23 February 2018

2018- n° 48

In December 2017, the turnover in the manufacturing industry recovered (+0.5%) Turnover in industry and construction - December 2017

In December 2017, the turnover recovered in the manufacturing industry (+0.5 % after −0.4%) just as in industry as a whole (+0.6% after −0.3%). Turnover in export was stable.

The turnover rose sharply over the last three months in the manufacturing industry (+2.6%) as well as in industry as a whole (+2.5%). Within manufacturing, the turnover grew sharply in the “other manufacturing” (+2.4%), in the manufacture of transport equipment (+4.6%), in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+10.5%) and in the machinery and equipment goods (+1.6%). It was stable in the manufacture of food products and beverages.

The turnover grew sharply compared to the same three months of the previous year in the manufacturing industry (+6.6%). The growth was even more marked in industry as a whole (+7.4%) due to the strong increase in the mining and quarrying, energy, water supply, waste management (+10.8%). Over this period, the turnover rose sharply in every main sectors of the manufacturing industry − “other manufacturing” (+7.1%), the manufacture of transport equipment (+7.0%), the machinery and equipment sector (+6.6%), the manufacture of food products and beverages (+3.3%) and the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+14.9%).

The turnover in “other manufacturing” rose slightly in December (+0.6% after +0.1%). It rose again in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipement (+0.8% after +0.7%) as well as in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (+0.3% after +1.6%). It recovered sharply in the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (+2.7% after −1.1%) and to a lesser extent in the other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment (+0.8% after −1.3%), in the manufacture of rubber and plastic products (+0.3% after −0.1%) and in the manufacture of wood and paper products (+0.3% after −1.1%). Conversely, it fell back sharply in the manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products (−2.2% after +3.0%). The turnover decreased again in December in export sales (−0.7% after −2.1%).

In December, the turnover in the manufacture of transport equipment recovered (+1.5% after −2.7%). This rebound was driven by the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (+2.8% after −4.4%). The other transport equipment recovered slightly (+0.3% after −1.0%). The turnover also recovered in export sales (+2.3% after −1.2%).

The turnover in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products rose again in December (+2.4% after +2.8%).

In December, the turnover in machinery and equipment recorvered (+0.9% after −0.6%). It recorvered sharply in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (+2.8% after −1.5 %), and rose in the manufacture of electrical equipment (+0.6%). Conversely, it fell again in the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (−0.3% after −0.3%). Export sales in machinery and equipment fell again (−0.8% after −0.8%).

In December, the turnover continued to decline in the manufacture of food products and beverages (−1.4% after −0.3%) as well as in export sales (−1.7% after −1.0%).

The variation of the turnover index in November 2017 is unchanged in the manufacturing industry (−0.4%) as well as in industry as a whole (−0.3%).