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Informations rapidesNew increase in business births in July 2022 Enterprise births - July 2022

In July 2022, the number of business births for all enterprises rose again (+4.4% after an increase of +2.6% in June seasonally and working-day adjusted). Micro-entrepreneurs' registrations went up more sharply (+5.5% after +0.7%) than conventional business births (+2.8% after +5.6%). The raw number of business births over the last twelve months (August 2021 to July 2022) decreased (–2.6%) compared to the same period one year earlier (August 2020 to July 2021).

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In July 2022, the number of business births for all enterprises rose again (+4.4% after an increase of +2.6% in June seasonally and working-day adjusted). Micro-entrepreneurs' registrations went up more sharply (+5.5% after +0.7%) than conventional business births (+2.8% after +5.6%). The raw number of business births over the last twelve months (August 2021 to July 2022) decreased (–2.6%) compared to the same period one year earlier (August 2020 to July 2021).

Business monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)

Business monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)
Total of entreprise start-ups Conventional businesses
2022-07 88588 35129
2022-06 84858 34177
2022-05 82682 32359
2022-04 85949 34055
2022-03 87436 34388
2022-02 85963 33909
2022-01 89322 34105
2021-12 87533 34048
2021-11 84800 34152
2021-10 86680 33857
2021-09 83356 33006
2021-08 84460 32528
2021-07 84798 34077
2021-06 89426 36688
2021-05 92682 37924
2021-04 88906 34092
2021-03 89076 33655
2021-02 89549 33531
2021-01 87799 34622
2020-12 90631 34362
2020-11 89159 33474
2020-10 86182 33049
2020-09 89227 34391
2020-08 90705 35200
2020-07 86120 31826
2020-06 78001 29602
2020-05 59967 23561
2020-04 36342 14821
2020-03 54139 22674
2020-02 73156 30837
2020-01 74541 30039
2019-12 77318 29850
2019-11 75423 30963
2019-10 73761 30282
2019-09 72901 30616
2019-08 72731 30206
2019-07 71794 30442
2019-06 69897 29304
2019-05 75054 32566
2019-04 68979 29999
2019-03 71685 31348
2019-02 69835 30578
2019-01 70361 31102
2018-12 64551 29436
2018-11 63239 28752
2018-10 65346 29712
2018-09 64790 29676
2018-08 63577 29614
2018-07 62691 29285
2018-06 64772 30359
2018-05 61202 28801
2018-04 61329 29216
2018-03 60720 28852
2018-02 60254 28744
2018-01 58046 28169
2017-12 58385 28873
2017-11 60457 31273
2017-10 57611 29407
2017-09 55500 28303
2017-08 55298 28618
2017-07 56475 28313
2017-06 53813 28191
2017-05 51845 27199
2017-04 52585 27720
2017-03 52714 27571
2017-02 52519 27844
2017-01 52578 28131
2016-12 50167 27819
2016-11 51354 27097
2016-10 49366 25817
2016-09 49949 25941
2016-08 47885 25074
2016-07 48986 25924
2016-06 50068 26051
2016-05 50130 25993
2016-04 50879 25806
2016-03 48986 25902
2016-02 50582 27383
2016-01 49765 26114
2015-12 49716 25378
2015-11 46963 24478
2015-10 48015 24778
2015-09 47839 24847
2015-08 47647 24915
2015-07 46626 23976
2015-06 46283 23596
2015-05 47115 24146
2015-04 48120 24092
2015-03 45747 22444
2015-02 45983 22712
2015-01 46059 23743
2014-12 48689 25031
2014-11 50824 25679
2014-10 48337 24869
2014-09 48743 24946
2014-08 49837 25517
2014-07 49021 25169
2014-06 47265 24665
2014-05 49618 25812
2014-04 48387 25635
2014-03 48295 25340
2014-02 47880 24895
2014-01 48683 25321
2013-12 47165 24594
2013-11 48591 25150
2013-10 48478 25799
2013-09 47689 25116
2013-08 46388 24374
2013-07 46419 24182
2013-06 48105 25189
2013-05 47278 24448
2013-04 47419 24402
2013-03 47981 24934
2013-02 47496 24498
2013-01 45977 23557
2012-12 44536 21767
2012-11 46140 21368
2012-10 46957 21957
2012-09 46998 21755
2012-08 48855 22099
2012-07 48687 22736
2012-06 48844 22407
2012-05 45948 20918
2012-04 46842 21329
2012-03 48517 22324
2012-02 47185 22076
2012-01 48056 23049
2011-12 48546 23619
2011-11 50234 24473
2011-10 45950 22253
2011-09 47899 23546
2011-08 46838 23372
2011-07 48955 23687
2011-06 46757 22349
2011-05 46218 23449
2011-04 46985 23413
2011-03 45605 23251
2011-02 47481 23588
2011-01 46327 23277
2010-12 47349 23101
2010-11 51764 23676
2010-10 54333 23809
2010-09 51176 23893
2010-08 52225 24458
2010-07 51283 23459
2010-06 47546 24354
2010-05 54139 23942
2010-04 53959 23260
2010-03 57882 23226
2010-02 56979 23006
2010-01 56467 24168
2009-12 57042 25057
2009-11 52385 23949
2009-10 51702 23061
2009-09 50951 22911
2009-08 51321 22750
2009-07 50522 22169
2009-06 51701 23275
2009-05 54809 24075
2009-04 50898 23370
2009-03 49603 23904
2009-02 43621 24940
2009-01 37088 24512
  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data

