10 October 2018
2018- n° 265In August 2018, manufacturing output was still growing (+0.6%) Industrial production index - August 2018
In July 2018, output grew again in the manufacturing industry (+0.6% after +0.5% in July). It slowed down in the whole industry (+0.3% after +0.8%).
- Manufacturing output accelerated over the last three months (+1.1%)
- Over a year, manufacturing output increased (+1.9%)
- In August, output bounced back in “other manufacturing” (+1.4% after −0.6%)
- Output kept growing in machinery and equipment goods (+1.0% after +2.2%)
- Output bounced back in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.5% after −1.0%)
- Output slipped back in the manufacture of transport equipment (−2.4% after +4.3%)
- Output slipped back in mining and quarrying; energy; water supply (−1.2% after +2.0%)
- Output dropped in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−0.9% after +4.0%)
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 July 2018, output grew again in the manufacturing industry (+0.6% after +0.5% in July). It slowed down in the whole industry (+0.3% after +0.8%).
Manufacturing output accelerated over the last three months (+1.1%)
Manufacturing output accelerated over the last three months (+1.1%), as well as in the whole industry (+1.0%).
Over the last three months, output increased strongly in the manufacture of transport equipment (+4.7%), and in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+13.7%). It also increased in “other manufacturing” (+0.6%), in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (+0.7%) and in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (+0.4%). Conversely, it diminished in the manufacture of food products and beverages (−1.2%).
Over a year, manufacturing output increased (+1.9%)
Manufacturing output of the last three months increased compared to the same three months of 2017 (+1.9%), as well as in the whole industry (+1.8%).
Over a year, output expanded markedly in “other manufacturing” (+2.0%), in the manufacture of transport equipment (+4.7%), in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (+2.5%) and in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (+1.2%). On the contrary, it kept decreasing in the manufacture of food products and beverages (−1.4%) and in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−3.9%).
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) | Aug. / July | July / June | Q-o-Q change (1) | Year-on-year change (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | 0,3 | 0,8 | 1,0 | 1,8 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | 0,6 | 0,5 | 1,1 | 1,9 |
| (C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages | 0,5 | –1,0 | –1,2 | –1,4 |
| (C2): Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | –0,9 | 4,0 | 13,7 | –3,9 |
| (C3): Machinery and equipment goods | 1,0 | 2,2 | 0,4 | 2,5 |
| (C4): Manufacture of transport equipment | –2,4 | 4,3 | 4,7 | 4,7 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | 1,4 | –0,6 | 0,6 | 2,0 |
| DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | –1,2 | 2,0 | 0,7 | 1,2 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | 0,2 | –1,3 | 2,5 | 0,7 |
- (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] | Aug. 2018 | Aug. / July | July / June | Quarter-on-quarter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | 104,7 | 0,3 | 0,8 | 1,0 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | 105,5 | 0,6 | 0,5 | 1,1 |
| (C1): Man. of food products and beverages | 97,8 | 0,5 | –1,0 | –1,2 |
| (C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products | 97,4 | –0,9 | 4,0 | 13,7 |
| (C3): Machinery and equipment goods | 106,9 | 1,0 | 2,2 | 0,4 |
| [CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products | 112,2 | 2,7 | 2,8 | –1,5 |
| [CJ] Man. of electrical equipment | 100,3 | 0,8 | –1,2 | 1,3 |
| [CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) | 105,6 | –0,5 | 3,6 | 2,0 |
| (C4): Man. of transport equipment | 115,6 | –2,4 | 4,3 | 4,7 |
| [CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 109,9 | –4,7 | 2,3 | –0,2 |
| [CL2] Man. of other transport equipment | 120,2 | –0,7 | 5,8 | 8,8 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | 104,9 | 1,4 | –0,6 | 0,6 |
| [CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products | 96,9 | –1,1 | 3,4 | 2,1 |
| [CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media | 100,4 | 0,7 | –1,7 | –0,2 |
| [CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products | 108,7 | 7,3 | –4,8 | –0,3 |
| [CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 108,5 | –3,9 | 2,3 | 2,3 |
| [CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products | 107,2 | 0,1 | 0,3 | 0,9 |
| [CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 103,0 | 0,6 | –0,6 | –0,5 |
| [CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 103,8 | 2,4 | 0,1 | 1,5 |
| DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 100,3 | –1,2 | 2,0 | 0,7 |
| [BZ] Mining and quarrying | 107,9 | 1,3 | 1,1 | 1,6 |
| [DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply | 100,5 | –1,4 | 1,9 | 0,9 |
| [EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation | 94,2 | –0,5 | 3,1 | –1,5 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | 102,6 | 0,2 | –1,3 | 2,5 |
| MIGs (2) | ||||
| Capital goods | 109,8 | –0,2 | 2,6 | 2,3 |
| Intermediate goods | 103,4 | 2,1 | –1,9 | –0,1 |
| Consumer durables | 103,8 | 3,0 | –0,1 | 1,1 |
| Consumer non-durables | 102,7 | –0,2 | 0,6 | 0,4 |
| Energy | 99,7 | –1,3 | 2,1 | 1,4 |
- (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 August, output bounced back in “other manufacturing” (+1.4% after −0.6%)
Output bounced back in chemicals (+7.3% after −4.8%). It gained momentum in other manufacturing, repair and installation of machinery and equipment (+2.4% after +0.1%). It bounced back in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products (+0.6% after −0.6%) and in that of wood, paper and printing industries (+0.7% after −1.7%). It was virtually stable in rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products (after +0.3%). Conversely, it slipped back in textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products (−1.1% after +3.4%) and in pharmaceuticals (−3.9% after +2.3%).
Output kept growing in machinery and equipment goods (+1.0% after +2.2%)
Output continued to increase in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (+2.7% after +2.8%). It bounced back in that of electrical equipment (+0.8% after –1.2%). On the contrary, it slipped back in that of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (–0.5% after +3.6%).
Output bounced back in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.5% after −1.0%)
Output bounced back particularly in the manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters due to hot temperatures in August.
Output slipped back in the manufacture of transport equipment (−2.4% after +4.3%)
Output slipped back markedly in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (−4.7% after +2.3%) and in that other transport equipment (−0.7% after +5.8%).
Output slipped back in mining and quarrying; energy; water supply (−1.2% after +2.0%)
Output went down in electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply (−1.4% after +1.9%).
Output dropped in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−0.9% after +4.0%)
Output dropped in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products decreased.
tableauTableau3a – Revision of variations
| July / June | June / May | May / April | Q2 2018 / Q1 2018 | 2017 / 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry (BE) | 0,06 | –0,05 | 0,02 | 0,03 | –0,03 |
| raw serie | 0,13 | –0,02 | 0,05 | 0,01 | –0,03 |
| SA-WDA parameters | –0,07 | –0,03 | –0,03 | 0,02 | 0,00 |
| Manufacturing (CZ) | 0,04 | –0,04 | 0,04 | 0,05 | –0,04 |
| raw serie | 0,11 | –0,03 | 0,04 | 0,01 | –0,03 |
| SA-WDA parameters | –0,07 | –0,01 | 0,00 | 0,04 | –0,01 |
- How to read it: in the manufacturing sector, the SA-WDA variation between June 2018 and July 2018 is revised by +0.04 points, +0.11 points are due to the revision of the raw series and −0.07 points to the updating of the SA-WDA parameters.
- Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES
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