15 May 2019
2019Slight downturn in business start-ups in April 2019 Enterprise births - April 2019
In April 2019, the number of business births for all enterprises edged down (-1.3% after +1.5% in March, seasonally and working-day adjusted). Conventional businesses start-ups fell back (-1.8% after +1.7%) and micro-entrepreneurs' registrations decreased more slightly (-0.8% after +1.3%).
In April 2019, the number of business births for all enterprises edged down (-1.3% after +1.5% in March, seasonally and working-day adjusted). Conventional businesses start-ups fell back (-1.8% after +1.7%) and micro-entrepreneurs' registrations decreased more slightly (-0.8% after +1.3%).
tableauBusiness monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)
Total of entreprise start-ups | Conventional businesses | |
---|---|---|
2009-01 | 34383 | 22560 |
2009-02 | 41024 | 22760 |
2009-03 | 48120 | 21634 |
2009-04 | 49510 | 21307 |
2009-05 | 52707 | 21843 |
2009-06 | 49983 | 21005 |
2009-07 | 49845 | 20676 |
2009-08 | 49910 | 20868 |
2009-09 | 49355 | 21069 |
2009-10 | 50656 | 21290 |
2009-11 | 51881 | 22233 |
2009-12 | 54693 | 22746 |
2010-01 | 53956 | 22210 |
2010-02 | 55184 | 21067 |
2010-03 | 57183 | 21223 |
2010-04 | 52803 | 21239 |
2010-05 | 52325 | 21814 |
2010-06 | 45715 | 22144 |
2010-07 | 50117 | 21583 |
2010-08 | 50323 | 22284 |
2010-09 | 50006 | 22100 |
2010-10 | 52931 | 22098 |
2010-11 | 50295 | 21943 |
2010-12 | 45706 | 21384 |
2011-01 | 44272 | 21335 |
2011-02 | 45543 | 21634 |
2011-03 | 44038 | 21196 |
2011-04 | 45333 | 21554 |
2011-05 | 44796 | 21320 |
2011-06 | 45046 | 20492 |
2011-07 | 47334 | 22011 |
2011-08 | 45121 | 21394 |
2011-09 | 46576 | 21765 |
2011-10 | 44633 | 20586 |
2011-11 | 49025 | 22725 |
2011-12 | 47011 | 21862 |
2012-01 | 46482 | 20817 |
2012-02 | 45314 | 20329 |
2012-03 | 46989 | 20644 |
2012-04 | 45829 | 19960 |
2012-05 | 45743 | 19523 |
2012-06 | 46973 | 20171 |
2012-07 | 46749 | 20145 |
2012-08 | 47684 | 20415 |
2012-09 | 45194 | 19776 |
2012-10 | 46065 | 20378 |
2012-11 | 43752 | 19813 |
2012-12 | 44437 | 20633 |
2013-01 | 44409 | 21498 |
2013-02 | 45102 | 22012 |
2013-03 | 45138 | 21978 |
2013-04 | 44744 | 21414 |
2013-05 | 46079 | 22325 |
2013-06 | 44845 | 21853 |
2013-07 | 44158 | 21631 |
2013-08 | 44154 | 21747 |
2013-09 | 45488 | 22172 |
2013-10 | 45442 | 22722 |
2013-11 | 45777 | 22874 |
2013-12 | 45667 | 22459 |
2014-01 | 46384 | 22566 |
2014-02 | 45850 | 22543 |
2014-03 | 45365 | 22334 |
2014-04 | 46069 | 22753 |
2014-05 | 45596 | 22245 |
2014-06 | 45341 | 22079 |
2014-07 | 46666 | 22281 |
2014-08 | 46829 | 22626 |
2014-09 | 45640 | 21396 |
2014-10 | 45641 | 22004 |
2014-11 | 46426 | 22518 |
2014-12 | 46565 | 23023 |
2015-01 | 42415 | 23398 |
2015-02 | 43501 | 24163 |
2015-03 | 44123 | 24415 |
2015-04 | 43664 | 24882 |
2015-05 | 43043 | 24770 |
