Informations Rapides ·
21 January 2021 · n° 016
In January, the production capacity rate in industry has slightly increased again Quarterly business survey (goods-producing industries) - January 2021
In January 2021, the production capacity utilisation rate in industry has grown slightly. It has gained 2 points compared to October 2020 and has reached 79%, which is below its long-term average (83).
The production capacity rate has grown slightly
In January 2021, the production capacity utilisation rate in industry has grown slightly. It has gained 2 points compared to October 2020 and has reached 79%, which is below its long-term average (83).
tableauProduction capacity utilisation rate
| Production capacity utilisation rate | |
|---|---|
| 1998-Q1 | 83.0 |
| 1998-Q2 | 83.3 |
| 1998-Q3 | 84.6 |
| 1998-Q4 | 83.3 |
| 1999-Q1 | 84.0 |
| 1999-Q2 | 83.0 |
| 1999-Q3 | 83.5 |
| 1999-Q4 | 84.3 |
| 2000-Q1 | 83.8 |
| 2000-Q2 | 85.0 |
| 2000-Q3 | 85.5 |
| 2000-Q4 | 86.1 |
| 2001-Q1 | 86.2 |
| 2001-Q2 | 85.8 |
| 2001-Q3 | 84.9 |
| 2001-Q4 | 84.2 |
| 2002-Q1 | 84.1 |
| 2002-Q2 | 85.0 |
| 2002-Q3 | 84.1 |
| 2002-Q4 | 83.3 |
| 2003-Q1 | 83.4 |
| 2003-Q2 | 82.7 |
| 2003-Q3 | 82.6 |
| 2003-Q4 | 82.2 |
| 2004-Q1 | 82.7 |
| 2004-Q2 | 82.6 |
| 2004-Q3 | 82.8 |
| 2004-Q4 | 82.9 |
| 2005-Q1 | 82.7 |
| 2005-Q2 | 82.6 |
| 2005-Q3 | 82.8 |
| 2005-Q4 | 82.4 |
| 2006-Q1 | 83.4 |
| 2006-Q2 | 84.2 |
| 2006-Q3 | 85.1 |
| 2006-Q4 | 85.6 |
| 2007-Q1 | 84.8 |
| 2007-Q2 | 85.9 |
| 2007-Q3 | 85.9 |
| 2007-Q4 | 86.7 |
| 2008-Q1 | 86.4 |
| 2008-Q2 | 85.5 |
| 2008-Q3 | 84.9 |
| 2008-Q4 | 83.2 |
| 2009-Q1 | 75.4 |
| 2009-Q2 | 72.2 |
| 2009-Q3 | 73.3 |
| 2009-Q4 | 75.4 |
| 2010-Q1 | 75.2 |
| 2010-Q2 | 77.5 |
| 2010-Q3 | 77.9 |
| 2010-Q4 | 79.5 |
| 2011-Q1 | 80.7 |
| 2011-Q2 | 82.6 |
| 2011-Q3 | 82.5 |
| 2011-Q4 | 82.6 |
| 2012-Q1 | 81.3 |
| 2012-Q2 | 81.4 |
| 2012-Q3 | 80.5 |
| 2012-Q4 | 80.4 |
| 2013-Q1 | 80.9 |
| 2013-Q2 | 80.4 |
| 2013-Q3 | 80.2 |
| 2013-Q4 | 80.4 |
| 2014-Q1 | 80.7 |
| 2014-Q2 | 80.5 |
| 2014-Q3 | 81.9 |
| 2014-Q4 | 80.8 |
| 2015-Q1 | 80.8 |
| 2015-Q2 | 82.3 |
| 2015-Q3 | 82.0 |
| 2015-Q4 | 82.3 |
| 2016-Q1 | 81.0 |
| 2016-Q2 | 82.3 |
| 2016-Q3 | 83.5 |
| 2016-Q4 | 83.0 |
| 2017-Q1 | 84.0 |
| 2017-Q2 | 83.8 |
| 2017-Q3 | 84.6 |
| 2017-Q4 | 84.6 |
| 2018-Q1 | 85.9 |
| 2018-Q2 | 85.3 |
| 2018-Q3 | 85.4 |
| 2018-Q4 | 85.1 |
| 2019-Q1 | 84.9 |
| 2019-Q2 | 84.6 |
| 2019-Q3 | 83.7 |
| 2019-Q4 | 83.1 |
| 2020-Q1 | 82.8 |
| 2020-Q2 | 60.5 |
| 2020-Q3 | 74.5 |
| 2020-Q4 | 77.4 |
| 2021-Q1 | 79.3 |
graphiqueProduction capacity utilisation rate
- Source: INSEE
The opinion of industrialists on past demand has been relatively unaffected by the second lockdown...