Business monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)

  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
  • Source: INSEE, REE (Sirene)

Business set-ups by month (SA-WDA *)

Business set-ups by month (SA-WDA *)
Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22
Total businesses set-ups 85,949 82,682 84,858 88,588
Variation [m-o-m] % -1.7 -3.8 2.6 4.4
Conventional businesses 34,055 32,359 34,177 35,129
Variation [m-o-m] % -1.0 -5.0 5.6 2.8
Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs 51,895 50,323 50,681 53,459
Variation [m-o-m] % -2.2 -3.0 0.7 5.5
  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
  • Source: Insee, REE (SIRENE)

Increase in business births in business support activities

In July 2022, business births increased in all main sectors of activity compared to the previous month. In particular, they increased sharply in business support activities (+5.1% after +1.2%), as well as in trade as a whole, including trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (+4.2% after +8.3%), in transportation and storage (+6.5%) and in industry (+7%). The increase was the smallest in accommodation and food service activities (+2.5%) and in construction (+1.1%).

Decrease in business births over the last three months

The raw number of business births decreased over the last three months (May 2022 to July 2022), in comparison with the same months of 2021 (–3.5%). Conventional sole proprietorships’ births shrank strongly (–14.0%), while micro-entrepreneurs’ registrations fell moderately (–2.2%). Company births also decreased slightly (–1.1%).

Over this period, transportation and storage activities made the sharpest negative contribution to the overall decrease (–11,100 business births compared to the same months of 2021, representing a contribution of –4.3 points)*. Within this sector, the fall was due to that in “other postal and courier activities” (–11,500 business births over the last three months in comparison with the same months one year ago); this sub-sector includes home delivery services.

* 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.

Decrease in business births over the last twelve months

The raw number of business births totted up during the last twelve months decreased (–2.6% year on year), at a slightly slower pace than in the previous month (–3,0%). Micro-entrepreneurs’ registrations declined more moderately (–3.3%) than conventional sole proprietorships’ births (–12.6%). Conversely, company births increased sharply (+4.1%).

Cumulated business start-ups by type

Raw data
Cumulated business start-ups by type (Raw data)
Moving total % change * Moving total
over 3 months over 12 months January – July 2022 January – July 2021
Total -3.5 -2.6 621,772 638,048
Companies -1.1 4.1 176,322 170,779
Conventional sole proprietorships -14.0 -12.6 71,536 82,050
Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs -2.2 -3.3 373,914 385,219
  • *Total of business start-ups during the last 3 or 12 months compared with the same months a year earlier
  • Source: INSEE, REE(SIRENE)

59% of business births over the last three months are micro-entrepreneurs’ registrations

% of all business births (raw data)
59% of business births over the last three months are micro-entrepreneurs’ registrations (% of all business births (raw data))
In % Jul-22 Cumulative births over the last 3 months (May to July 2022) Cumulative births over the last 12 months (August 2021 to July 2022) Cumulative births over the last 12 months, one year ago (August 2020 to July 2021)
Companies 29.8 29.1 27.6 25.8
Sole proprietorships excluding self-managed micro-entrepreneurs 13.4 12.0 11.7 13.1
Self-managed micro-entrepreneurs 56.9 58.9 60.7 61.1
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
  • Source: Insee, REE (SIRENE)