2015-06 | 43945 | 25272 |
2015-07 | 43665 | 25467 |
2015-08 | 43557 | 25253 |
2015-09 | 44385 | 26080 |
2015-10 | 44356 | 25877 |
2015-11 | 44242 | 26266 |
2015-12 | 44394 | 26110 |
2016-01 | 45934 | 27661 |
2016-02 | 45589 | 26821 |
2016-03 | 45093 | 26514 |
2016-04 | 46838 | 27171 |
2016-05 | 47259 | 27662 |
2016-06 | 46052 | 27524 |
2016-07 | 45921 | 28062 |
2016-08 | 45829 | 27983 |
2016-09 | 47349 | 29045 |
2016-10 | 44960 | 26932 |
2016-11 | 47053 | 28595 |
2016-12 | 45810 | 27626 |
2017-01 | 46473 | 27835 |
2017-02 | 46431 | 27862 |
2017-03 | 47350 | 28417 |
2017-04 | 47010 | 28472 |
2017-05 | 47205 | 28458 |
2017-06 | 48523 | 28986 |
2017-07 | 51563 | 29582 |
2017-08 | 50075 | 29592 |
2017-09 | 50047 | 29640 |
2017-10 | 51396 | 30852 |
2017-11 | 54553 | 30872 |
2017-12 | 54090 | 31682 |
2018-01 | 55054 | 31029 |
2018-02 | 55609 | 31415 |
2018-03 | 55708 | 31255 |
2018-04 | 56143 | 31320 |
2018-05 | 59372 | 33286 |
2018-06 | 58652 | 32613 |
2018-07 | 56673 | 31316 |
2018-08 | 59110 | 32229 |
2018-09 | 59460 | 32629 |
2018-10 | 61999 | 32853 |
2018-11 | 58614 | 32794 |
2018-12 | 58899 | 32537 |
2019-01 | 66564 | 33891 |
2019-02 | 66055 | 34377 |
2019-03 | 67040 | 34964 |
2019-04 | 66168 | 34339 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
graphiqueBusiness monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)
tableauBusiness set-ups by month (SA-WDA *)
Jan-19 | Feb-19 | Mar-19 | Apr-19 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total businesses set-ups | 66,564 | 66,055 | 67,040 | 66,168 |
Variation [m-o-m] % | 13.0 | -0.8 | 1.5 | -1.3 |
Conventional businesses | 33,891 | 34,377 | 34,964 | 34,339 |
Variation [m-o-m] % | 4.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | -1.8 |
Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 32,673 | 31,678 | 32,077 | 31,829 |
Variation [m-o-m] % | 23.9 | -3.0 | 1.3 | -0.8 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source : Insee, REE (SIRENE)
+17.3% over the twelve last months
The raw number of business start-ups totted up during the last twelve months was still inscreasing sharply (+17.3%). All the types of business start-ups increased: micro-entrepreneurs' registrations (+28.4%), conventional sole proprietorship start-ups (+14.3%) and, to a lesser extent, company births (+5.1%).
Upsurge of business setp-ups in transportation and storage over the three last months
The raw number of business start-ups totted up during the last three months went up sharply (+18.9% over one year). The sector “Transportation and storage” was the one that contributed the most to this rise (contribution of 4.6 points)*. Over the last three months and compared to the same months a year earlier, the number of creators grew by 8,200 in this sector (of which +7,800 in other postal and mail activities including home delivery).
