Informations Rapides ·
8 January 2021 · n° 004
In November 2020, manufacturing output increased again (+0.5%) Industrial production index - November 2020
In November 2020, output increased again in the manufacturing industry (+0.5%, after +0.8%) while it decreased in the whole industry (−0.9%, after +1.9%). Compared to February (the last month before the beginning of the first general lockdown), output remained significantly lower in the manufacturing industry (−4.2%), as well as in the whole industry (−4.1%).
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 November 2020, output increased again in the manufacturing industry (+0.5%, after +0.8%) while it decreased in the whole industry (−0.9%, after +1.9%). Compared to February (the last month before the beginning of the first general lockdown), output remained significantly lower in the manufacturing industry (−4.2%), as well as in the whole industry (−4.1%).
tableauMonthly Industrial Production Indices
| (C1) | (C3) | (C4) | (C5) | CZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01 | 98.94 | 98.65 | 98.29 | 99.18 | 98.97 |
| 2015-02 | 98.0 | 97.04 | 102.73 | 99.31 | 99.32 |
| 2015-03 | 100.22 | 98.56 | 100.46 | 99.55 | 99.83 |
| 2015-04 | 99.76 | 99.74 | 97.62 | 99.9 | 99.56 |
| 2015-05 | 100.43 | 103.17 | 99.6 | 100.43 | 100.7 |
| 2015-06 | 100.8 | 102.6 | 100.49 | 99.55 | 100.22 |
| 2015-07 | 100.51 | 97.16 | 96.5 | 99.28 | 98.7 |
| 2015-08 | 99.96 | 100.03 | 103.09 | 99.59 | 100.06 |
| 2015-09 | 100.96 | 104.3 | 102.27 | 100.26 | 101.28 |
| 2015-10 | 100.3 | 102.12 | 102.21 | 99.91 | 100.67 |
| 2015-11 | 99.75 | 98.34 | 97.78 | 100.65 | 99.76 |
| 2015-12 | 100.36 | 98.28 | 98.97 | 102.39 | 100.91 |
| 2016-01 | 100.87 | 99.05 | 107.23 | 102.38 | 102.29 |
| 2016-02 | 99.86 | 100.38 | 105.54 | 99.56 | 100.57 |
| 2016-03 | 99.95 | 97.7 | 102.5 | 99.28 | 99.65 |
| 2016-04 | 98.31 | 98.13 | 108.27 | 100.15 | 100.72 |
| 2016-05 | 97.67 | 97.83 | 103.29 | 100.47 | 99.8 |
| 2016-06 | 97.5 | 96.02 | 105.06 | 99.33 | 99.01 |
| 2016-07 | 98.98 | 96.49 | 100.32 | 100.0 | 99.39 |
| 2016-08 | 100.05 | 99.98 | 104.65 | 101.33 | 101.36 |
| 2016-09 | 100.42 | 99.09 | 101.54 | 100.41 | 100.35 |
| 2016-10 | 99.16 | 95.84 | 104.78 | 98.54 | 99.16 |
| 2016-11 | 100.04 | 100.64 | 105.31 | 102.65 | 102.43 |
| 2016-12 | 99.52 | 100.1 | 103.84 | 100.51 | 100.82 |
| 2017-01 | 97.61 | 97.46 | 106.43 | 100.5 | 100.34 |
| 2017-02 | 98.97 | 99.76 | 103.36 | 101.1 | 100.74 |
| 2017-03 | 98.93 | 100.73 | 109.17 | 102.45 | 102.41 |
| 2017-04 | 98.41 | 100.57 | 103.39 | 102.1 | 101.43 |
| 2017-05 | 99.57 | 104.63 | 109.35 | 103.6 | 103.81 |
| 2017-06 | 99.09 | 102.25 | 106.08 | 103.42 | 102.91 |
| 2017-07 | 99.64 | 102.33 | 109.6 | 103.49 | 103.42 |
| 2017-08 | 100.4 | 100.62 | 113.61 | 102.9 | 103.52 |
| 2017-09 | 99.67 | 102.14 | 112.0 | 104.25 | 104.14 |
| 2017-10 | 99.3 | 105.52 | 112.73 | 105.68 | 105.44 |
| 2017-11 | 99.91 | 101.69 | 114.82 | 105.86 | 105.45 |
| 2017-12 | 98.86 | 106.51 | 112.93 | 106.83 | 106.19 |
| 2018-01 | 98.24 | 100.85 | 112.87 | 103.06 | 103.18 |
