9 October 2020
2020- n° 258In August 2020, manufacturing output slowed down (+1.0%) Industrial production index - August 2020
In August 2020, output increased more modestly than in July in the manufacturing industry (+1.0%, after +4.5%), as well as in the whole industry (+1.3%, after +3.8%). Compared to February (the last month before the beginning of the general lockdown), output remained significantly lower in the manufacturing industry (−7.4%), as well as in the whole industry (−6.3%).
All series are seasonally (SA) and working-day adjusted (WDA).
In the following paragraphs, percentage changes by subsections are presented in descending order of their contribution to the overall percentage change of the industrial production index. The contribution of a subsection takes into account its weight and the magnitude of its evolution.
In August 2020, output increased more modestly than in July in the manufacturing industry (+1.0%, after +4.5%), as well as in the whole industry (+1.3%, after +3.8%). Compared to February (the last month before the beginning of the general lockdown), output remained significantly lower in the manufacturing industry (−7.4%), as well as in the whole industry (−6.3%).
tableauMonthly Industrial Production Indices
| (C1) | (C3) | (C4) | (C5) | CZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01 | 98.92 | 98.67 | 98.44 | 99.24 | 99.02 |
| 2015-02 | 97.97 | 97.02 | 102.82 | 99.27 | 99.3 |
| 2015-03 | 100.22 | 98.5 | 100.33 | 99.56 | 99.81 |
| 2015-04 | 99.8 | 99.79 | 97.69 | 99.91 | 99.59 |
| 2015-05 | 100.43 | 103.13 | 99.66 | 100.46 | 100.72 |
| 2015-06 | 100.82 | 102.53 | 100.36 | 99.53 | 100.18 |
| 2015-07 | 100.57 | 97.31 | 96.57 | 99.27 | 98.74 |
| 2015-08 | 99.96 | 100.16 | 103.0 | 99.58 | 100.06 |
| 2015-09 | 100.91 | 104.23 | 102.58 | 100.2 | 101.27 |
| 2015-10 | 100.3 | 102.11 | 102.29 | 99.96 | 100.71 |
| 2015-11 | 99.77 | 98.24 | 97.13 | 100.67 | 99.67 |
| 2015-12 | 100.33 | 98.33 | 99.13 | 102.36 | 100.92 |
| 2016-01 | 100.87 | 99.05 | 107.37 | 102.44 | 102.34 |
| 2016-02 | 99.86 | 100.37 | 105.56 | 99.55 | 100.56 |
| 2016-03 | 99.91 | 97.7 | 102.66 | 99.3 | 99.67 |
| 2016-04 | 98.36 | 98.12 | 108.2 | 100.15 | 100.72 |
| 2016-05 | 97.66 | 97.72 | 103.22 | 100.46 | 99.76 |
| 2016-06 | 97.51 | 96.09 | 105.06 | 99.32 | 99.02 |
| 2016-07 | 99.04 | 96.44 | 100.52 | 100.03 | 99.44 |
| 2016-08 | 100.01 | 100.09 | 104.8 | 101.31 | 101.39 |
| 2016-09 | 100.38 | 98.99 | 101.74 | 100.33 | 100.32 |
| 2016-10 | 99.16 | 95.87 | 104.85 | 98.55 | 99.19 |
| 2016-11 | 100.01 | 100.66 | 104.67 | 102.65 | 102.34 |
| 2016-12 | 99.49 | 100.23 | 103.97 | 100.51 | 100.85 |
| 2017-01 | 97.62 | 97.4 | 106.47 | 100.54 | 100.36 |
| 2017-02 | 98.93 | 99.75 | 103.59 | 101.06 | 100.73 |
| 2017-03 | 98.87 | 100.83 | 109.15 | 102.49 | 102.44 |
| 2017-04 | 98.45 | 100.54 | 103.43 | 102.09 | 101.43 |
| 2017-05 | 99.51 | 104.54 | 109.47 | 103.59 | 103.79 |
| 2017-06 | 99.08 | 102.21 | 106.17 | 103.46 | 102.94 |
| 2017-07 | 99.75 | 102.27 | 109.54 | 103.55 | 103.46 |
| 2017-08 | 100.37 | 100.89 | 113.65 | 102.89 | 103.57 |
| 2017-09 | 99.61 | 101.87 | 112.44 | 104.07 | 104.06 |
| 2017-10 | 99.21 | 105.6 | 112.97 | 105.62 | 105.44 |