* The contribution of a sector to the overall variation is the variation observed in this sector, weighted by the share of this sector in the total number of births.
tableauCumulated business start-ups by type
Moving total % change * | Moving total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
over 3 months | over 12 months | January-April 2019 | January-April 2018 | |
Total | 18.9 | 17.3 | 285,396 | 239,698 |
Companies | 10.8 | 5.1 | 78,053 | 71,004 |
Conventional sole proprietorships | 9.8 | 14.3 | 72,766 | 66,099 |
Self-mamaged micro-entrepreneurs | 30.7 | 28.4 | 134,577 | 102,595 |
- *Total of business start-ups during the last 3 or 12 months compared with the same months a year earlier
- Source : INSEE, REE(SIRENE)
Less than a half of business set-ups are self-managed micro-entrepreneurs' registrations
In April 2019, the share of micro–entrepreneurs' registrations in the businesses set up over the last twelve months grew again and reached 46.2%.
tableauBusiness set-ups distribution by type
Feb-19 | Mar-19 | Apr-19 | |
---|---|---|---|
Companies | 28.6 | 28.4 | 28.2 |
Sole proprietorships excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 25.9 | 25.7 | 25.6 |
Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs | 45.5 | 45.9 | 46.2 |
- Source : Insee, REE (issu de SIRENE)
Revisions
The variation in the overall number of business births in March 2019 has been raised by 0.2 points to +1.5% due to the revision of raw data and the update of the SA-WDA parameters.
tableauTrade and business support activities monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)
Trade | Business support activities | |
---|---|---|
2009-01 | 8938 | 5983 |
2009-02 | 9706 | 7820 |
2009-03 | 10546 | 11101 |
2009-04 | 10842 | 11025 |
2009-05 | 11687 | 11466 |
2009-06 | 10893 | 11108 |
2009-07 | 11264 | 10958 |
2009-08 | 11030 | 10896 |
2009-09 | 11037 | 11005 |
2009-10 | 11237 | 10997 |
2009-11 | 11217 | 11386 |
2009-12 | 11710 | 11567 |
2010-01 | 11605 | 11706 |
2010-02 | 11651 | 11781 |
2010-03 | 11800 | 13343 |
2010-04 | 11024 | 11726 |
2010-05 | 11090 | 11547 |
2010-06 | 9897 | 9944 |
2010-07 | 10304 | 11254 |
2010-08 | 10686 | 10852 |
2010-09 | 10719 | 11025 |
2010-10 | 10815 | 11768 |
2010-11 | 10269 | 11374 |
2010-12 | 9543 | 9661 |
2011-01 | 9527 | 9470 |
2011-02 | 9797 | 9630 |
2011-03 | 9278 | 9400 |
2011-04 | 9804 | 9503 |
2011-05 | 9365 | 9555 |
2011-06 | 9648 | 9628 |
2011-07 | 9979 | 10444 |
2011-08 | 9378 | 9575 |
2011-09 | 10023 | 9675 |
2011-10 | 9221 | 9240 |
2011-11 | 9788 | 10967 |
2011-12 | 9752 | 9598 |
2012-01 | 9715 | 9665 |
2012-02 | 9202 | 9324 |
2012-03 | 9389 | 9893 |
2012-04 | 9256 | 9540 |
2012-05 | 9443 | 9573 |
2012-06 | 9547 | 9557 |
2012-07 | 9412 | 9670 |
2012-08 | 9683 | 10080 |
2012-09 | 9270 | 9324 |
2012-10 | 9505 | 9613 |
2012-11 | 9183 | 9237 |
2012-12 | 9348 | 9270 |
2013-01 | 9059 | 9232 |
2013-02 | 9115 | 9376 |
2013-03 | 9188 | 9349 |
2013-04 | 9136 | 9391 |
2013-05 | 9350 | 9455 |
2013-06 | 9192 | 9358 |
2013-07 | 9241 | 9232 |
2013-08 | 9186 | 9206 |
2013-09 | 9340 | 9473 |
2013-10 | 9177 | 9555 |
2013-11 | 9121 | 9730 |