After a large rebound in October 2020, the balances of opinion on variation in demand over the last three months, overall and abroad, have declined a little in January despite the lockdown that took effect during the considered period. The balance of opinion on the past change in overall demand has lost 5 points while the balance on past change in foreign demand has increased by 4 points.
… but the prospects remain dull
However, demand prospects remain dull. After a slight dip between July and October 2020, the balance of opinion on expected change in overall demand has increased a little (+2 points between October and January). The balance of opinion on expected change in foreign demand has increased slightly more (+5 points). The one on general exportation expectations has also, again, grown a little. These three balances remain below their long-term average.
In addition, industrialists have been broadly as many as last quarter to report difficulties of demand, while the proportion of industrialists reporting supply difficulties has slightly grown.
tableauOpinion on global demand
| Past change | Expected change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1998-Q1 | 26.6 | 14.4 |
| 1998-Q2 | 18.6 | 12.4 |
| 1998-Q3 | 18.0 | 11.9 |
| 1998-Q4 | 11.9 | 0.3 |
| 1999-Q1 | 4.5 | -1.3 |
| 1999-Q2 | -1.7 | 2.4 |
| 1999-Q3 | 13.2 | 11.9 |
| 1999-Q4 | 23.8 | 21.9 |
| 2000-Q1 | 30.3 | 15.1 |
| 2000-Q2 | 32.7 | 18.1 |
| 2000-Q3 | 28.6 | 20.4 |
| 2000-Q4 | 33.2 | 22.7 |
| 2001-Q1 | 11.9 | 15.3 |
| 2001-Q2 | 9.1 | 2.8 |
| 2001-Q3 | -0.4 | 1.1 |
| 2001-Q4 | -12.1 | -13.3 |
| 2002-Q1 | -23.8 | -4.6 |
| 2002-Q2 | -10.4 | 5.4 |
| 2002-Q3 | -8.0 | -1.8 |
| 2002-Q4 | -19.2 | -6.6 |
| 2003-Q1 | -6.3 | -1.6 |
| 2003-Q2 | -22.0 | -10.8 |
| 2003-Q3 | -19.8 | -7.8 |
| 2003-Q4 | -9.1 | 1.4 |
| 2004-Q1 | 0.1 | 7.5 |
| 2004-Q2 | 10.0 | 9.1 |
| 2004-Q3 | 12.8 | 10.1 |
| 2004-Q4 | 8.5 | 14.4 |
| 2005-Q1 | 16.9 | 6.3 |
| 2005-Q2 | -3.6 | 1.3 |
| 2005-Q3 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
| 2005-Q4 | 2.5 | 10.0 |
| 2006-Q1 | 14.8 | 7.4 |
| 2006-Q2 | 16.4 | 12.9 |
| 2006-Q3 | 13.1 | 9.4 |
| 2006-Q4 | 15.9 | 13.7 |
| 2007-Q1 | 13.2 | 10.6 |
| 2007-Q2 | 17.4 | 10.3 |
| 2007-Q3 | 23.1 | 14.6 |
| 2007-Q4 | 17.7 | 16.0 |
| 2008-Q1 | 16.5 | 13.8 |
| 2008-Q2 | 14.7 | 9.0 |
| 2008-Q3 | -8.3 | -13.1 |
| 2008-Q4 | -21.7 | -24.3 |
| 2009-Q1 | -42.2 | -36.4 |
| 2009-Q2 | -53.1 | -27.7 |
| 2009-Q3 | -23.4 | -11.8 |
| 2009-Q4 | -12.0 | -1.8 |
| 2010-Q1 | 9.4 | -0.1 |
| 2010-Q2 | 6.3 | 2.1 |
| 2010-Q3 | 18.3 | 1.3 |
| 2010-Q4 | 17.3 | 10.9 |
| 2011-Q1 | 25.0 | 10.1 |
| 2011-Q2 | 20.8 | 8.6 |
| 2011-Q3 | 14.5 | 6.3 |
| 2011-Q4 | 0.7 | -4.1 |
| 2012-Q1 | -4.4 | -7.4 |
| 2012-Q2 | -2.7 | 3.4 |
| 2012-Q3 | -16.0 | -9.5 |