| 2017-11 | 99.85 | 101.78 | 113.7 | 105.92 | 105.34 |
| 2017-12 | 98.79 | 106.63 | 113.3 | 106.83 | 106.24 |
| 2018-01 | 98.24 | 100.81 | 113.13 | 103.08 | 103.22 |
| 2018-02 | 97.93 | 100.48 | 107.44 | 102.65 | 102.15 |
| 2018-03 | 99.15 | 102.46 | 107.06 | 104.84 | 103.72 |
| 2018-04 | 98.8 | 98.85 | 113.59 | 104.46 | 103.66 |
| 2018-05 | 99.27 | 99.95 | 109.61 | 102.99 | 102.37 |
| 2018-06 | 98.4 | 100.47 | 114.32 | 105.08 | 104.35 |
| 2018-07 | 98.07 | 101.76 | 116.71 | 103.78 | 104.1 |
| 2018-08 | 99.17 | 102.23 | 114.04 | 105.5 | 105.0 |
| 2018-09 | 97.34 | 99.39 | 111.88 | 104.3 | 103.38 |
| 2018-10 | 98.24 | 103.26 | 111.27 | 104.96 | 104.35 |
| 2018-11 | 97.02 | 100.85 | 112.65 | 104.42 | 103.56 |
| 2018-12 | 98.11 | 99.63 | 120.29 | 104.74 | 104.75 |
| 2019-01 | 99.44 | 104.08 | 114.76 | 105.3 | 105.28 |
| 2019-02 | 97.93 | 103.39 | 115.05 | 106.1 | 105.39 |
| 2019-03 | 97.54 | 105.21 | 114.71 | 104.93 | 104.83 |
| 2019-04 | 99.0 | 107.78 | 111.21 | 104.47 | 104.71 |
| 2019-05 | 98.63 | 105.29 | 115.27 | 107.19 | 106.3 |
| 2019-06 | 97.8 | 103.67 | 110.78 | 104.77 | 103.88 |
| 2019-07 | 97.25 | 102.72 | 112.65 | 105.41 | 104.33 |
| 2019-08 | 96.97 | 99.98 | 112.92 | 104.47 | 103.5 |
| 2019-09 | 98.25 | 104.74 | 111.49 | 105.18 | 104.38 |
| 2019-10 | 97.59 | 102.25 | 110.48 | 106.99 | 104.63 |
| 2019-11 | 97.96 | 101.96 | 112.97 | 105.08 | 103.93 |
| 2019-12 | 97.2 | 97.74 | 109.13 | 103.17 | 101.68 |
| 2020-01 | 97.44 | 102.86 | 106.02 | 104.56 | 102.73 |
| 2020-02 | 98.53 | 103.59 | 108.41 | 105.62 | 103.95 |
| 2020-03 | 95.6 | 79.4 | 69.03 | 86.23 | 84.16 |
| 2020-04 | 88.07 | 61.73 | 36.04 | 66.0 | 65.21 |
| 2020-05 | 89.58 | 79.07 | 55.33 | 82.83 | 79.65 |
| 2020-06 | 95.76 | 90.88 | 77.02 | 93.66 | 91.16 |
| 2020-07 | 97.69 | 97.69 | 83.53 | 97.49 | 95.29 |
| 2020-08 | 95.77 | 93.81 | 88.48 | 99.86 | 96.29 |
- Legend: 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
- 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
In August 2020, contrasted variations from one activity to another
In August, output increased again, but at a slower rate than in July, in “other manufacturing” (+2.4% after +4.1%), in the manufacture of transport equipment (+5.9% after +8.5%) and in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (+2.8% after +0.2%). It fell back in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (−4.0% after +7.5%) and in the manufacture of food products and beverages (−2.0% after +2.0%). It kept decreasing sharply in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum (−6.9% after −7.1%).
In most industrial activities, output yet remained below its February level. It plummeted in the manufacture of transport equipment (−18.4%), in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum (−17.4%) and in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (−9.4%). Conversely, taking into account the increase observed in August, output got closer to its February level in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products (−3.5%) and in manufacturing of rubber and plastics products (−2.2%). In the manufacture of food products and beverages, output was less impacted and returned to a standard level since June − July.