2013-12 | 9038 | 9456 |
2014-01 | 9182 | 9734 |
2014-02 | 8979 | 9691 |
2014-03 | 9067 | 9617 |
2014-04 | 9127 | 9847 |
2014-05 | 9149 | 9728 |
2014-06 | 8770 | 9746 |
2014-07 | 9221 | 9956 |
2014-08 | 9123 | 10083 |
2014-09 | 8794 | 9976 |
2014-10 | 8978 | 9692 |
2014-11 | 8978 | 9701 |
2014-12 | 9016 | 9798 |
2015-01 | 8002 | 9153 |
2015-02 | 8267 | 9605 |
2015-03 | 8302 | 9609 |
2015-04 | 8249 | 9514 |
2015-05 | 8190 | 9445 |
2015-06 | 8296 | 9569 |
2015-07 | 8155 | 9669 |
2015-08 | 8089 | 9640 |
2015-09 | 8167 | 9677 |
2015-10 | 8087 | 9844 |
2015-11 | 8076 | 9815 |
2015-12 | 7845 | 10049 |
2016-01 | 8337 | 10146 |
2016-02 | 8273 | 10292 |
2016-03 | 8060 | 10188 |
2016-04 | 8287 | 10525 |
2016-05 | 8354 | 10646 |
2016-06 | 7980 | 10322 |
2016-07 | 7882 | 10371 |
2016-08 | 7919 | 10446 |
2016-09 | 8435 | 10726 |
2016-10 | 7495 | 10035 |
2016-11 | 8172 | 10914 |
2016-12 | 7785 | 10299 |
2017-01 | 7662 | 10669 |
2017-02 | 7647 | 10740 |
2017-03 | 7814 | 11063 |
2017-04 | 7908 | 10964 |
2017-05 | 7843 | 11300 |
2017-06 | 8121 | 11573 |
2017-07 | 8466 | 12601 |
2017-08 | 8618 | 11720 |
2017-09 | 8495 | 11909 |
2017-10 | 8853 | 11997 |
2017-11 | 8913 | 13507 |
2017-12 | 8986 | 12240 |
2018-01 | 8863 | 13358 |
2018-02 | 8807 | 13493 |
2018-03 | 8767 | 13633 |
2018-04 | 8664 | 13454 |
2018-05 | 9099 | 14109 |
2018-06 | 9070 | 13898 |
2018-07 | 8846 | 13718 |
2018-08 | 9013 | 13461 |
2018-09 | 9234 | 13877 |
2018-10 | 9357 | 15142 |
2018-11 | 9157 | 13600 |
2018-12 | 9063 | 13586 |
2019-01 | 9679 | 16547 |
2019-02 | 9922 | 15929 |
2019-03 | 9926 | 16230 |
2019-04 | 9765 | 16209 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
graphiqueTrade and business support activities monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)
tableauConstruction and transportation business monthly set-ups (SA-WDA*)
Construction | Transportation and storage | |
---|---|---|
2009-01 | 4749 | 621 |
2009-02 | 5937 | 673 |
2009-03 | 6238 | 673 |
2009-04 | 6586 | 716 |
2009-05 | 6922 | 753 |
2009-06 | 6900 | 726 |
2009-07 | 7030 | 714 |
2009-08 | 7025 | 718 |
2009-09 | 6992 | 672 |
2009-10 | 7314 | 737 |
2009-11 | 7463 | 678 |
2009-12 | 8057 | 732 |
2010-01 | 7948 | 845 |
2010-02 | 8548 | 811 |
2010-03 | 8403 | 879 |
2010-04 | 7899 | 798 |
2010-05 | 7614 | 807 |
2010-06 | 6462 | 741 |
2010-07 | 7421 | 775 |
2010-08 | 7351 | 762 |
2010-09 | 7498 | 815 |
2010-10 | 7893 | 818 |
2010-11 | 7356 | 779 |
2010-12 | 6756 | 773 |
2011-01 | 6413 | 779 |
2011-02 | 6780 | 764 |
2011-03 | 6599 | 783 |
2011-04 | 6792 | 807 |
2011-05 | 6787 | 760 |
2011-06 | 6569 | 775 |
2011-07 | 6817 | 777 |
2011-08 | 6936 | 895 |
2011-09 | 6865 | 794 |
2011-10 | 6858 | 805 |
2011-11 | 7117 | 773 |
2011-12 | 7091 | 768 |
2012-01 | 7074 | 768 |
2012-02 | 6935 | 778 |
2012-03 | 7225 | 800 |
2012-04 | 7115 | 791 |
2012-05 | 6763 | 800 |
2012-06 | 7344 | 864 |
2012-07 | 7294 | 892 |
2012-08 | 7358 | 892 |
2012-09 | 7120 | 790 |
2012-10 | 6958 | 835 |
2012-11 | 6535 | 807 |
2012-12 | 6605 | 817 |
2013-01 | 6534 | 835 |
2013-02 | 6577 | 906 |
2013-03 | 6695 | 894 |
2013-04 | 6608 | 795 |
2013-05 | 6964 | 966 |
2013-06 | 6589 | 931 |