| 2012-Q4 | -16.8 | -7.5 |
| 2013-Q1 | -15.5 | -8.2 |
| 2013-Q2 | -24.2 | -4.3 |
| 2013-Q3 | -10.5 | -5.1 |
| 2013-Q4 | -2.1 | 1.6 |
| 2014-Q1 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 2014-Q2 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| 2014-Q3 | -5.7 | 3.6 |
| 2014-Q4 | -2.1 | 3.4 |
| 2015-Q1 | -3.8 | 0.7 |
| 2015-Q2 | 4.1 | 6.5 |
| 2015-Q3 | 1.2 | 5.1 |
| 2015-Q4 | 5.4 | 6.8 |
| 2016-Q1 | 2.0 | 3.9 |
| 2016-Q2 | 12.9 | 7.7 |
| 2016-Q3 | 11.7 | 4.8 |
| 2016-Q4 | 4.5 | 7.4 |
| 2017-Q1 | 11.5 | 7.3 |
| 2017-Q2 | 10.4 | 8.9 |
| 2017-Q3 | 16.2 | 11.1 |
| 2017-Q4 | 18.8 | 17.1 |
| 2018-Q1 | 21.1 | 16.2 |
| 2018-Q2 | 17.6 | 13.8 |
| 2018-Q3 | 9.5 | 9.0 |
| 2018-Q4 | -0.8 | 7.0 |
| 2019-Q1 | 1.7 | 11.1 |
| 2019-Q2 | 2.7 | 4.0 |
| 2019-Q3 | -1.6 | 2.5 |
| 2019-Q4 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| 2020-Q1 | -2.6 | 5.2 |
| 2020-Q2 | -26.9 | -64.6 |
| 2020-Q3 | -43.6 | 6.8 |
| 2020-Q4 | 6.6 | -3.7 |
| 2021-Q1 | 2.0 | -2.4 |
graphiqueOpinion on global demand
- Source: INSEE
tableauIndustrialists’ opinion: demand and production factors
| Manufacturing industry | Mean | Apr. 20 | Jul. 20 | Oct. 20 | Jan. 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall demand | |||||
| Past change | 0 | -27 | -44 | 7 | 2 |
| Expected change | 1 | -65 | 7 | -4 | -2 |
| Foreign demand | |||||
| Past change | 2 | -32 | -57 | -9 | -5 |
| Expected change | 3 | -70 | -10 | -13 | -8 |
| Production factors | |||||
| Production bottlenecks (in %) | 23 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
| Assessment of productive capacity | 13 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 12 |
| Production capacity utilisation rate (in %) | 83 | 61 | 74 | 77 | 79 |
| Difficulties of supply and demand (in %) | |||||
| Difficulties of supply and demand | 9 | 27 | 11 | 14 | 15 |
| Difficulties of supply only | 20 | 34 | 22 | 16 | 18 |
| Difficulties of demand only | 42 | 23 | 39 | 31 | 30 |
- * : Long-term average since 1976, expect for supply and demand (since 1991).
- The results of the latest survey are preliminary
- Sources : INSEE – Quarterly business survey in industry
The balances of opinion on employment prospects have returned above their average
From October 2020 to January 2021, the balance of opinion on change in workforce size, both past and expected, have improved and caught up with their long-term average. The balance on the change in workforce size over the past three months has risen by 4 points compared to October and now stands at its average level. The balance on expected change has gained 4 points too, returning above its long term average. Hiring difficulties declared by industrialists have increased marginally compared to last quarter. This balance is also above its average level.
