Economic dashboard

Key figures
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- April 2024

National key indicators

National key indicators
National key indicators Update date Value date Value Tendency / previous period Reference period
Economic growth 4th quarter 2023 +0,1 % Q/(Q-1) 04/03/2024
Consumption February 2024 45,6 billion euros M/(M-1) 29/03/2024
Household confidence March 2024 91 M-(M-1) 27/03/2024
Payroll employment 4th quarter 2023 21 110 thousands Q/(Q-1) 29/02/2024
Unemployment rate 4th quarter 2023 7,5 % Q/(Q-1) 13/02/2024
Consumer prices March 2024 +2,3 % Year-on-year change M/(M-12) 12/04/2024
Manufacturing output December 2023 +1,2 % M/(M–1) 02/02/2024
Production capacities 1st quarter 2024 80,7 % Q/(Q–1) 25/01/2024
Labour cost 4th quarter 2022 +4,7 % Year-on-year change Q/(Q–4) 17/03/2023
Business climate
All sectors March 2024 100 M-(M–1) 21/03/2024
Manufacturing industry March 2024 102 M-(M–1) 21/03/2024
Services March 2024 102 M-(M–1) 21/03/2024
Building industry March 2024 102 M-(M–1) 21/03/2024
Retail trade March 2024 101 M-(M–1) 21/03/2024
Wholesale trade 2nd two-month 2024 94 M-(M–2) 21/03/2024

In Q4 2023, GDP was almost stable (+0.1%) and household purchasing power recovered (+0.6% per consumption unit)

Gross domestic product and its components

  • Source: INSEE
Value date GDP growth Q/(Q–1) Next publication
4th quarter 2023 +0,2 % +0,1 % 30 April 2024

Household consumption of goods was stable in February 2024

Consumption

  • Source: INSEE
Value date M/(M–1) Year-on-year change M/(M–12) Next publication
February 2024 –0,0 % –0,8 % 30 April 2024

In March 2024, household confidence has improved slightly

Household confidence

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
March 2024 91 +1 26 April 2024

In Q4 2023, payroll employment was stable

Payroll employment

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Q/(Q–1) Year-on-year change Q/(Q–4) Next publication
4th quarter 2023 –0,1 % +0,4 % 07 May 2024

In Q4 2023, 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
4th quarter 2023 7,5 % +0,0 17 May 2024

In March 2024, consumer prices increased by 0.2% over one month and by 2.3% year on year

Consumer price index

  • Field: France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date M/(M–1) Year-on-year change M/(M–12) Next publication
March 2024 +0,2 % +2,3 % 30 April 2024

In February 2024, manufacturing output bounced back (+0.9%)

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 % 03 May 2024

In January 2024, the business leaders in the manufacturing industry have estimated to reduce their selling prices over the last three months

Production capacities

  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value Q/(Q–1) in points Next publication
1st quarter 2024 80,7 % –0,7 25 April 2024

In Q4 2023, hourly wages increased by 3.1% over a year, hourly costs by 3.4%

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 % 14 June 2024

In March 2024, the business climate in France has improved

Business climate

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
March 2024 100 +2 25 April 2024

In March 2024, the business climate in manufacturing industry has increased again

Manufacturing industry

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
March 2024 102 +2 25 April 2024

In March 2024, the business climate has brightened in services

Services

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
March 2024 102 +3 25 April 2024

In March 2024, the business climate in the building construction has darkened slightly

Building industry

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–1) in points Next publication
March 2024 102 –0 25 April 2024

In March 2024, the business climate has slightly increased 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
March 2024 101 +2 25 April 2024

In March 2024, the business climate has sharply improved in wholesale trade

Wholesale trade

  • Field: Metropolitan France
  • Source: INSEE
Value date Value M-(M–2) in points Next publication
2nd two-month 2024 94 +3 24 May 2024