Trade and business support activities monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)

Trade and business support activities monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)
Trade Business support activities
2022-07 12493 22775
2022-06 11995 21661
2022-05 11078 21408
2022-04 12200 21594
2022-03 12254 21690
2022-02 12608 21242
2022-01 12625 22998
2021-12 12751 21444
2021-11 12685 19667
2021-10 13243 20454
2021-09 13164 19352
2021-08 12982 19586
2021-07 13823 18918
2021-06 14801 20077
2021-05 15927 20672
2021-04 15147 19251
2021-03 15439 18103
2021-02 15767 18266
2021-01 17070 17947
2020-12 17519 18716
2020-11 17364 18444
2020-10 16573 18124
2020-09 17380 18587
2020-08 18332 19309
2020-07 17972 17624
2020-06 15887 16647
2020-05 13620 13989
2020-04 7880 9218
2020-03 9070 13449
2020-02 13190 15906
2020-01 13240 16767
2019-12 12667 17885
2019-11 13135 17061
2019-10 12638 16811
2019-09 12772 16969
2019-08 12767 16754
2019-07 12518 16901
2019-06 12150 16394
2019-05 13188 17843
2019-04 12651 15381
2019-03 13257 16057
2019-02 12852 15696
2019-01 13456 15518
2018-12 11902 14720
2018-11 12040 13666
2018-10 12359 14646
2018-09 12623 14422
2018-08 12498 14341
2018-07 12520 14152
2018-06 12674 14570
2018-05 11888 13914
2018-04 12010 13512
2018-03 11903 13748
2018-02 11856 13396
2018-01 11497 12955
2017-12 11952 12740
2017-11 12098 13315
2017-10 12298 12846
2017-09 11845 12302
2017-08 11753 12227
2017-07 11233 12662
2017-06 11110 12126
2017-05 10672 11460
2017-04 10970 11399
2017-03 10845 11223
2017-02 11002 11063
2017-01 11482 10895
2016-12 10218 10828
2016-11 10549 10859
2016-10 9852 10488
2016-09 10117 10812
2016-08 9436 10260
2016-07 9873 10272
2016-06 10275 10378
2016-05 10516 10441
2016-04 10504 10725
2016-03 10749 9873
2016-02 12149 10325
2016-01 10372 10427
2015-12 10160 10524
2015-11 9660 9616
2015-10 9996 9981
2015-09 9846 9757
2015-08 9696 9700
2015-07 9720 9642
2015-06 9552 9391
2015-05 10020 9431
2015-04 10004 9967
2015-03 9270 9524
2015-02 9464 9683
2015-01 9349 9669
2014-12 10105 10029
2014-11 10526 10219
2014-10 10014 9944
2014-09 10042 10070
2014-08 10206 10440
2014-07 10244 10078
2014-06 9522 9857
2014-05 10288 10231
2014-04 9996 9935
2014-03 9975 9825
2014-02 9843 9804
2014-01 10179 9874
2013-12 9809 9603
2013-11 10237 9667
2013-10 10352 9673
2013-09 10364 9489
2013-08 10247 9243
2013-07 10073 9380
2013-06 10472 9578
2013-05 9992 9537
2013-04 10026 9773
2013-03 10461 9589
2013-02 10216 9621
2013-01 9605 9265
2012-12 9437 9077
2012-11 9442 9333
2012-10 9511 9527
2012-09 9701 9285
2012-08 9829 10253
2012-07 9804 10034
2012-06 9845 9873
2012-05 9349 9550
2012-04 9375 9748
2012-03 9703 10042
2012-02 9565 9640
2012-01 9845 9681
2011-12 10095 9992
2011-11 10033 10468
2011-10 9375 9419
2011-09 10190 9772
2011-08 9643 9553
2011-07 10150 10797
2011-06 9944 9826
2011-05 9665 9351
2011-04 10084 9877
2011-03 9643 9380
2011-02 10118 10055
2011-01 9732 9827
2010-12 9817 10080
2010-11 10505 11179
2010-10 10970 12065
2010-09 10900 10766
2010-08 10920 11027
2010-07 10665 11333
2010-06 10218 9954
2010-05 11291 11741
2010-04 11321 11695
2010-03 11997 12550
2010-02 11983 12115
2010-01 11921 12272
2009-12 12328 11961
2009-11 11439 10903
2009-10 11490 10998
2009-09 11213 10873
2009-08 11200 11066
2009-07 11393 10775
2009-06 11262 11152
2009-05 12039 11642
2009-04 11180 10890
2009-03 10863 11035
2009-02 10098 8537
2009-01 9204 6782
  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data