Finally, the share of industrialists that report to encounter cash-flow problems has significantly dropped in January.
tableauOpinion on workforce size in the manufacturing industry
| Expected change | Past change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1998-01 | -6.5 | -1.5 |
| 1998-02 | NaN | NaN |
| 1998-03 | NaN | NaN |
| 1998-04 | -6.1 | 1.9 |
| 1998-05 | NaN | NaN |
| 1998-06 | NaN | NaN |
| 1998-07 | -5.3 | 1.0 |
| 1998-08 | NaN | NaN |
| 1998-09 | NaN | NaN |
| 1998-10 | -6.6 | -1.7 |
| 1998-11 | NaN | NaN |
| 1998-12 | NaN | NaN |
| 1999-01 | -7.2 | -4.4 |
| 1999-02 | NaN | NaN |
| 1999-03 | NaN | NaN |
| 1999-04 | -8.7 | -7.5 |
| 1999-05 | NaN | NaN |
| 1999-06 | NaN | NaN |
| 1999-07 | -5.6 | -6.7 |
| 1999-08 | NaN | NaN |
| 1999-09 | NaN | NaN |
| 1999-10 | 1.6 | 7.1 |
| 1999-11 | NaN | NaN |
| 1999-12 | NaN | NaN |
| 2000-01 | 7.1 | 5.9 |
| 2000-02 | NaN | NaN |
| 2000-03 | NaN | NaN |
| 2000-04 | 6.1 | 6.4 |
| 2000-05 | NaN | NaN |
| 2000-06 | NaN | NaN |
| 2000-07 | 10.8 | 13.8 |
| 2000-08 | NaN | NaN |
| 2000-09 | NaN | NaN |
| 2000-10 | 13.0 | 15.6 |
| 2000-11 | NaN | NaN |
| 2000-12 | NaN | NaN |
| 2001-01 | 9.9 | 17.6 |
| 2001-02 | NaN | NaN |
| 2001-03 | NaN | NaN |
| 2001-04 | 6.2 | 9.6 |
| 2001-05 | NaN | NaN |
| 2001-06 | NaN | NaN |
| 2001-07 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| 2001-08 | NaN | NaN |
| 2001-09 | NaN | NaN |
| 2001-10 | -10.4 | 0.0 |
| 2001-11 | NaN | NaN |
| 2001-12 | NaN | NaN |
| 2002-01 | -11.9 | -8.6 |
| 2002-02 | NaN | NaN |
| 2002-03 | NaN | NaN |
| 2002-04 | -8.1 | -9.0 |
| 2002-05 | NaN | NaN |
| 2002-06 | NaN | NaN |
| 2002-07 | -7.1 | -9.6 |
| 2002-08 | NaN | NaN |
| 2002-09 | NaN | NaN |
| 2002-10 | -13.4 | -12.7 |
| 2002-11 | NaN | NaN |
| 2002-12 | NaN | NaN |
| 2003-01 | -10.0 | -15.3 |
| 2003-02 | -17.9 | -16.4 |
| 2003-03 | -17.7 | -14.3 |
| 2003-04 | -18.1 | -13.5 |
| 2003-05 | -17.8 | -17.7 |
| 2003-06 | -23.2 | -15.8 |
| 2003-07 | -21.5 | -18.1 |
| 2003-08 | -21.5 | -17.0 |
| 2003-09 | -21.7 | -16.2 |
| 2003-10 | -20.1 | -19.1 |
| 2003-11 | -21.0 | -18.9 |
| 2003-12 | -21.4 | -18.5 |
| 2004-01 | -16.7 | -17.1 |
| 2004-02 | -18.1 | -15.6 |
| 2004-03 | -14.3 | -15.4 |
| 2004-04 | -12.7 | -13.9 |
| 2004-05 | -11.1 | -13.9 |
| 2004-06 | -12.8 | -13.6 |
| 2004-07 | -12.6 | -12.5 |
| 2004-08 | -12.0 | -11.7 |
| 2004-09 | -11.8 | -10.9 |
| 2004-10 | -11.7 | -10.1 |
| 2004-11 | -15.7 | -9.0 |
| 2004-12 | -16.1 | -12.3 |
| 2005-01 | -15.3 | -10.7 |
| 2005-02 | -15.8 | -12.2 |
| 2005-03 | -13.0 | -12.7 |
| 2005-04 | -16.9 | -15.4 |
| 2005-05 | -16.8 | -13.2 |
| 2005-06 | -15.0 | -12.3 |
| 2005-07 | -12.4 | -12.7 |
| 2005-08 | -12.2 | -12.4 |
| 2005-09 | -12.7 | -12.1 |
| 2005-10 | -14.2 | -10.2 |
| 2005-11 | -11.4 | -9.6 |
| 2005-12 | -12.1 | -9.5 |
| 2006-01 | -12.4 | -9.5 |
