14 March 2017
2017- n° 64Downturn in business start-ups in February 2017 Enterprise births - February 2017
In February 2017, the number of business births for all entreprises shrank (−1.0% after +1.5%, seasonally and working-day adjusted) because of micro-entrepreneurs' registrations (−3.2%). However, start-ups excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs increased slightly (+1.1%).
In February 2017, the number of business births for all entreprises shrank (−1.0% after +1.5%, seasonally and working-day adjusted) because of micro-entrepreneurs' registrations (−3.2%). However, start-ups excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs increased slightly (+1.1%).
graphiqueGraph1 – Business start-ups (sa-wda *)
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
tableauTable1 – Business set-ups by month (sa-wda *)
| Nov. 2016 | Dec. 2016 | Jan. 2017 | Feb. 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 28,613 | 27,602 | 27,919 | 28,053 |
| Variation [m-o-m] % | 4.8 | -3.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| Incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 47,484 | 45,999 | 46,853 | 46,385 |
| Variation [m-o-m] % | 4.6 | -3.1 | 1.9 | -1.0 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
+4.2% year on year (three months basis)
The raw amount of births added up in the last three months went up again compared to the same period one year before, but more slowly (+4.2% after +7.7%, in raw data). This rise concerns all categories of business start-ups: company births (+5.8%), sole proprietorship start-ups excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs (+4.5%) and micro-entrepreneurs' registrations (+2.7%). Transportation and business support activities remained the sectors that contributed the most to the overall rise1.
tableauTable2 – Business start-ups by type
| Moving total % change * | Moving total | Moving total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| over 3 months | over 12 months | January- February 2017 | January- February 2016 | |
| Total | 4,2 | 5.6 | 102,266 | 96,722 |
| Companies | 5,8 | 8,4 | 35,006 | 32,916 |
| Sole proprietorships (SP) | 3,4 | 4.2 | 67,260 | 63,806 |
| SP excluding self- managed micro- entrepreneurs | 4,5 | 8.6 | 26,348 | 24,939 |
| Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 2.7 | 1.6 | 40,912 | 38,867 |
- * Total of business start-ups during the last 3 or 12 months compared with the same months a year earlier
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
+5.6% year on year (twelve months basis)
The raw number of business start-ups totted up during the last twelve months kept growing (+5.6% year on year after +6.2% in January and +5.5% in December). This growth was mostly due to sole proprietorships start-ups excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs (+8.6%) and company births (+8.4%). Micro-entrepreneurs' registrations picked up too but more weakly (+1.6% year-on-year).
Two business set-ups out of five are self-managed micro-entrepreneurs' registrations
In February 2017, the share of micro–entrepreneurs' registrations in the businesses set up over the twelve last months has been at 40.2% since December 2016. One year before, it was 42.1%.
tableauTable0 – Business set-ups distribution by type
| Dec. 2016 | Jan. 2017 | Feb. 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Companies | 34.1 | 34.1 | 34.1 |
| Sole proprietorships excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 25,7 | 25,7 | 25.7 |
| Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 40,2 | 40,2 | 40.2 |
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
1 The contribution of a sector to the overall variation is the observed variation of this sector, weighted by the share of this sector in the total number of births.
Revisions
The variation in the overall number of business births in January 2017 has been raised by 0.4 points to +1.9% due to the revision of raw data and the update of the SA-WDA parameters.
Business set-ups by economic activity
graphiqueGraph2 – Trade and business support activities start-ups (sa-wda *)
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
graphiqueGraph3 – Construction and transportation business set-ups (sa-wda *)
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
tableauTable3 – Number of business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-enterprises)
| NA | Dec. 2016 | Jan. 2017 | Feb. 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 45,999 | 46,853 | 46,385 | |
| Industry | BE | 2,087 | 2,080 | 2,094 |
| Of which Manufacturing | C | 1,741 | 1,748 | 1,762 |
| Construction | FZ | 4,957 | 4,957 | 4,976 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities | GI | 13,557 | 13,776 | 13,764 |
| Trade | G | 7,862 | 7,815 | 7,732 |
| Transportation and storage | H | 2,952 | 3,343 | 3,441 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | I | 2,743 | 2,618 | 2,591 |
| Information and communication | JZ | 2,257 | 2,341 | 2,336 |
| Financial and insurance activities | KZ | 1,305 | 1,323 | 1,395 |
| Real estate activities | LZ | 1,514 | 1,659 | 1,598 |
| Business support activities | MN | 10,359 | 10,604 | 10,429 |
| Public administration and defence, education, human health and social work activities | OQ | 5,885 | 6,043 | 5,931 |
| Other services activities | RS | 4,078 | 4,069 | 3,861 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
tableauTable4 – Fluctuation in the number of business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs)
| NA | Feb. 17 / Jan. 17 | Moving total % change** | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sa-wda * | over 3 months | over 12 months | ||
| Total | -1.0 | 4.2 | 5.6 | |
| Industry | BE | 0.6 | 5.6 | 3.5 |
| Of which Manufacturing | C | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| Construction | FZ | 0.4 | -3.6 | -3.6 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities | GI | -0.1 | 5.8 | 8.3 |
| Trade | G | -1.1 | -3.3 | -1.5 |
| Transportation and storage | H | 2.9 | 33.1 | 47.8 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | I | -1.0 | 8.6 | 8.8 |
| Information and communication | JZ | -0.2 | 4.4 | 7.6 |
| Financial and insurance activities | KZ | 5.4 | 4.8 | 2.8 |
| Real estate activities | LZ | -3.7 | 5.8 | 9.2 |
| Business support activities | MN | -1.7 | 5.7 | 8.6 |
| Public administration and defence, education, human health and social work activities | OQ | -1.8 | 7.9 | 6.4 |
| Other services activities | RS | -5.1 | -0.9 | 0.4 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- ** Total of business start-ups during the last 3 or 12 months compared with the same months a year earlier
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
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