| 2018-02 | 97.99 | 100.49 | 107.21 | 102.67 | 102.15 |
| 2018-03 | 99.22 | 102.45 | 107.18 | 104.77 | 103.71 |
| 2018-04 | 98.74 | 98.85 | 113.7 | 104.46 | 103.67 |
| 2018-05 | 99.31 | 99.84 | 109.66 | 102.97 | 102.36 |
| 2018-06 | 98.38 | 100.57 | 114.29 | 105.03 | 104.33 |
| 2018-07 | 98.03 | 101.92 | 116.67 | 103.66 | 104.03 |
| 2018-08 | 99.18 | 101.96 | 114.11 | 105.47 | 104.93 |
| 2018-09 | 97.41 | 99.8 | 111.43 | 104.63 | 103.56 |
| 2018-10 | 98.43 | 103.08 | 110.73 | 105.1 | 104.36 |
| 2018-11 | 97.04 | 100.64 | 113.95 | 104.25 | 103.62 |
| 2018-12 | 98.12 | 99.38 | 120.28 | 104.76 | 104.74 |
| 2019-01 | 99.39 | 104.23 | 114.59 | 105.29 | 105.28 |
| 2019-02 | 97.99 | 103.41 | 114.76 | 106.1 | 105.39 |
| 2019-03 | 97.64 | 105.28 | 114.78 | 104.88 | 104.84 |
| 2019-04 | 98.93 | 107.87 | 111.29 | 104.47 | 104.73 |
| 2019-05 | 98.67 | 105.38 | 115.64 | 107.11 | 106.32 |
| 2019-06 | 97.79 | 103.88 | 110.63 | 104.7 | 103.85 |
| 2019-07 | 97.24 | 102.83 | 112.5 | 105.23 | 104.21 |
| 2019-08 | 96.97 | 99.67 | 112.95 | 104.38 | 103.36 |
| 2019-09 | 98.4 | 105.27 | 111.35 | 105.72 | 104.75 |
| 2019-10 | 97.9 | 102.19 | 109.68 | 107.15 | 104.66 |
| 2019-11 | 97.96 | 101.8 | 114.36 | 104.83 | 103.96 |
| 2019-12 | 97.22 | 97.87 | 109.1 | 103.29 | 101.78 |
| 2020-01 | 97.35 | 102.73 | 105.88 | 104.6 | 102.73 |
| 2020-02 | 98.57 | 103.28 | 108.03 | 105.69 | 103.92 |
| 2020-03 | 95.58 | 79.22 | 69.16 | 86.17 | 84.12 |
| 2020-04 | 87.76 | 61.49 | 36.0 | 66.07 | 65.16 |
| 2020-05 | 89.42 | 78.91 | 55.4 | 82.92 | 79.66 |
| 2020-06 | 95.71 | 91.27 | 76.96 | 93.86 | 91.3 |
| 2020-07 | 98.07 | 97.71 | 83.34 | 97.45 | 95.29 |
| 2020-08 | 95.92 | 93.09 | 87.8 | 99.78 | 96.03 |
| 2020-09 | 96.0 | 96.84 | 94.73 | 101.04 | 98.27 |
| 2020-10 | 95.74 | 97.44 | 93.56 | 102.41 | 99.03 |
| 2020-11 | 96.48 | 98.8 | 95.02 | 102.49 | 99.54 |
- 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 November 2020, diverging trends from one activity to another
In November, output decreased sharply in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (−8.5% after +8.3%) and more moderately in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum (−3.3% after +11.8%). Conversely, output continued to rise in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (+1.4% after +0.6%). Output edged up in the manufacture of transport equipment (+1.6% after −1.2%) and in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.8% after −0.3%) and it was virtually stable in “other manufacturing” (+0.1% after +1.4%).
In November, output yet remained below its February level in most industrial activities. It slumped in the manufacture of transport equipment (−12.0%), especially in the manufacture of “other transport equipment” (−17.6%). Compared to February 2020, output also dropped in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (−4.3%) and in “other manufacturing” (−3.0%). In this activity, it fell sharply in the manufacturing of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products (−12.1%) and it increased in pharmaceuticals (+3.9%) and in chemicals (+2.4%).
