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Informations rapidesIn February 2023, manufacturing output bounced back (+1.3%) Industrial production index - February 2023

In February 2023, output bounced back over a month in the manufacturing industry (+1.3% after ‑1.5%), as well as in the whole industry (+1.2% after ‑1.4%).

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No 91
Paru le :Paru le05/04/2023
Prochaine parution le : 04/10/2024 at 08:45 - August 2024
Warning

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.

A paragraph on the evolution of activity in the most energy-intensive industries has been added at the end of the document.

In February 2023, output bounced back over a month in the manufacturing industry (+1.3% after ‑1.5%), as well as in the whole industry (+1.2% after ‑1.4%).

Monthly Industrial Production Indices

Monthly Industrial Production Indices
(C1) (C3) (C4) (C5) CZ
2023-02 98.91 104.86 92.98 103.12 101.0
2023-01 97.38 103.91 88.04 102.71 99.7
2022-12 98.29 101.18 95.29 104.09 101.17
2022-11 100.07 104.41 87.94 104.53 101.13
2022-10 100.01 99.84 87.66 102.27 98.87
2022-09 99.79 103.7 88.96 104.07 100.86
2022-08 100.26 103.08 91.79 104.31 101.41
2022-07 100.58 98.65 85.08 101.83 98.56
2022-06 101.2 101.34 86.81 103.53 100.19
2022-05 99.39 98.34 84.25 103.66 99.18
2022-04 99.45 98.76 82.19 102.13 98.11
2022-03 101.3 99.33 78.19 103.43 98.65
2022-02 101.8 99.96 79.39 103.07 98.78
2022-01 102.07 98.31 82.28 105.28 100.16
2021-12 100.83 100.03 84.4 100.54 97.91
2021-11 101.65 97.93 77.52 101.33 97.27
2021-10 101.83 100.13 83.7 102.55 99.07
2021-09 100.25 99.61 75.01 101.79 97.13
2021-08 100.22 98.18 81.26 102.93 98.36
2021-07 102.31 98.55 83.21 101.95 98.5
2021-06 101.01 98.99 79.01 101.9 97.78
2021-05 99.41 98.53 79.91 101.6 97.34
2021-04 98.82 100.76 82.76 102.17 98.23
2021-03 99.7 99.21 83.5 101.79 98.05
2021-02 97.79 97.8 80.55 100.94 96.63
2021-01 99.98 100.86 90.25 105.35 101.07
2020-12 97.61 95.12 90.45 101.85 97.97
2020-11 98.64 96.88 90.55 102.8 99.12
2020-10 98.82 96.72 91.09 102.47 99.09
2020-09 99.75 93.54 92.51 100.54 97.88
2020-08 98.43 91.73 82.06 99.46 95.27
2020-07 99.35 95.54 80.58 98.11 95.12
2020-06 97.82 90.14 75.78 93.56 91.02
2020-05 91.84 78.02 56.72 82.66 79.73
2020-04 90.22 60.64 39.49 65.92 65.59
2020-03 97.22 78.01 72.98 84.92 83.99
2020-02 101.19 102.22 109.61 105.71 104.48
2020-01 99.41 100.91 104.88 104.1 102.45
2019-12 99.02 98.56 105.55 103.91 102.04
2019-11 98.79 100.64 112.35 104.87 103.72
2019-10 99.15 100.8 111.04 107.06 104.82
2019-09 100.03 104.06 113.11 105.51 105.0
2019-08 98.05 100.83 112.58 104.43 103.69
2019-07 98.05 102.27 113.07 105.67 104.58
2019-06 98.79 103.47 112.46 104.84 104.27
2019-05 99.24 105.41 117.31 107.05 106.6
2019-04 100.26 107.86 113.92 105.34 105.76
2019-03 98.65 105.65 116.66 105.33 105.58
2019-02 99.52 102.57 116.66 106.08 105.77
2019-01 99.95 103.11 115.1 105.13 105.19
2018-12 99.22 99.55 120.2 105.34 105.25
2018-11 97.69 99.6 112.18 104.46 103.46
2018-10 99.1 101.98 112.39 105.47 104.75
2018-09 98.29 99.36 112.26 104.31 103.58
2018-08 100.02 101.86 113.51 104.98 104.72
2018-07 98.58 101.4 116.99 103.96 104.26
2018-06 99.01 100.79 116.17 105.16 104.76
2018-05 100.0 99.58 111.84 103.24 102.85
2018-04 99.63 98.93 116.2 105.03 104.45
2018-03 99.87 102.42 107.76 104.82 103.91
2018-02 98.65 99.76 108.51 102.7 102.34
2018-01 98.68 99.45 112.48 102.78 102.86
2017-12 98.8 106.36 111.81 107.0 106.11
2017-11 99.77 101.24 112.69 105.68 104.99
2017-10 98.98 104.6 112.4 105.92 105.36
2017-09 99.48 101.28 111.44 104.15 103.87
2017-08 100.07 100.7 113.97 102.75 103.45
2017-07 99.26 101.87 109.83 103.44 103.3
2017-06 98.79 102.32 105.75 103.25 102.74
2017-05 99.37 104.89 109.47 103.6 103.82
2017-04 98.2 100.69 103.55 102.09 101.43
2017-03 98.69 100.72 108.66 102.59 102.39
2017-02 98.67 99.94 103.47 101.09 100.72
2017-01 97.24 97.23 104.96 100.51 100.07
2016-12 99.64 100.05 103.32 100.38 100.69
2016-11 100.03 100.39 105.76 102.54 102.39
2016-10 98.9 95.03 104.97 98.7 99.14
2016-09 100.37 98.87 100.85 100.22 100.13
2016-08 99.86 99.82 104.97 101.46 101.43
2016-07 98.69 96.02 100.67 100.25 99.47
2016-06 97.46 96.41 105.13 99.25 99.04
2016-05 97.61 97.89 103.29 100.41 99.77
2016-04 98.17 98.2 107.9 100.13 100.65
2016-03 99.87 97.25 101.61 99.26 99.44
2016-02 99.69 100.63 105.53 99.87 100.74
2016-01 100.47 98.42 106.75 102.35 102.07
2015-12 100.58 98.42 99.36 102.33 101.0
2015-11 99.76 98.27 97.59 100.54 99.67
2015-10 100.08 101.22 101.05 99.84 100.31
2015-09 100.89 104.28 102.71 100.29 101.34
2015-08 99.89 99.75 103.46 99.92 100.24
2015-07 100.38 97.05 96.8 99.3 98.72
2015-06 100.88 103.28 99.78 99.63 100.26
2015-05 100.36 103.44 101.06 100.29 100.85
2015-04 99.83 99.85 97.41 99.73 99.47
2015-03 100.27 98.76 100.26 99.69 99.92
2015-02 98.29 97.3 102.15 99.21 99.27
2015-01 98.78 98.38 98.38 99.22 98.94
  • Legend: CZ: Manufacturing - (C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages - (C3): Machinery and equipment goods - (C4): Manufacture of transport equipment - (C5): Other manufacturing.

