14 June 2017
2017- n° 154Rebound in business start-ups in May 2017 Enterprise births - May 2017
In May 2017, the number of business births for all entreprises rebounded (+1.6% after −1.9% in April, seasonally and working-day adjusted). Micro-entrepreneurs' registrations picked up (+1.7% after −2.9%) as well as start-ups excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs (+1.6% after −1.2%).
In May 2017, the number of business births for all entreprises rebounded (+1.6% after −1.9% in April, seasonally and working-day adjusted). Micro-entrepreneurs' registrations picked up (+1.7% after −2.9%) as well as start-ups excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs (+1.6% after −1.2%).
graphiqueGraph1 – Business start-ups (SA-WDA *)
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
tableauTable1 – Business set-ups by month (SA-WDA *)
| Feb. 2017 | March 2017 | April 2017 | May 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 27,947 | 28,630 | 28,298 | 28,741 |
| Variation [m-o-m] % | 0.0 | 2.4 | -1.2 | 1.6 |
| Incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 46,375 | 47,280 | 46,405 | 47,164 |
| Variation [m-o-m] % | -1.1 | 2.0 | -1.9 | 1.6 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
+0.7% year on year (three months basis)
Compared to the same period one year before, the raw amount of births added up in the last three months slightly increased in May (+0.7% in raw data). Company births kept increasing (+4.7%) as well as sole proprietorship start-ups excluding micro-entrepreneurs (+3.2%). On the other hand, micro-entrepreneurs' registrations shrank once more (−4.2%). Business support activities and transportation were the sectors that contributed the most to the overall rise1.
tableauTable2 – Cumulated business start-ups by type
| Moving total % change * | Moving total | Moving total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| over 3 months | over 12 months | January- May 2017 | January- May 2016 | |
| Total | 0.7 | 2.9 | 250,185 | 244,244 |
| Companies | 4.7 | 5.6 | 87,025 | 82,829 |
| Sole proprietorships (SP) | -1.3 | 1.5 | 163,160 | 161,415 |
| SP excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 3.2 | 6.0 | 64,924 | 62,481 |
| Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | -4.2 | -1.1 | 98,236 | 98,934 |
- * Total of business start-ups during the last 3 or 12 months compared with the same months a year earlier
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
+2.9% over the last twelve months
The raw number of business start-ups totted up during the last twelve months kept growing (+2.9% year on year after +4.6% in April). This rise was mostly due to sole proprietorship start-ups excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs (+6.0%) and company births (+5.6%). As for micro-entrepreneurs' registrations, they fell back (−1.1% after +0.7%).
A little less than two business set-ups out of five are self-managed micro-entrepreneurs' registrations
In May 2017, the share of micro–entrepreneurs' registrations in the businesses set up over the last twelve months amounted to 39.7%. One year before, it was 41.3%.
tableauTable0 – Business set-ups distribution by type
| March 2017 | April 2017 | May 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Companies | 34.3 | 34.4 | 34.5 |
| Sole proprietorships excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 25.8 | 25.8 | 25.9 |
| Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 40.0 | 39.8 | 39.7 |
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
1 The contribution of a sector to the overall variation is the variation observed in 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 April 2017 has been lowered by 0.2 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 | March 2017 | April 2017 | May 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 47,280 | 46,405 | 47,164 | |
| Industry | BE | 2,029 | 1,935 | 1,949 |
| Of which Manufacturing | C | 1,791 | 1,682 | 1,716 |
| Construction | FZ | 5,007 | 4,831 | 4,895 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities | GI | 13,777 | 13,411 | 13,691 |
| Trade | G | 7,783 | 7,733 | 7,802 |
| Transportation and storage | H | 3,420 | 3,116 | 3,345 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | I | 2,574 | 2,563 | 2,544 |
| Information and communication | JZ | 2,387 | 2,338 | 2,329 |
| Financial and insurance activities | KZ | 1,394 | 1,355 | 1,267 |
| Real estate activities | LZ | 1,740 | 1,809 | 1,778 |
| Business support activities | MN | 10,877 | 10,773 | 11,220 |
| Public administration and defence, education, human health and social work activities | OQ | 5,965 | 5,886 | 5,934 |
| Other services activities | RS | 4,104 | 4,068 | 4,102 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
tableauTable4 – Fluctuation in the number of business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs)
| NA | May 17 / April 17 | Moving total % change** | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA-WDA * | over 3 months | over 12 months | ||
| Total | 1.6 | 0.7 | 2.9 | |
| Industry | BE | 0.7 | -5.5 | -0.2 |
| Of which Manufacturing | C | 2.0 | -5.9 | -1.9 |
| Construction | FZ | 1.3 | -6.1 | -5.4 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities | GI | 2.1 | -0.3 | 4.3 |
| Trade | G | 0.9 | -5.7 | -4.2 |
| Transportation and storage | H | 7.3 | 18.6 | 35.1 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | I | -0.7 | -1.3 | 4.0 |
| Information and communication | JZ | -0.4 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
| Financial and insurance activities | KZ | -6.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| Real estate activities | LZ | -1.7 | 14.9 | 8.5 |
| Business support activities | MN | 4.2 | 5.1 | 6.1 |
| Public administration and defence, education, human health and social work activities | OQ | 0.8 | 2.0 | 4.3 |
| Other services activities | RS | 0.8 | -1.4 | -1.4 |
- * 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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