tableauVariation in the Industrial Production
| NA : A10, (A17), [A38 or A64] | Nov. 2020 | Nov. / Oct. | Oct. / Sept. | Nov. / Feb. | Quarter–on–quarter change (3) | Year–on–year change (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | 98.6 | –0.9 | 1.9 | –4.1 | 4.5 | –4.8 |
| CZ: Manufacturing | 99.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | –4.2 | 5.0 | –5.3 |
| (C1): Man. of food products and beverages | 96.5 | 0.8 | –0.3 | –2.1 | –0.5 | –2.1 |
| (C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products | 65.4 | –3.3 | 11.8 | –2.0 | 14.3 | –8.7 |
| (C3): Machinery and equipment goods | 98.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | –4.3 | 3.9 | –5.2 |
| [CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products | 102.6 | 5.0 | –5.3 | –6.1 | 3.9 | –7.8 |
| [CJ] Man. of electrical equipment | 92.3 | –2.1 | 3.3 | –3.6 | 1.1 | –2.6 |
| [CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) | 98.7 | –0.2 | 5.7 | –2.7 | 5.6 | –3.9 |
| (C4): Man. of transport equipment | 95.0 | 1.6 | –1.2 | –12.0 | 14.2 | –15.5 |
| [CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi–trailers | 98.1 | –4.1 | 1.2 | –5.0 | 23.7 | –3.3 |
| [CL2] Man. of other transport equipment | 92.5 | 7.2 | –3.6 | –17.6 | 6.4 | –24.6 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | 102.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 | –3.0 | 5.1 | –3.7 |
| [CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products | 86.2 | –6.0 | 1.4 | –12.1 | 4.2 | –8.9 |
| [CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media | 95.0 | 0.2 | –1.8 | –6.2 | 1.7 | –4.7 |
| [CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products | 108.1 | 1.6 | 7.7 | 2.4 | 12.7 | –2.9 |
| [CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 121.6 | –5.0 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 3.3 |
| [CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other nonmetallic mineral products | 101.6 | 2.3 | 0.1 | –4.2 | 2.4 | –2.9 |
| [CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 92.6 | 2.4 | –2.0 | –7.3 | 4.1 | –8.7 |
| [CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 105.7 | –0.3 | 1.4 | –2.8 | 3.7 | –2.7 |
| DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 93.2 | –8.5 | 8.3 | –3.7 | 1.6 | –1.9 |
| [BZ] Mining and quarrying | 103.5 | 2.4 | –3.4 | –3.1 | 0.1 | –2.2 |
| [DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air–conditioning supply | 92.6 | –10.1 | 10.0 | –4.0 | 2.0 | –2.1 |
| [EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation | 94.0 | 1.4 | –1.4 | –1.3 | –1.1 | –0.5 |
| FZ: CONSTRUCTION | 98.4 | 3.6 | 0.1 | –3.6 | –1.2 | –6.6 |
| MIGs (2) | ||||||
| Capital goods | 100.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | –6.4 | 6.3 | –8.2 |
| Intermediate goods | 98.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 | –3.0 | 5.6 | –3.7 |
| Consumer durables | 106.7 | –1.7 | –4.7 | –9.6 | 4.2 | –7.3 |
| Consumer non–durables | 101.9 | –2.0 | 1.1 | –2.4 | 2.5 | –2.9 |
| Energy | 90.5 | –8.7 | 9.0 | –3.7 | 2.3 | –2.4 |
- (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
Over a year, manufacturing output decreased (−5.3%)
Output of the last three monthswas lower than that of the same months of 2019 (−5.3%) in the manufacturing industry, as well as in the whole industry (−4.8%).
Over this one-year period, output plummeted in the manufacture of transport equipment (−15.5%). It also decreased sharply in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−8.7%). The decline of production was less pronounced in “other manufacturing” (−3.7%), in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (−5.2%), in the manufacture of food products and beverages (−2.1%) and in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (−1.9%).
tableauRevision of variations
| Oct. / Sept. | Sept. / Aug. | Aug. / July | Q3 2020 / Q2 2020 | 2019 / 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry (BE) | 0.26 | –0.01 | 0.03 | –0.04 | 0.01 |
| raw serie | 0.23 | 0.04 | 0.04 | –0.01 | 0.01 |
| SA–WDA parameters | 0.03 | –0.05 | –0.01 | –0.03 | 0.00 |
| Manufacturing (CZ) | 0.22 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| raw serie | 0.25 | 0.03 | 0.05 | –0.02 | 0.01 |
| SA–WDA parameters | –0.03 | –0.02 | –0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
- How to read it: in the manufacturing sector, the SA–WDA variation between September and October 2020 is revised by +0.22 points,+0.25 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
For further information
The treatments implemented for March 2020 are explained in the methodological note referenced in the documentation section.
Next issue: 10/02/2021 at 08:45
Pour en savoir plus
The treatments implemented for March 2020 are explained in the methodological note referenced in the documentation section.
Next issue: 10/02/2021 at 08:45
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