8 February 2019
2019- n° 34In December 2018, manufacturing output bounced back (+1.0%) Industrial production index - December 2018
In December 2018, output bounced back in the manufacturing industry (+1.0% after −1.5% in November) as well as in the whole industry (+0.8% after −1.5%).
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.
- Manufacturing output went down over the last quarter (−0.4%)
- Over a year, manufacturing output diminished (−1.5%)
- In December, output bounced back in “other manufacturing” (+1.3 % after −2.1%)
- Output accelerated in the manufacture of transport equipment (+2.6% after −1.5%)
- Output increased in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.9 % after −0.5%)
- Output bounced back in petroleum and refined products (+5.7 % after −10.2%)
- Output was virtually stable in mining and quarrying; energy; water supply (after −1.0%)
- Output continued to shrink in machinery and equipment goods (−2.3% after −2.2%)
In December 2018, output bounced back in the manufacturing industry (+1.0% after −1.5% in November) as well as in the whole industry (+0.8% after −1.5%).
Manufacturing output went down over the last quarter (−0.4%)
Manufacturing output went down over the last quarter (−0.4%), as well as in the whole industry (−0.5%).
Over the last quarter, output decreased in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (−0.8%), in “other manufacturing” (−0.2%), in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (−0.9%), in the manufacture of transport equipment (−0.5%) and more markedly in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−6.6%). Conversely, it was virtually stable in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.1%).
tableauMonthly Industrial Production Indices
| (C1) | (C3) | (C4) | (C5) | CZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01 | 99.85 | 99.14 | 96.89 | 97.89 | 98.19 |
| 2014-02 | 100.89 | 101.41 | 96.98 | 100.0 | 99.85 |
| 2014-03 | 98.72 | 99.86 | 96.56 | 99.37 | 98.88 |
| 2014-04 | 100.82 | 98.68 | 97.68 | 99.39 | 99.24 |
| 2014-05 | 98.93 | 95.81 | 94.65 | 97.04 | 96.76 |
| 2014-06 | 98.93 | 98.67 | 98.97 | 98.45 | 98.55 |
| 2014-07 | 99.35 | 100.89 | 102.3 | 98.57 | 99.48 |
| 2014-08 | 98.27 | 94.14 | 98.47 | 98.48 | 97.79 |
| 2014-09 | 100.73 | 98.74 | 97.59 | 99.52 | 99.29 |
| 2014-10 | 99.08 | 96.71 | 97.52 | 98.17 | 98.0 |
| 2014-11 | 97.97 | 97.28 | 92.26 | 97.96 | 97.04 |
| 2014-12 | 100.23 | 103.5 | 99.51 | 99.66 | 100.29 |
| 2015-01 | 99.48 | 97.06 | 97.81 | 98.6 | 98.43 |
| 2015-02 | 98.33 | 96.71 | 101.66 | 99.7 | 99.39 |
| 2015-03 | 100.62 | 98.02 | 100.51 | 99.76 | 99.88 |
| 2015-04 | 99.62 | 99.76 | 97.32 | 99.37 | 99.24 |
| 2015-05 | 99.3 | 102.24 | 99.29 | 99.73 | 100.02 |
| 2015-06 | 101.53 | 104.12 | 100.1 | 99.79 | 100.64 |
| 2015-07 | 99.98 | 96.17 | 97.34 | 99.65 | 98.78 |
| 2015-08 | 100.33 | 101.22 | 103.92 | 100.53 | 100.91 |
| 2015-09 | 100.82 | 104.3 | 102.49 | 100.02 | 101.16 |
| 2015-10 | 100.76 | 101.28 | 101.44 | 99.89 | 100.5 |
| 2015-11 | 100.21 | 99.42 | 99.36 | 100.68 | 100.2 |
| 2015-12 | 99.02 | 99.69 | 98.76 | 102.28 | 100.83 |
| 2016-01 | 100.36 | 99.49 | 104.92 | 101.77 | 101.64 |
| 2016-02 | 100.51 | 101.75 | 104.38 | 100.03 | 100.92 |
| 2016-03 | 98.27 | 97.15 | 102.13 | 98.4 | 98.74 |
| 2016-04 | 98.33 | 99.46 | 106.91 | 100.57 | 101.03 |
| 2016-05 | 97.33 | 99.72 | 104.26 | 100.69 | 100.35 |
| 2016-06 | 96.93 | 97.41 | 104.26 | 99.33 | 99.05 |
| 2016-07 | 98.12 | 95.86 | 101.0 | 99.2 | 98.84 |
