30 November 2016

2016- n° 315

In September 2016, the turnover fell back in the manufacturing industry (−0.4%) Turnover in industry and construction - September 2016

In September 2016, the turnover in the manufacturing industry fell back (−0.4%) after a sharp increase in August (+3.0%). The export turnover rose again but at a lower pace than in the previous month (+0.4% after +3.0%).

In the industry as a whole, the turnover fell back as well (−0.6% after +2.9%).

Over the third quarter 2016, the turnover remained virtually stable in the manufacturing industry (+0.1% compared to the second quarter). It rose slightly in the industry as a whole (+0.4%) owing to the mining and quarrying : energy, water supply, sewerage, waste management (+1.8%). Within the manufacturing industry, the turnover declined in the manufacture of transport equipment (−2.5%) whereas it grew in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+1.7%), in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+2.8%) and, to a lesser extent, in the “other manufacturing” sector (+0.2%). It remained virtually stable in the machinery and equipment goods (+0.1%)

The turnover of the third quarter 2016 rose compared to the third quarter of 2015 in the manufacturing industry (+0.7%) as in the industry as a whole (+0.6%). Over this period, the turnover soared in the manufacture of transport equipment (+9.1%) and rose slightly in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.3%) and in the machinery and equipment goods (+0.4%). Conversely, it decreased strongly in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−9.9%) and, to a lesser extent, in the “other manufacturing” sector (−1.0%).

The turnover fell back in the manufacture of food products and beverages in September (−1.1%) after two consecutive months of increase (including +2.3% in August).

The turnover of machinery and equipment goods shrank in September (−1.5%) after a sharp rebound in August (+4.5%). It fell back in that of computer, electronic and optical products (−4.5% after +7.8%) and in the manufacture of electrical equipment −1.6% after +8.9%). By contrast, it picked up in the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (+1.0% after −0.3%).

The turnover in “other manufacturing” decreased slightly in September(−0.2%) after a significant increase in August (+1.9%). It shrank in pharmaceuticals (−5.4% after +6.7%) and the manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products (−1.9% after +1.2%). By contrast, it rose again in other manufacture, including repair and installation (+1.2% after +3.5%) and the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products (+0.5% after +1.1%).

The turnover in the manufacture of transport equipment slowed significantly in September (+0.4%) after a sharp rebound in August (+5.5%). It accelerated in the manufacture of other transport equipment (+9.4% after +4.0%) but fell back strongly in the manufacture of motor vehicles (−9.4% after +7.2%).

In September, the turnover grew again in coke and refined petroleum products but more moderately than in August (+0.4% after +3.2%).

In the manufacturing industry, the variation in the turnover in August has been lowered by 0.2 points, at +3.0% instead of +3.2% published previously.