16 January 2018
2018- n° 9Downturn in business start-ups in December 2017 Enterprise births - December 2017
In December 2017, the number of business births for all entreprises fell back (−1.9% after +5.4% in November, seasonally and working-day adjusted). This was due to the drop of micro-entrepreneurs' registrations (−7.1%). On the other hand, start-ups excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs bounced back (+2.2% after −0.7%).
In December 2017, the number of business births for all entreprises fell back (−1.9% after +5.4% in November, seasonally and working-day adjusted). This was due to the drop of micro-entrepreneurs' registrations (−7.1%). On the other hand, start-ups excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs bounced back (+2.2% after −0.7%).
graphiqueGraph1 – Business start-ups (SA-WDA *)
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
tableauTable1 – Business set-ups by month (SA-WDA *)
| Sept. 2017 | Oct. 2017 | Nov. 2017 | Dec. 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 29,649 | 30,952 | 30,747 | 31,410 |
| Variation [m-o-m] % | 0.2 | 4.4 | -0.7 | 2.2 |
| Incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 50,290 | 51,655 | 54,456 | 53,437 |
| Variation [m-o-m] % | -0.2 | 2.7 | 5.4 | -1.9 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
+16.7% year on year (quaterly basis)
Compared to the same period one year before, the raw amount of births added up in the last three months rose sharply (+16.7% in raw data). Micro-entrepreneurs' registrations grew strongly (+23.3%), as well as sole proprietorship start-ups excluding micro-entrepreneurs (+21.1%). Company births went up too but at a slower pace (+6.1%). Business support activities and transportation and storage 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 | over the year 2017 | over the year 2016 | |
| Total | 16.7 | 6.7 | 591,267 | 554,031 |
| Companies | 6.1 | 4.8 | 197,899 | 188,843 |
| Sole proprietorships (SP) | 22.5 | 7.7 | 393,368 | 365,188 |
| SP excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 21.1 | 6.5 | 151,582 | 142,396 |
| Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 23.3 | 8.5 | 241,786 | 222,792 |
- * Total of business start-ups during the last 3 or 12 months compared with the same months a year earlier
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
+6.7% over 2017 as a whole
The raw number of business start-ups totted up during the last twelve months kept accelerating (+6.7% after +6.1% in November and +5.2% in October). All the types of business start-ups increased: micro-entrepreneurs' registrations (+8.5%), sole proprietorship start-ups excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs (+6.5%) and company births (+4.8%).
Two business set-ups out of five are self-managed micro-entrepreneurs' registrations
In December 2017, the share of micro–entrepreneurs' registrations in the businesses set up over the last twelve months edged up once again (40.9% after 40.7% in November).
tableauTable0 – Business set-ups distribution by type
| Oct. 2017 | Nov. 2017 | Dec. 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Companies | 34.1 | 33.7 | 33.5 |
| Sole proprietorships excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 25.6 | 25.6 | 25.6 |
| Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 40.3 | 40.7 | 40.9 |
- 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 November 2017 has been lowered by 0.1 points to +5.4% 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 S(SA-WDA *)
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
tableauTable3 – Number of business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs)
| NA | Oct. 2017 | Nov. 2017 | Dec. 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 51,655 | 54,456 | 53,437 | |
| Industry | BE | 2,200 | 2,201 | 2,198 |
| Of which Manufacturing | C | 1,944 | 1,956 | 1,981 |
| Construction | FZ | 5,398 | 5,529 | 5,559 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities | GI | 15,092 | 15,837 | 16,052 |
| Trade | G | 8,996 | 8,880 | 8,943 |
| Transportation and storage | H | 3,508 | 4,235 | 4,355 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | I | 2,588 | 2,722 | 2,755 |
| Information and communication | JZ | 2,542 | 2,730 | 2,700 |
| Financial and insurance activities | KZ | 1,425 | 1,456 | 1,477 |
| Real estate activities | LZ | 2,007 | 2,070 | 2,025 |
| Business support activities | MN | 12,068 | 13,720 | 12,277 |
| Public administration and defence, education, human health and social work activities | OQ | 6,202 | 6,162 | 6,280 |
| Other services activities | RS | 4,722 | 4,752 | 4,870 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source: INSEE (Sirene)
tableauTable4 – Fluctuation in the number of business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs)
| NA | Dec. 17 / Nov. 17 | Moving total % change** | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA-WDA * | over 3 months | over 12 months | ||
| Total | -1.9 | 16.7 | 6.7 | |
| Industry | BE | -0.1 | 9.3 | 2.1 |
| Of which Manufacturing | C | 1.3 | 14.4 | 2.6 |
| Construction | FZ | 0.5 | 12.7 | -1.0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities | GI | 1.4 | 18.4 | 6.3 |
| Trade | G | 0.7 | 15.5 | 1.6 |
| Transportation and storage | H | 2.8 | 38.2 | 24.7 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | I | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| Information and communication | JZ | -1.1 | 18.7 | 8.1 |
| Financial and insurance activities | KZ | 1.4 | 8.8 | 4.6 |
| Real estate activities | LZ | -2.2 | 27.9 | 18.1 |
| Business support activities | MN | -10.5 | 21.5 | 11.9 |
| Public administration and defence, education, human health and social work activities | OQ | 1.9 | 6.3 | 4.4 |
| Other services activities | RS | 2.5 | 19.9 | 6.0 |
- * 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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