2013-07 | 6482 | 919 |
2013-08 | 6425 | 891 |
2013-09 | 6463 | 974 |
2013-10 | 6622 | 939 |
2013-11 | 6644 | 962 |
2013-12 | 6877 | 1019 |
2014-01 | 6864 | 1080 |
2014-02 | 6950 | 1108 |
2014-03 | 6570 | 1038 |
2014-04 | 6637 | 1055 |
2014-05 | 6255 | 1033 |
2014-06 | 6347 | 1082 |
2014-07 | 6348 | 1196 |
2014-08 | 6216 | 1315 |
2014-09 | 6076 | 1162 |
2014-10 | 6065 | 1242 |
2014-11 | 6017 | 2268 |
2014-12 | 5956 | 1321 |
2015-01 | 5449 | 1088 |
2015-02 | 5354 | 1217 |
2015-03 | 5567 | 1896 |
2015-04 | 5362 | 1654 |
2015-05 | 5328 | 1433 |
2015-06 | 5355 | 1560 |
2015-07 | 5256 | 1654 |
2015-08 | 5217 | 1769 |
2015-09 | 5507 | 2056 |
2015-10 | 5197 | 2327 |
2015-11 | 5151 | 2330 |
2015-12 | 5119 | 2492 |
2016-01 | 5386 | 2380 |
2016-02 | 5230 | 2418 |
2016-03 | 5009 | 2460 |
2016-04 | 5420 | 2715 |
2016-05 | 5255 | 2942 |
2016-06 | 5176 | 2956 |
2016-07 | 5171 | 2999 |
2016-08 | 5087 | 2695 |
2016-09 | 5127 | 3159 |
2016-10 | 4879 | 3074 |
2016-11 | 4828 | 2918 |
2016-12 | 4910 | 2940 |
2017-01 | 4948 | 3183 |
2017-02 | 4900 | 3424 |
2017-03 | 4926 | 3323 |
2017-04 | 4918 | 3084 |
2017-05 | 4931 | 3215 |
2017-06 | 4930 | 3354 |
2017-07 | 5348 | 3481 |
2017-08 | 5091 | 3483 |
2017-09 | 5072 | 3220 |
2017-10 | 5384 | 3523 |
2017-11 | 5459 | 4316 |
2017-12 | 5542 | 4564 |
2018-01 | 5215 | 4798 |
2018-02 | 5506 | 4629 |
2018-03 | 5537 | 4855 |
2018-04 | 5506 | 5587 |
2018-05 | 5611 | 6395 |
2018-06 | 5754 | 6115 |
2018-07 | 5583 | 5829 |
2018-08 | 5838 | 6643 |
2018-09 | 5786 | 6372 |
2018-10 | 5815 | 6709 |
2018-11 | 5702 | 6714 |
2018-12 | 5902 | 6526 |
2019-01 | 5994 | 7200 |
2019-02 | 5993 | 7602 |
2019-03 | 6085 | 7877 |
2019-04 | 6044 | 7304 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
graphiqueConstruction and transportation business monthly set-ups (SA-WDA*)
tableauNumber of monthly business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs)
NA | Feb. 2019 | Mar. 2019 | Apr. 2019 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 66,055 | 67,040 | 66,168 | |
Industry | BE | 2,710 | 2,770 | 2,905 |
Of which Manufacturing | C | 2,367 | 2,397 | 2,475 |
Construction | FZ | 5,993 | 6,085 | 6,044 |
Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities | GI | 20,698 | 21,072 | 20,251 |
Trade | G | 9,922 | 9,926 | 9,765 |
Transportation and storage | H | 7,602 | 7,877 | 7,304 |
Accommodation and food service activities | I | 3,175 | 3,268 | 3,183 |
Information and communication | JZ | 3,250 | 3,336 | 3,432 |
Financial and insurance activities | KZ | 1,621 | 1,624 | 1,618 |
Real estate activities | LZ | 2,512 | 2,662 | 2,559 |
Business support activities | MN | 15,929 | 16,230 | 16,209 |
Public administration and defence, education, human health and social work activities | OQ | 6,941 | 6,940 | 6,807 |
Other services activities | RS | 6,400 | 6,321 | 6,342 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- Source : Insee, REE (SIRENE)
tableauFluctuation in the number of business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs)
NA | Apr. 19 / Mar. 19 | Moving total % change** | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
