8 June 2018
2018- n° 150In April 2018, manufacturing output grew again (+0.4%) Industrial production index - April 2018
In April 2018, output grew again in the manufacturing industry (+0.4%, after +0.3% in March), whereas it diminished again in the whole industry (−0.5% after −0.4%).
- Over the last three months, manufacturing output fell sharply (−1.1%)
- Over a year, manufacturing output grew strongly (+1.9%)
- In April, output fell sharply in mining and quarrying; energy; water supply (−5.8% after −4.3%)
- Output fell back sharply in machinery and equipment goods (−2.5% after +1.2%)
- Output fell sharply again in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−4.7% after −8.5%)
- Output picked up strongly in the manufacture of transport equipment (+3.6% after −0.5%)
- Output gained momentum in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+1.8% after +0.4%)
- Output was virtually stable in “other manufacturing” (+0.1% after +0.5%)
Please note: all 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 April 2018, output grew again in the manufacturing industry (+0.4%, after +0.3% in March), whereas it diminished again in the whole industry (−0.5% after −0.4%).
Over the last three months, manufacturing output fell sharply (−1.1%)
Manufacturing output dropped sharply over the last three months (−1.1%). It decreased in the overall industry (−0.5%).
Output decreased markedly in the manufacture of transport equipment (−3.8%) and more moderately in “other manufacturing” (−0.9%). It tumbled in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−6.4%) and diminished in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (−0.5%). Conversely, it grew sharply in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (+2.3%) and in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+1.2%).
Over a year, manufacturing output grew strongly (+1.9%)
Manufacturing output of the last three months grew strongly compared to the same months of 2017 (+1.9%), as well as in the whole industry (+2.6%).
Over a year, output soared in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (+6.3%). It grew sharply in the manufacture of transport equipment (+4.0%) and in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (+3.6%). Output grew more moderately in “other manufacturing” (+1.4%) and very slightly in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.3%). On the contrary, it decreased sharply in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−1.7%).
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) | April / April | April / Feb. | Q-o-Q change (1) | Year-on-year change (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | –0.5 | –0.4 | –0.5 | 2.6 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | 0.4 | 0.3 | –1.1 | 1.9 |
| (C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| (C2): Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | –4.7 | –8.5 | –6.4 | –1.7 |
| (C3): Machinery and equipment goods | –2.5 | 1.2 | –0.5 | 3.6 |
| (C4): Manufacture of transport equipment | 3.6 | –0.5 | –3.8 | 4.0 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | 0.1 | 0.5 | –0.9 | 1.4 |
| DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | –5.8 | –4.3 | 2.3 | 6.3 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | 2.9 | –2.3 | –1.3 | –1.0 |
- (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] | April 2018 | April / April | April / Feb. | Quarter-on-quarter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | 102.9 | –0.5 | –0.4 | –0.5 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | 104.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | –1.1 |
| (C1): Man. of food products and beverages | 100.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| (C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products | 87.1 | –4.7 | –8.5 | –6.4 |
| (C3): Machinery and equipment goods | 103.6 | –2.5 | 1.2 | –0.5 |
| [CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products | 109.4 | –4.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| [CJ] Man. of electrical equipment | 99.4 | 1.8 | –1.9 | –0.8 |
| [CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) | 100.5 | –2.8 | 0.7 | –1.2 |
| (C4): Man. of transport equipment | 112.2 | 3.6 | –0.5 | –3.8 |
| [CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 113.7 | –0.8 | 0.6 | –1.9 |
| [CL2] Man. of other transport equipment | 111.1 | 7.5 | –1.5 | –5.3 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | 103.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | –0.9 |
| [CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products | 94.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | –3.9 |
| [CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media | 101.1 | –0.1 | –0.4 | –0.8 |
| [CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products | 106.8 | 2.7 | –1.5 | –1.8 |
| [CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 105.2 | –4.3 | 4.7 | –0.5 |
| [CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products | 107.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | –2.0 |
| [CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 103.8 | –1.1 | –0.4 | –0.4 |
| [CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 99.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 96.8 | –5.8 | –4.3 | 2.3 |
| [BZ] Mining and quarrying | 105.5 | 1.8 | 4.3 | –2.0 |
| [DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply | 96.5 | –6.7 | –5.1 | 2.9 |
| [EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation | 95.0 | –1.1 | –0.2 | –0.9 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | 103.0 | 2.9 | –2.3 | –1.3 |
| MIGs (2) | ||||
| Capital goods | 106.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | –1.2 |
| Intermediate goods | 103.0 | 0.5 | –0.2 | –1.4 |
| Consumer durables | 102.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | –5.2 |
| Consumer non-durables | 102.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Energy | 95.7 | –6.1 | –4.9 | 2.0 |
- (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 April, output fell sharply in mining and quarrying; energy; water supply (−5.8% after −4.3%)
Output decreased again sharply in electricity, gas (−6.7% after −5.1%) because of exceptionally mild temperatures in April.
Output fell back sharply in machinery and equipment goods (−2.5% after +1.2%)
Output fell back in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (−4.3% after +3.3%) and in that of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (−2.8% after +0.7%). Conversely, it picked up in the manufacture of electrical equipment (+1.8% after −1.9%).
Output fell sharply again in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−4.7% after −8.5%)
Output continued to declined markedly in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−4.7% after −8.5%) due to maintenance in a refinery.
Output picked up strongly in the manufacture of transport equipment (+3.6% after −0.5%)
Output soared in the manufacture of other transport equipment (+7.5% after −1.5%). Conversely, it slipped back in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (−0.8% after +0.6%).
Output gained momentum in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+1.8% after +0.4%)
Output accelerated in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+1.8% after +0.4%) due to a sharp rise in the manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery.
Output was virtually stable in “other manufacturing” (+0.1% after +0.5%)
Output bounced back in chemicals (+2.7%). It grew again in the manufacture of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products (+1.3%), in “other manufacturing” (+0.8%) and in textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products (+0.2%). Conversely, it fell back sharply in pharmaceuticals (−4.3%) and in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products (−1.1%). It was virtually stable in the manufacture of wood, paper and printing industries (−0.1%).
tableauTableau3a – Revision of variations
| March / Feb. | Feb. / Jan. | Jan. / Dec. | Q1 2018 / Q4 2017 | 2017 / 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry (BE) | –0.01 | 0.09 | –0.02 | 0.04 | 0.01 |
| raw serie | 0.16 | 0.00 | –0.04 | –0.01 | 0.01 |
| SA-WDA parameters | –0.17 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Manufacturing (CZ) | 0.19 | –0.06 | –0.04 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| raw serie | 0.22 | –0.02 | –0.02 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| SA-WDA parameters | –0.03 | –0.04 | –0.02 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
- How to read it: in the manufacturing sector, the SA-WDA variation between February 2018 and March 2018 is revised by +0.19 points, +0.22 points are due to the revision of the raw series and −0.03 points to the updating of the SA-WDA parameters.
- Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES
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