31 August 2017

2017- n° 231

In June 2017, the turnover in the manufacturing industry fell back (−2,5%) Turnover in industry and construction - June 2017

In June 2017, the turnover slipped back in the manufacturing industry (–2.5% after +4.4% in May). The downturn was less marked in export sales (−0.9% after +4.9%).

In industry as a whole, the turnover also fell back (−1.9% after +3.4%).

Over the second quarter, the turnover rose in the manufacturing industry (+0.7%) as well as in the industry as a whole (+0.5%). In the manufacturing industry, the turnover increased in “other manufacturing” (+1.3%), in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+1.4%) and in the manufacture of transport equipment (+1.1%). Conversely, it shrank sharply in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−6.9%). It was stable in the machinery and equipment goods.

The turnover advanced sharply from the same quarter of the previous year in the manufacturing industry (+6.6%). The growth was even more marked in industry as a whole (+7.6%) as a result of the strong increase in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply, waste management (+12.8%). Over this period, the turnover rose in every main sectors of the manufacturing industry − “other manufacturing” (+6.2%), the manufacture of food products and beverages (+5.6%), the manufacture of transport equipment (+6.8%), the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+22.0%) and the machinery and equipment sector (+3.6%).

In June, the turnover in the manufacture of transport equipment fell back sharply (−8.2% after +12.1% in May). It shrank strongly in the manufacture of other transport equipment (−12.0% after +14.3%) and the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (−3.5% after +9.5%). The downturn was also marked in export sales (−3.1% after +10.8%).

The turnover in “other manufacturing” fell back in June (−1.0%) after a rebound in May (+4.0%). It shrank sharply in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipement (−3.6% after +9.0%) and to a lesser extent in the manufacture of rubber and plastic products (−1.0 after +3.3%) and in other manufacturing, repair and installation of machinery and equipment (−0.4% after +1.6%). Conversely, It rose again in the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (+1.0% after +4.1%) and in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (+0.4% after +1.5%). The export sales in “other manufacturing” grew slightly (+0.5% after +3.1%).

In June, the turnover in the manufacture of food products and beverages shrank (−1.9% after +2.3%). Export sales also fell back (−2.8% after +4.8%).

The turnover in machinery and equipment fell back in June (−1.4% after +2.0%). It slipped back mainly in manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (−1.9% after +2.7%) and in manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (−2.1% after +0.8%). However, it rose slightly in the manufacture of electrical equipment (+0.2% after +2.4%). The export sales in machinery and equipment shrank (−1.3% after +0.3%).

The turnover in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products recovered slightly in June (+0.2% after −2.8% in May).

The variation in the turnover index in May 2017 is unchanged, both in the manufacturing industry and in industry as a whole. The adjustment of SA-WDA parameters offsets the raw series' variation.

The variation of the raw serie was due in particular to the integration of late or rectified declarations.