| 2016-08 | 98.82 | 102.51 | 104.83 | 100.72 | 101.25 |
| 2016-09 | 99.99 | 99.79 | 102.11 | 99.95 | 100.21 |
| 2016-10 | 98.09 | 96.53 | 103.81 | 98.08 | 98.71 |
| 2016-11 | 99.23 | 102.0 | 106.08 | 101.95 | 102.23 |
| 2016-12 | 98.49 | 100.68 | 104.41 | 100.55 | 100.85 |
| 2017-01 | 97.88 | 99.57 | 105.07 | 100.06 | 100.32 |
| 2017-02 | 98.46 | 100.85 | 104.4 | 100.9 | 100.9 |
| 2017-03 | 99.63 | 101.96 | 110.48 | 102.54 | 103.01 |
| 2017-04 | 98.2 | 101.0 | 101.09 | 101.63 | 100.94 |
| 2017-05 | 99.96 | 105.53 | 111.5 | 102.89 | 104.05 |
| 2017-06 | 99.45 | 102.45 | 106.9 | 102.21 | 102.52 |
| 2017-07 | 98.74 | 103.12 | 108.07 | 102.73 | 102.88 |
| 2017-08 | 99.48 | 102.48 | 116.14 | 101.52 | 103.37 |
| 2017-09 | 99.04 | 102.37 | 112.08 | 104.03 | 104.1 |
| 2017-10 | 99.33 | 106.91 | 112.44 | 105.83 | 105.8 |
| 2017-11 | 98.83 | 104.05 | 116.0 | 105.19 | 105.53 |
| 2017-12 | 96.57 | 105.42 | 112.32 | 105.72 | 105.14 |
| 2018-01 | 98.09 | 106.85 | 112.05 | 102.81 | 103.93 |
| 2018-02 | 97.94 | 104.95 | 108.5 | 103.08 | 103.3 |
| 2018-03 | 97.94 | 106.31 | 107.46 | 103.6 | 103.53 |
| 2018-04 | 99.3 | 103.21 | 112.67 | 103.62 | 104.0 |
| 2018-05 | 98.56 | 104.85 | 110.71 | 103.22 | 103.47 |
| 2018-06 | 98.02 | 103.24 | 113.41 | 103.93 | 104.16 |
| 2018-07 | 96.9 | 105.52 | 119.0 | 103.37 | 104.84 |
| 2018-08 | 97.46 | 106.68 | 113.87 | 104.75 | 105.11 |
| 2018-09 | 95.88 | 102.56 | 111.2 | 103.28 | 103.1 |
| 2018-10 | 96.93 | 106.37 | 111.98 | 104.7 | 104.68 |
| 2018-11 | 96.44 | 104.0 | 113.63 | 102.3 | 103.06 |
| 2018-12 | 97.28 | 101.66 | 116.57 | 103.63 | 104.05 |
- Légend: CZ: Manufacturing - (C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages - (C3): Machinery and equipment goods - (C4): Manufacture of transport equipment - (C5): Other manufacturing.
graphiqueMonthly Industrial Production Indices
- Légend: 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.
Over a year, manufacturing output diminished (−1.5%)
Manufacturing output of the last quarter diminished compared to the same quarter of 2017 (−1.5%), as well as in the whole industry (−1.4%).
Over a year, output also decreased sharply in “other manufacturing” (−1.9%), in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (−1.4%), in the manufacture of food products and beverages (−1.4%), in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (−0.9%) and more markedly in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−7.1%). On the contrary, it increased slightly in the manufacture of transport equipment (+0.4%).
tableau – Variation in the Industrial Production
| NA : A10, (A17) | Dec. / Nov. | Nov. / Oct. | Q-o-Q change (1) | Year-on-year change (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | 0.8 | –1.5 | –0.5 | –1.4 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | 1.0 | –1.5 | –0.4 | –1.5 |
| (C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages | 0.9 | –0.5 | 0.1 | –1.4 |
| (C2): Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | 5.7 | –10.2 | –6.6 | –7.1 |
| (C3): Machinery and equipment goods | –2.3 | –2.2 | –0.9 | –1.4 |
| (C4): Manufacture of transport equipment | 2.6 | 1.5 | –0.5 | 0.4 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | 1.3 | –2.3 | –0.2 | –1.9 |
| DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 0.0 | –1 | –0.8 | –0.9 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | 1.9 | 1.3 | –0.6 | –0.7 |
- 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.