| 2006-02 | -9.5 | -9.5 |
| 2006-03 | -8.7 | -7.5 |
| 2006-04 | -8.1 | -7.6 |
| 2006-05 | -7.7 | -5.8 |
| 2006-06 | -7.5 | -3.4 |
| 2006-07 | -5.8 | -2.9 |
| 2006-08 | -5.6 | -3.0 |
| 2006-09 | -6.7 | -3.1 |
| 2006-10 | -6.0 | -0.7 |
| 2006-11 | -5.6 | -4.4 |
| 2006-12 | -4.5 | -4.4 |
| 2007-01 | -3.0 | -4.9 |
| 2007-02 | -3.3 | -1.1 |
| 2007-03 | -3.8 | -0.5 |
| 2007-04 | -2.1 | 1.9 |
| 2007-05 | -1.7 | 2.4 |
| 2007-06 | -1.7 | 2.2 |
| 2007-07 | -3.4 | 0.6 |
| 2007-08 | -0.9 | 1.0 |
| 2007-09 | -0.5 | 1.2 |
| 2007-10 | 2.0 | 2.9 |
| 2007-11 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
| 2007-12 | 2.3 | 4.4 |
| 2008-01 | 1.8 | 5.3 |
| 2008-02 | 1.1 | 2.9 |
| 2008-03 | -0.1 | 5.4 |
| 2008-04 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| 2008-05 | -4.8 | -0.4 |
| 2008-06 | -6.4 | -2.2 |
| 2008-07 | -9.0 | -3.4 |
| 2008-08 | -12.6 | -5.3 |
| 2008-09 | -15.2 | -7.1 |
| 2008-10 | -18.2 | -8.1 |
| 2008-11 | -29.2 | -19.0 |
| 2008-12 | -37.2 | -23.7 |
| 2009-01 | -35.1 | -25.4 |
| 2009-02 | -38.3 | -31.2 |
| 2009-03 | -40.8 | -33.5 |
| 2009-04 | -37.7 | -34.5 |
| 2009-05 | -35.5 | -38.2 |
| 2009-06 | -35.5 | -38.5 |
| 2009-07 | -30.1 | -38.2 |
| 2009-08 | -28.4 | -31.9 |
| 2009-09 | -27.7 | -33.6 |
| 2009-10 | -25.4 | -31.0 |
| 2009-11 | -22.5 | -26.5 |
| 2009-12 | -21.7 | -25.1 |
| 2010-01 | -18.7 | -23.8 |
| 2010-02 | -18.0 | -21.1 |
| 2010-03 | -17.4 | -19.7 |
| 2010-04 | -15.9 | -18.6 |
| 2010-05 | -12.2 | -12.8 |
| 2010-06 | -10.2 | -10.0 |
| 2010-07 | -9.2 | -9.5 |
| 2010-08 | -9.2 | -7.5 |
| 2010-09 | -2.9 | -6.5 |
| 2010-10 | -3.1 | -3.6 |
| 2010-11 | -1.4 | 0.3 |
| 2010-12 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 2011-01 | 1.4 | -0.6 |
| 2011-02 | 3.4 | 1.9 |
| 2011-03 | 5.0 | 6.6 |
| 2011-04 | 2.0 | 6.8 |
| 2011-05 | 4.3 | 8.4 |
| 2011-06 | 7.3 | 11.6 |
| 2011-07 | 4.0 | 9.2 |
| 2011-08 | -2.1 | 5.7 |
| 2011-09 | -3.8 | -0.2 |
| 2011-10 | -7.2 | 2.0 |
| 2011-11 | -8.1 | 0.0 |
| 2011-12 | -12.7 | -0.6 |
| 2012-01 | -7.6 | -2.3 |
| 2012-02 | -9.9 | -5.5 |
| 2012-03 | -7.2 | -2.7 |
| 2012-04 | -7.6 | -3.4 |
| 2012-05 | -10.9 | -4.5 |
| 2012-06 | -12.6 | -6.5 |
| 2012-07 | -12.1 | -6.5 |
| 2012-08 | -15.4 | -9.7 |
| 2012-09 | -20.3 | -14.2 |
| 2012-10 | -16.9 | -10.5 |
| 2012-11 | -20.0 | -16.6 |
| 2012-12 | -18.9 | -16.2 |
| 2013-01 | -13.6 | -11.8 |
| 2013-02 | -18.2 | -15.3 |
| 2013-03 | -20.7 | -16.5 |
| 2013-04 | -15.2 | -12.2 |
| 2013-05 | -19.2 | -15.7 |
| 2013-06 | -20.9 | -17.5 |
| 2013-07 | -16.1 | -13.5 |
| 2013-08 | -16.5 | -15.1 |
| 2013-09 | -15.6 | -12.6 |
| 2013-10 | -12.0 | -12.2 |
| 2013-11 | -13.8 | -12.7 |
| 2013-12 | -11.4 | -9.6 |
| 2014-01 | -12.1 | -10.1 |
| 2014-02 | -13.1 | -11.2 |
| 2014-03 | -12.1 | -10.7 |
| 2014-04 | -11.7 | -9.4 |
| 2014-05 | -11.4 | -8.1 |
| 2014-06 | -12.2 | -9.4 |
| 2014-07 | -10.3 | -5.7 |