Trade and business support activities monthly start-ups (SA-WDA*)

  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
  • Source: INSEE, REE (Sirene)

Construction and transportation business monthly set-ups (SA-WDA*)

Construction and transportation business monthly set-ups (SA-WDA*)
Construction Transportation and storage
2022-07 7824 6480
2022-06 7737 6085
2022-05 7531 5858
2022-04 7760 6302
2022-03 7999 6931
2022-02 7671 7074
2022-01 7816 7481
2021-12 7951 7849
2021-11 7837 8126
2021-10 7838 8345
2021-09 7591 8990
2021-08 7553 9730
2021-07 7431 8501
2021-06 7858 9280
2021-05 7812 11678
2021-04 7706 13107
2021-03 7656 13820
2021-02 7709 12716
2021-01 7678 11309
2020-12 8061 11517
2020-11 8923 11267
2020-10 7896 11247
2020-09 8155 11381
2020-08 8386 10989
2020-07 7826 10828
2020-06 7223 10386
2020-05 4953 6446
2020-04 2935 2783
2020-03 5001 4505
2020-02 7488 6279
2020-01 7337 6606
2019-12 7519 6129
2019-11 7649 6771
2019-10 7336 7184
2019-09 7270 6440
2019-08 7060 6447
2019-07 7300 6352
2019-06 6805 6815
2019-05 6941 7291
2019-04 6403 7064
2019-03 6466 7783
2019-02 6353 7460
2019-01 6366 7141
2018-12 5975 6892
2018-11 5874 6598
2018-10 6033 6481
2018-09 5993 6364
2018-08 5924 6259
2018-07 5959 6024
2018-06 6124 5919
2018-05 5629 5608
2018-04 5939 5393
2018-03 5803 4903
2018-02 5851 4702
2018-01 5441 4673
2017-12 5593 4498
2017-11 5971 4220
2017-10 5670 3704
2017-09 5337 3173
2017-08 5450 3294
2017-07 5568 3706
2017-06 5382 3197
2017-05 5387 3037
2017-04 5304 3101
2017-03 5371 3125
2017-02 5325 3313
2017-01 5345 3157
2016-12 5046 2983
2016-11 5200 2873
2016-10 5134 3099
2016-09 5276 2951
2016-08 5297 2497
2016-07 5294 2984
2016-06 5451 2891
2016-05 5355 2783
2016-04 5531 2690
2016-03 5335 2433
2016-02 5226 2327
2016-01 5499 2421
2015-12 5455 2559
2015-11 5450 2340
2015-10 5364 2334
2015-09 5772 2007
2015-08 5710 1773
2015-07 5526 1553
2015-06 5485 1590
2015-05 5695 1578
2015-04 5634 1707
2015-03 5399 1885
2015-02 5385 1224
2015-01 5448 1165
2014-12 5912 1288
2014-11 6313 2217
2014-10 6284 1214
2014-09 6267 1239
2014-08 6260 1350
2014-07 6379 1236
2014-06 6318 1092
2014-05 6562 1112
2014-04 6761 1093
2014-03 6684 1116
2014-02 7010 1134
2014-01 6852 1155
2013-12 6636 1080
2013-11 6958 1010
2013-10 6980 1006
2013-09 6532 1000
2013-08 6415 980
2013-07 6525 977
2013-06 6833 1025
2013-05 6814 1021
2013-04 6667 923
2013-03 6818 934
2013-02 6613 907
2013-01 6522 854
2012-12 6399 782
2012-11 7059 817
2012-10 7297 858
2012-09 7462 830
2012-08 7567 912
2012-07 7495 963
2012-06 7388 939
2012-05 6674 788
2012-04 6936 856
2012-03 7134 855
2012-02 6829 809
2012-01 7059 807
2011-12 6988 791
2011-11 7585 807
2011-10 6799 852
2011-09 7022 822
2011-08 7300 930
2011-07 6858 826
2011-06 6857 797
2011-05 6931 821
2011-04 6773 845
2011-03 6791 812
2011-02 6777 798
2011-01 6568 818
2010-12 7020 780
2010-11 7923 827
2010-10 8037 845
2010-09 7714 847
2010-08 7460 807
2010-07 7148 819
2010-06 6726 778
2010-05 7975 854
2010-04 7849 821
2010-03 8517 921
2010-02 8464 846
2010-01 8126 883
2009-12 8117 765
2009-11 7564 723
2009-10 7388 759
2009-09 7323 709
2009-08 7012 756
2009-07 7148 724
2009-06 6976 769
2009-05 6911 823
2009-04 6659 741
2009-03 6265 719
2009-02 6009 710
2009-01 4939 647
  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data