- (1) Last three months / previous three months
- (2) Last three months / same three months of previous year
- Sources : Insee, SSP, SDES
tableau – Variation in the Industrial Production
| NA : A10, (A17), [A38 or A64] | Dec. 2018 | Dec. / Nov. | Nov. / Oct. | Quarter-on-quarter change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | 103.3 | 0.8 | –1.5 | –0.5 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | 104.1 | 1.0 | –1.5 | –0.4 |
| (C1): Man. of food products and beverages | 97.3 | 0.9 | –0.5 | 0.1 |
| (C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products | 91.2 | 5.7 | –10.2 | –6.6 |
| (C3): Machinery and equipment goods | 101.7 | –2.3 | –2.2 | –0.9 |
| [CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products | 108.7 | 0.1 | –2.2 | –1.1 |
| [CJ] Man. of electrical equipment | 93.0 | –4.1 | –0.5 | –0.8 |
| [CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) | 99.8 | –3.6 | –3.1 | –0.7 |
| (C4): Man. of transport equipment | 116.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | –0.5 |
| [CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 110.8 | 2.6 | –3.3 | –0.3 |
| [CL2] Man. of other transport equipment | 121.1 | 2.6 | 5.3 | –0.7 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | 103.6 | 1.3 | –2.3 | –0.2 |
| [CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products | 97.5 | 1.0 | –1.8 | 1.3 |
| [CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media | 99.7 | 0.3 | –1.4 | 0.1 |
| [CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products | 105.3 | 3.7 | –3.7 | –0.3 |
| [CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 120.5 | 11.7 | –4.1 | 3.4 |
| [CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products | 105.8 | 2.4 | –2.4 | –0.9 |
| [CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 103.8 | 1.0 | –2.4 | 0.3 |
| [CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 95.8 | –5.4 | –0.7 | –2.4 |
| DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 99.4 | 0.0 | –1.0 | –0.8 |
| [BZ] Mining and quarrying | 107.2 | 3.7 | –3.2 | –0.3 |
| [DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply | 99.5 | 0.0 | –0.7 | –1.0 |
| [EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation | 94.4 | –1.9 | –3.2 | 0.2 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | 104.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | –0.6 |
| MIGs (2) | ||||
| Capital goods | 106.7 | –1.1 | –0.3 | –1.1 |
| Intermediate goods | 102.0 | 1.6 | –2.5 | –0.3 |
| Consumer durables | 97.2 | 2.7 | –3.7 | –0.8 |
| Consumer non-durables | 104.3 | 3.2 | –1.7 | 0.8 |
| Energy | 98.5 | 0.2 | –1.5 | –1.2 |
- (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 December, output bounced back in “other manufacturing” (+1.3 % after −2.1%)
Output bounced back markedly in most branches: in pharmaceuticals (+11.7% after −4.1%), in chemicals (+3.7% after −3.7%), in rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products (+2.4% after −2.4%), in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products (+1.0% after −2.4%), in textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products (+1.0% after −1.8%) and in wood, paper and printing industries (+0.3% after −1.4%). On the contrary, it went down in other manufacturing, repair and installation of machinery and equipment (−5.4% after −0.7%).
Output accelerated in the manufacture of transport equipment (+2.6% after −1.5%)
Output grew again in the manufacture of other transport equipment (+2.6% after +5.3%). It bounced back in that of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (+2.6% after −3.3%).
Output increased in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.9 % after −0.5%)
Output bounced back in the sector, sustained by the manufacture of beverages.
Output bounced back in petroleum and refined products (+5.7 % after −10.2%)
Output bounced back in petroleum and refined products after going back to a normal activity without any particular incident.
Output was virtually stable in mining and quarrying; energy; water supply (after −1.0%)
Output bounced back in mining and quarring (+3.7% after –3.2%). It was virtually stable in electricity, gas, steam and air-conditionning supply (after –0.7%).
Output continued to shrink in machinery and equipment goods (−2.3% after −2.2%)
Output shrank again in the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (–3.6% after −3.1%) and in that of electrical equipment (–4.1% after –0.5%). It was virtually stable in the manufactureof computer, electronic and optical products (after –2.2%).
tableau – Revision of variations
| Nov./ Oct. | Oct. / Sept. | Sept. / Aug. | Q3 2018 / Q2 2018 | 2017 / 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry (BE) | –0.15 | 0.10 | 0.02 | –0.02 | 0.03 |
| raw serie | –0.14 | 0.11 | –0.02 | –0.05 | 0.03 |
| SA-WDA parameters | –0.01 | –0.01 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.00 |
| Manufacturing (CZ) | –0.14 | 0.10 | 0.02 | –0.02 | 0.04 |
| raw serie | –0.14 | 0.13 | –0.04 | –0.06 | 0.04 |
| SA-WDA parameters | 0.00 | –0.03 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.00 |
- How to read it: in the manufacturing sector, the SA-WDA variation between Octobe 2018 and November 2018 is revised by −0.14 points, −0.14 points are due to the revision of the raw series and 0.00 points to the updating of the SA-WDA parameters.
- Sources : Insee, SSP, SDES
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