SA-WDA * | over 3 months | over 12 months | ||
Total | -1.3 | 18.9 | 17.3 | |
Industry | BE | 4.9 | 21.7 | 16.7 |
Of which Manufacturing | C | 3.2 | 18.4 | 16.2 |
Construction | FZ | -0.7 | 9.9 | 10.6 |
Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities | GI | -3.9 | 25.0 | 24.6 |
Trade | G | -1.6 | 12.7 | 8.6 |
Transportation and storage | H | -7.3 | 50.9 | 65.3 |
Accommodation and food service activities | I | -2.6 | 18.7 | 13.6 |
Information and communication | JZ | 2.9 | 19.2 | 17.1 |
Financial and insurance activities | KZ | -0.4 | 18.0 | 10.2 |
Real estate activities | LZ | -3.9 | 22.9 | 19.0 |
Business support activities | MN | -0.1 | 18.7 | 16.9 |
Public administration and defence, education, human health and social work activities | OQ | -1.9 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
Other services activities | RS | 0.3 | 22.5 | 19.7 |
- * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
- ** Total of business start-ups during the last 3 or 12 months compared with the same months a year earlier
- Source : Insee, REE (SIRENE)
For further information
The business start-ups data are build from the Register of Enterprises and Establishments (REE), from Sirene register information. The definition of creation adopted by INSEE is based on the concept defined by EUROSTAT, to harmonize and compare European data.
The appearance of a legal operating unit with no predecessor is considered to be a newly created enterprise by Eurostat. This concept of creation relies on new production resources. The business start-up statistics include applications for start-ups as micro-entrepreneurs, starting from the data relating to January 2009. Since this date, sole proprietorships excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs are called conventional sole proprietorships and start-ups excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs are called conventional businesses.
Additional informations (time series) are available at the bottom of this page.
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Documentation
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Pour en savoir plus
The business start-ups data are build from the Register of Enterprises and Establishments (REE), from Sirene register information. The definition of creation adopted by INSEE is based on the concept defined by EUROSTAT, to harmonize and compare European data.
The appearance of a legal operating unit with no predecessor is considered to be a newly created enterprise by Eurostat. This concept of creation relies on new production resources. The business start-up statistics include applications for start-ups as micro-entrepreneurs, starting from the data relating to January 2009. Since this date, sole proprietorships excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs are called conventional sole proprietorships and start-ups excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs are called conventional businesses.
Additional informations (time series) are available at the bottom of this page.
Next issue: 14 June 2019 at 8:45am
Time series : Business demography