Construction and transportation business monthly set-ups (SA-WDA*)

  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
  • Source: INSEE, REE (Sirene)

Number of monthly business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs)

SA-WDA *
Number of monthly business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs) (SA-WDA *)
NA May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22
Total 82,682 84,858 88,588
Industry BE 4,411 4,793 5,127
Of which Manufacturing C 3,419 3,482 3,599
Construction FZ 7,531 7,737 7,824
Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities GI 19,743 20,907 21,872
Trade G 11,078 11,995 12,493
Transportation and storage H 5,858 6,085 6,480
Accommodation and food service activities I 2,807 2,827 2,898
Information and communication JZ 4,768 4,792 5,090
Financial and insurance activities KZ 2,902 2,965 3,070
Real estate activities LZ 3,537 3,485 3,745
Business support activities MN 21,408 21,661 22,775
Public administration and defence, education, human health and social work activities OQ 8,810 8,981 9,263
Other services activities RS 9,572 9,537 9,824
  • * Seasonally and working-day adjusted data
  • Source: Insee, REE (SIRENE)

Fluctuation in the number of business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs)

In %
Fluctuation in the number of business set-ups (incl. self-managed micro-entrepreneurs) (In %) - ** Total of business start-ups during the last 3 or 12 months compared with the same months a year earlier
NA July-22/June-22 Moving total % change**
SA-WDA * over 3 months over 12 months
Total 4.4 -3.5 -2.6
Industry BE 7.0 7.8 11.3
Of which Manufacturing C 3.3 -0.7 2.1
Construction FZ 1.1 1.2 -1.1
Wholesale and retail trade, Transport, Accommodation and Food and beverage activities GI 4.6 -24.0 -27.0
Trade G 4.2 -19.7 -22.5
Transportation and storage H 6.5 -37.7 -35.1
Accommodation and food service activities I 2.5 -2.8 -21.8
Information and communication JZ 6.2 6.6 11.2
Financial and insurance activities KZ 3.5 2.6 9.9
Real estate activities LZ 7.4 -1.9 2.3
Business support activities MN 5.1 12.2 13.3
Public administration and defence, education, human health and social work activities OQ 3.1 0.4 9.2
Other services activities RS 3.0 8.2 22.1
  • * 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)

Revisions

The variation in the overall number of business births in June 2022 has been revised downwards by 1.4 points, to +2.6% instead of +4.0%, mainly due to an update of the SA-WDA models, aiming to better reflect the exit from the health crisis.

For further information

The business births data are build from the Register of Enterprises and Establishments (REE). This register is itself supplied with data from Sirene and enriched with elements from the Sirus statistical register.

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 market producer legal 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.

From the January 2022 publication, business births are calculated according to a revised scheme. This has led to an increase in the level of historic series of business births.

Time series can be accessed at the bottom of this page, and further information on methodology is available on the Documentation tab.

Next issue: 16 September 2022 at 8:45am

Documentation

Note on Methodology 2024 (2024.pdf,252 Ko)

Overhaul of the system for calculating business start-ups (pdf,102 Ko)

Business start-ups

Aggregated classification - NA, 2008

Pour en savoir plus

The business births data are build from the Register of Enterprises and Establishments (REE). This register is itself supplied with data from Sirene and enriched with elements from the Sirus statistical register.

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 market producer legal 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.

From the January 2022 publication, business births are calculated according to a revised scheme. This has led to an increase in the level of historic series of business births.

Time series can be accessed at the bottom of this page, and further information on methodology is available on the Documentation tab.

Next issue: 16 September 2022 at 8:45am

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