tableauVariation in the Industrial Production
| NA : A10, (A17), [A38 or A64] | Aug. 2020 | Aug. / July | July / June | Aug. / Feb. | Quarter–on–quarter change (3) | Year–on–year change (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | 96.3 | 1.3 | 3.8 | –6.3 | 20.7 | –8.7 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | 96.3 | 1.0 | 4.5 | –7.4 | 23.5 | –9.3 |
| (C1): Man. of food products and beverages | 95.8 | –2.0 | 2.0 | –2.8 | 5.8 | –1.0 |
| (C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products | 54.1 | –6.9 | –7.1 | –17.4 | 22.2 | –31.9 |
| (C3): Machinery and equipment goods | 93.8 | –4.0 | 7.5 | –9.4 | 28.2 | –7.8 |
| [CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products | 96.2 | –7.3 | 10.8 | –12.3 | 18.5 | –7.7 |
| [CJ] Man. of electrical equipment | 91.2 | –2.6 | 4.4 | –5.6 | 35.8 | –7.6 |
| [CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) | 92.9 | –1.0 | 5.8 | –8.5 | 36.0 | –8.1 |
| (C4): Man. of transport equipment | 88.5 | 5.9 | 8.5 | –18.4 | 55.3 | –26.0 |
| [CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi–trailers | 95.2 | 18.2 | 18.8 | –7.6 | 144.8 | –24.8 |
| [CL2] Man. of other transport equipment | 82.9 | –3.8 | 1.5 | –26.7 | 19.7 | –26.9 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | 99.9 | 2.4 | 4.1 | –5.5 | 23.8 | –7.5 |
| [CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products | 86.4 | –0.2 | 2.8 | –11.6 | 40.0 | –12.7 |
| [CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media | 94.8 | –1.7 | 7.1 | –6.3 | 19.5 | –6.5 |
| [CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products | 93.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | –11.0 | 6.6 | –13.3 |
| [CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 110.6 | –6.1 | –2.9 | –5.0 | –4.9 | 0.2 |
| [CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other nonmetallic mineral products | 103.8 | 6.5 | 5.2 | –2.2 | 47.8 | –5.3 |
| [CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 96.4 | 10.5 | 7.1 | –3.5 | 42.7 | –12.9 |
| [CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 103.9 | 0.5 | 6.4 | –4.5 | 29.3 | –3.4 |
| DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 96.7 | 2.8 | 0.2 | –0.1 | 7.5 | –5.3 |
| [BZ] Mining and quarrying | 106.5 | 6.2 | –0.8 | –0.4 | 50.9 | –2.0 |
| [DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air–conditioning supply | 96.1 | 2.6 | 0.2 | –0.2 | 6.5 | –5.9 |
| [EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation | 96.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | –0.3 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | 100.7 | 4.9 | 4.0 | –1.2 | 60.2 | –6.2 |
| MIGs (2) | ||||||
| Capital goods | 96.6 | 1.3 | 7.1 | –9.9 | 35.8 | –12.4 |
| Intermediate goods | 94.8 | 3.6 | 4.8 | –6.3 | 25.4 | –10.4 |
| Consumer durables | 113.8 | 8.1 | 6.9 | –3.9 | 100.4 | 3.5 |
| Consumer non–durables | 99.0 | –2.3 | 1.3 | –5.1 | 7.1 | –3.5 |
| Energy | 92.8 | 2.1 | –0.2 | –1.0 | 6.7 | –7.3 |
- (1) n.e.c. : not elsewhere classifiable
- (2) Main industrial groupings: definition in Commission regulation EC of 14 June 2007
- (3) Last three months / previous three months
- (4) Last three months / same three months of previous year
- // Not available
- Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES
Year-on-year, manufacturing output over the last three months decreased (−9.3%)
Manufacturing output over the last three months declined sharply compared to the same three months of 2019 (−9.3%), as well as in the whole industry (−8.7%).
Over this one-year period, output plunged in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−31.9%) and in the manufacture of transport equipment (−26.0%). It also decreased in “other manufacturing” (−7.5%), in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (−7.8%) and in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (−5.3%). The fall in production is more moderate in the manufacture of food products and beverages (−1.0%).
tableauRevision of variations
| July / June | June / May | May / April | Q2 2020 / Q1 2020 | 2019 / 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry (BE) | 0.06 | –0.33 | –0.01 | –0.24 | 0.02 |
| raw serie | –0.08 | 0.01 | 0.05 | –0.03 | 0.03 |
| SA–WDA parameters | 0.14 | –0.34 | –0.06 | –0.21 | –0.01 |
| Manufacturing (CZ) | 0.04 | –0.32 | 0.03 | –0.24 | 0.03 |
| raw serie | –0.10 | 0.00 | 0.06 | –0.05 | 0.03 |
| SA–WDA parameters | 0.14 | –0.32 | –0.03 | –0.19 | 0.00 |
- How to read it: in the manufacturing sector, the SA–WDA variation between June and July 2020 is revised by +0.04 points, –0.10 points are due to the revision of the raw series and +0.14 points to the updating of the SA–WDA parameters.
- Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES
For further information
The treatments implemented for March 2020 are explained in the methodological note referenced in the documentation section.
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The treatments implemented for March 2020 are explained in the methodological note referenced in the documentation section.
Next issue: 10/11/2020 at 08:45
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