorated slightly again

Building industry

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
March 2023 111 –1 20 April 2023

In March 2023, the business climate in retail trade and in trade and repair of motor vehicles as a whole has deteriorated

Retail trade

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
March 2023 99 –3 20 April 2023

In March 2023, the business climate has slightly rebounded in wholesale trade

Wholesale trade

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–2) in points Next publication
2nd two-month 2023 98 +2 25 May 2023