| 2014-08 | -12.7 | -9.5 |
| 2014-09 | -13.6 | -9.4 |
| 2014-10 | -12.6 | -10.1 |
| 2014-11 | -13.5 | -10.9 |
| 2014-12 | -12.8 | -13.0 |
| 2015-01 | -12.9 | -11.5 |
| 2015-02 | -11.4 | -11.9 |
| 2015-03 | -10.5 | -9.8 |
| 2015-04 | -9.8 | -8.2 |
| 2015-05 | -10.5 | -8.1 |
| 2015-06 | -8.9 | -9.0 |
| 2015-07 | -9.6 | -8.1 |
| 2015-08 | -8.9 | -7.0 |
| 2015-09 | -6.7 | -7.8 |
| 2015-10 | -8.6 | -7.7 |
| 2015-11 | -4.6 | -6.1 |
| 2015-12 | -6.9 | -8.7 |
| 2016-01 | -6.1 | -7.2 |
| 2016-02 | -7.6 | -7.4 |
| 2016-03 | -6.2 | -5.8 |
| 2016-04 | -7.6 | -6.3 |
| 2016-05 | -6.2 | -4.4 |
| 2016-06 | -6.3 | -5.2 |
| 2016-07 | -7.1 | -6.5 |
| 2016-08 | -8.8 | -4.5 |
| 2016-09 | -4.9 | -7.2 |
| 2016-10 | -3.4 | -5.5 |
| 2016-11 | -3.3 | -3.4 |
| 2016-12 | -3.1 | -0.5 |
| 2017-01 | -5.6 | -4.0 |
| 2017-02 | -3.5 | -1.3 |
| 2017-03 | -2.0 | 0.5 |
| 2017-04 | -4.1 | -3.0 |
| 2017-05 | -2.4 | -1.2 |
| 2017-06 | -3.3 | -1.3 |
| 2017-07 | -1.5 | 0.2 |
| 2017-08 | -0.8 | -0.7 |
| 2017-09 | 0.0 | -1.5 |
| 2017-10 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| 2017-11 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
| 2017-12 | 1.6 | 5.7 |
| 2018-01 | 2.9 | 4.4 |
| 2018-02 | 4.6 | 4.0 |
| 2018-03 | 4.8 | 3.3 |
| 2018-04 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 2018-05 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 2018-06 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| 2018-07 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
| 2018-08 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| 2018-09 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| 2018-10 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 2018-11 | -0.4 | -1.6 |
| 2018-12 | 4.2 | 1.3 |
| 2019-01 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 2019-02 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| 2019-03 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 2019-04 | 1.9 | 6.2 |
| 2019-05 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| 2019-06 | -1.2 | 1.1 |
| 2019-07 | -1.8 | 1.2 |
| 2019-08 | -0.7 | 0.5 |
| 2019-09 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| 2019-10 | -2.2 | -1.1 |
| 2019-11 | -1.3 | -1.4 |
| 2019-12 | -0.2 | -2.3 |
| 2020-01 | -2.4 | -2.8 |
| 2020-02 | -2.2 | -1.9 |
| 2020-03 | -4.6 | -3.1 |
| 2020-04 | -32.2 | -10.2 |
| 2020-05 | -25.9 | -23.9 |
| 2020-06 | -20.4 | -29.3 |
| 2020-07 | -15.1 | -25.6 |
| 2020-08 | -15.3 | -22.7 |
| 2020-09 | -12.8 | -16.7 |
| 2020-10 | -14.0 | -15.3 |
| 2020-11 | -14.4 | -9.1 |
| 2020-12 | -10.6 | -9.4 |
| 2021-01 | -10.2 | -10.9 |
graphiqueOpinion on workforce size in the manufacturing industry
- Source: INSEE.
tableauIndustrialists’ opinion: employment, competitive position, cash-flow and selling prices
