9 May 2018
2018- n° 122In March 2018, manufacturing output was virtually stable (+0.1%) Industrial production index - March 2018
In March 2018, output was virtually stable in the manufacturing industry (+0.1%, after −0.5% in February). It slipped back in the whole industry (−0.4% after +1.1%), due to a strong decrease in mining and carrying, energy, water supply.
- Manufacturing output fell sharply over the first quarter of 2018 (−1.8%)
- Over a year, manufacturing output grew strongly (+2.0%)
- In March, output fell back sharply in mining and quarrying; energy; water supply (−3.3% after +10.8%)
- Output tumbled in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−8.3% after +1.7%)
- Output continued to decline in the manufacture of transport equipment (−0.4% after −3.2%)
- Output grew again in “other manufacturing” (+0.4% after +0.5%)
- Output went up in machinery and equipment goods (+0.3% after −1.9%)
- Output was virtually stable in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.1% after −0.4%)
Please note: all the series are seasonally (SA) and working-day adjusted (WDA).
The commentary shows variations of subsections by decreasing contribution. The contribution of a subsection depends on the extent of the change and on its weight.
In March 2018, output was virtually stable in the manufacturing industry (+0.1%, after −0.5% in February). It slipped back in the whole industry (−0.4% after +1.1%), due to a strong decrease in mining and carrying, energy, water supply.
Manufacturing output fell sharply over the first quarter of 2018 (−1.8%)
Output decreased sharply over the first quarter of 2018 in the manufacturing industry (−1.8%) as well as in the overall industry (−1.3%).
Output went down markedly in “other manufacturing” (−2.3%), in the manufacture of transport equipment (−3.8%) and in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−1.5%). Conversely, it increased in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (+1.2%). It rose slightly in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.3%) and in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (+0.2%)
Over a year, manufacturing output grew strongly (+2.0%)
Manufacturing output of the first quarter of 2018 grew strongly compared to the same quarter of 2017 (+2.0%), as well as in the whole industry (+2.3%).
Over a year, output grew markedly in “other manufacturing” (+1.6%), and even more in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (+4.8%), in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (+3.6%), in the manufacture of transport equipment (+3.0%) and in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+3.9%). On the contrary, it decreased slightly in the manufacture of food products and beverages (−0.3%).
graphiqueGraphique1a – Monthly Industrial Production Indices
- Legend: CZ: Manufacturing - (C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages - (C3): Machinery and equipment goods - (C4): Manufacture of transport equipment - (C5): Other manufacturing
- Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES
tableauTableau1a – Variation in the Industrial Production
| NA : A10, (A17) | March / Feb. | Feb. / Jan. | Q-o-Q change (1) | Year-on-year change (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | –0.4 | 1.1 | –1.3 | 2.3 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | 0.1 | –0.5 | –1.8 | 2.0 |
| (C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages | 0.1 | –0.4 | 0.3 | –0.3 |
| (C2): Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | –8.3 | 1.7 | –1.5 | 3.9 |
| (C3): Machinery and equipment goods | 0.3 | –1.9 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
| (C4): Manufacture of transport equipment | –0.4 | –3.2 | –3.8 | 3.0 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | 0.4 | 0.5 | –2.3 | 1.6 |
| DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | –3.3 | 10.8 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | –2.7 | 2.8 | –3.7 | –1.3 |
- (1) Last three months / previous three months
- (2) Last three months / same three months of previous year
- The codes correspond to the level of aggregation A 10 (A 17) of the "NA" aggregated classification based on the French classification of activities NAF rev.2.
- Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES
tableauTableau2a – Variation in the Industrial Production
| NA : A10, (A17), [A38 or A64] | March 2018 | March / Feb. | Feb. / Jan. | Quarter-on-quarter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | 103.4 | –0.4 | 1.1 | –1.3 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | 103.4 | 0.1 | –0.5 | –1.8 |
| (C1): Man. of food products and beverages | 98.3 | 0.1 | –0.4 | 0.3 |
| (C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products | 92.2 | –8.3 | 1.7 | –1.5 |
| (C3): Machinery and equipment goods | 105.8 | 0.3 | –1.9 | 0.2 |
| [CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products | 112.8 | 0.5 | –1.3 | 1.8 |
| [CJ] Man. of electrical equipment | 98.0 | –1.2 | –0.6 | 0.0 |
| [CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) | 103.5 | 0.9 | –3.2 | –1.3 |
| (C4): Man. of transport equipment | 108.2 | –0.4 | –3.2 | –3.8 |
| [CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 114.4 | 0.5 | –1.4 | –2.8 |
| [CL2] Man. of other transport equipment | 103.3 | –1.2 | –4.8 | –4.5 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | 103.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | –2.3 |
| [CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products | 93.3 | –0.3 | –1.8 | –4.4 |
| [CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media | 101.1 | –0.5 | 0.3 | –0.9 |
| [CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products | 104.0 | –1.2 | –0.1 | –4.4 |
| [CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 109.9 | 4.5 | 2.9 | –4.9 |
| [CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products | 105.4 | 0.6 | –1.2 | –3.3 |
| [CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 105.0 | –0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| [CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 99.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | –1.7 |
| DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 103.1 | –3.3 | 10.8 | 1.2 |
| [BZ] Mining and quarrying | 103.4 | 4.2 | –1.4 | –4.6 |
| [DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply | 103.8 | –3.9 | 12.5 | 1.7 |
| [EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation | 96.3 | –0.2 | –0.3 | –0.9 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | 99.4 | –2.7 | 2.8 | –3.7 |
| MIGs (2) | ||||
| Capital goods | 105.7 | 0.2 | –1.1 | –1.7 |
| Intermediate goods | 102.5 | –0.1 | –0.6 | –2.1 |
| Consumer durables | 101.5 | 0.6 | –4.7 | –1.8 |
| Consumer non-durables | 102.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | –1.6 |
| Energy | 102.3 | –3.9 | 10.7 | 1.3 |
- (1) n.e.c. : not elsewhere classifiable
- (2) Main industrial groupings: definition in Commission regulation EC of 14 June 2007
- Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES
In March, output fell back sharply in mining and quarrying; energy; water supply (−3.3% after +10.8%)
Output slipped back sharply in electricity, gas (−3.9% after +12.5%), following exceptionally cold temperatures in February.
Output tumbled in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−8.3% after +1.7%)
Output plummeted in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−8.3% after +1.7%) due to maintenance in a refinery.
Output continued to decline in the manufacture of transport equipment (−0.4% after −3.2%)
Output decreased again in the manufacture of other transport equipment (−1.2% after −4.8%). Conversely, it recovered in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (+0.5% after −1.4%).
Output grew again in “other manufacturing” (+0.4% after +0.5%)
Output gained momentum in pharmaceuticals (+4.5%). It rose in “other manufacturing” (+0.9%) and in the manufacture of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products (+0.6%). Conversely, it went down in chemicals (−1.2%), in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products (−0.4%), in the manufacture of wood, paper and printing industries (−0.5%) and in textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products (−0.3%).
Output went up in machinery and equipment goods (+0.3% after −1.9%)
Output bounced back in the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (+0.9% after −3.2%) and in that of computer, electronic and optical products (+0.5% after −1.3%). Conversely, it decreased again in the manufacture of electrical equipment (−1.2% after −0.6%).
Output was virtually stable in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.1% after −0.4%)
Output was virtually stable in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.1%) after a decrease in February (−0.4%).
tableauTableau3a – Revision of variations
| Feb. / Jan. | Jan. / Dec. | Dec. / Nov. | Q4 2017 / Q3 2017 | 2017 / 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry (BE) | –0.02 | –0.15 | –0.03 | 0.01 | –0.04 |
| raw serie | 0.01 | –0.07 | –0.04 | –0.02 | –0.04 |
| SA-WDA parameters | –0.03 | –0.08 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Manufacturing (CZ) | 0.09 | –0.11 | –0.05 | 0.00 | –0.05 |
| raw serie | 0.05 | –0.11 | –0.05 | –0.02 | –0.05 |
| SA-WDA parameters | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 |
- How to read it: in the manufacturing sector, the SA-WDA variation between January 2018 and February 2018 is revised by +0.09 points, +0.05 points are due to the revision of the raw series and +0.04 points to the updating of the SA-WDA parameters.
- Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES
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