| Manufacturing industry | Mean | Apr. 20 | Jul. 20 | Oct. 20 | Jan. 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workforce size | |||||
| Past change | -10,6 | -10 | -26 | -15 | -10,9 |
| Expected change | -12 | -32 | -15 | -14 | -10 |
| Hiring difficulties (in %) | 30 | 39 | 27 | 29 | 30 |
| Selling prices and cash-flow | |||||
| Past change in selling prices (in %) | 0,1 | -0,8 | -0,6 | 0,1 | 0,1 |
| Expected change in selling prices (in %) | 0,2 | -0,9 | 0,3 | 0 | 0,1 |
| Cash-flow problems (in %) | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Competitive position | |||||
| On the domestic market | 1 | -7 | -13 | 4 | 1 |
| On foreign markets inside EU | -2 | -17 | -24 | -8 | 1 |
| On foreign markets outside EU | -2 | -19 | -27 | 0 | -6 |
| General exportation expectations | -9 | -79 | -20 | -21 | -19 |
- * : Long-term average since 1991, except for workforce change (since 1976) and for competitive position by market (since 1997).
- The results of the latest survey are preliminary
- A quantitative question is asked about selling prices.
- Source : INSEE – Quarterly business survey in industry
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The quarterly questions complete the monthly survey published in the version dated 21 January 2021, especially as regards demand and production factors.
A balance of opinion is calculated as the difference between the percentage of “increase” responses and the percentage of “decrease” responses.
Since the definitive data of April 2020, the way of correcting non-response has been modified. The usual method was to fill in missing answers by carrying on past answers from non-responding companies. Results are now computed on the sole basis of responding companies.
Answers to this survey have been collected from 28 December 2020 to 18 January 2021.
Additional information (simplified and detailed methodology, nomenclature, etc.) is available on the “Documentation” tab on this page.
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The quarterly questions complete the monthly survey published in the version dated 21 January 2021, especially as regards demand and production factors.
A balance of opinion is calculated as the difference between the percentage of “increase” responses and the percentage of “decrease” responses.
Since the definitive data of April 2020, the way of correcting non-response has been modified. The usual method was to fill in missing answers by carrying on past answers from non-responding companies. Results are now computed on the sole basis of responding companies.
Answers to this survey have been collected from 28 December 2020 to 18 January 2021.
Additional information (simplified and detailed methodology, nomenclature, etc.) is available on the “Documentation” tab on this page.
Next issue: 22 April 2021 at 8:45 am
Time series : Industry