Monthly 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

Over a month, output recovered in most industries

In February 2023, output recovered markedly over a month in the manufacture of transport equipment (+5.6% after ‑7.6%), particularly in the manufacture of other transport equipment (+7.3% after ‑11.5%) and, to a lesser extent, in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (+3.4% after ‑1.9%). It picked up in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+1.6% after ‑0.9%) and more slightly in the “other manufacturing” industries (+0.4% after ‑1.3%). Output was up again in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (+0.9% after +2.7%). It increased slightly in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (+0.3% after ‑1.3%) and in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum (+0.7% after +1.6%).

Variation in the Industrial Production

2015 based, SA-WDA changes in %
Variation in the Industrial Production (2015 based, SA-WDA changes in %)
NA : A10, (A17), [A38 or A64] Feb. 2023 Feb. 2023 / Jan. 2023 Jan. 2023 / Dec. 2022 Quarter-on-quarter change (3) Year-on-year change (4)
BE: INDUSTRY 99.1 1.2 -1.4 1.2 0.5
CZ: Manufacturing 101.0 1.3 -1.5 0.3 1.7
(C1): Man. of food products and beverages 98.9 1.6 -0.9 -1.8 -3.3
(C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products 83.4 0.7 1.6 30.5 24.2
(C3): Machinery and equipment goods 104.9 0.9 2.7 0.6 3.9
[CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products 109.0 -0.4 5.7 -1.1 5.7
[CJ] Man. of electrical equipment 101.4 6.6 -0.1 1.0 4.1
[CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) 102.6 -0.9 1.3 2.3 1.9
(C4): Man. of transport equipment 93.0 5.6 -7.6 4.4 12.3
[CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 94.7 3.4 -1.9 1.7 16.4
[CL2] Man. of other transport equipment 92.0 7.3 -11.5 6.5 9.5
(C5): Other manufacturing 103.1 0.4 -1.3 -0.3 0.3
[CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products 101.0 0.2 1.3 -3.1 2.9
[CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media 89.7 0.6 -1.7 -3.3 -6.9
[CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products 97.2 1.9 -2.2 -2.0 -7.5
[CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 141.9 3.8 -5.7 9.1 19.8
[CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other nonmetallic mineral products 97.3 0.1 -0.9 -1.9 -5.6
[CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 92.2 -0.1 -1.3 -0.9 -1.7
[CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment 110.1 -1.5 0.7 -0.8 4.1
DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management 89.1 0.3 -1.3 6.7 -6.1
[BZ] Mining and quarrying 91.1 6.4 -10.3 -6.3 -12.4
[DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply 89.0 -0.1 -0.3 8.0 -6.1
[EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 88.5 1.7 -7.2 0.6 -2.7
FZ: CONSTRUCTION 105.0 1.6 0.2 -0.5 1.0
MIGs (2)
Capital goods 101.0 1.2 -1.2 1.5 5.7
Intermediate goods 94.4 1.0 -1.3 -1.9 -4.8
Consumer durables 110.4 -1.4 -1.0 -2.6 3.9
Consumer non-durables 109.2 2.2 -2.4 0.8 3.1
Energy 88.2 0.1 -0.8 8.1 -4.8
  • (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
  • Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES

Over a year, manufacturing output was up by 1.7%

In the manufacturing industry, output of the last three months (December 2022 to February 2023) was 1.7% higher than that of the same months a year ago. It was also up, albeit slightly, in the whole industry (+0.5%).

Over this one-year period, output expanded markedly in the manufacture of transport equipment (+12.3%), particularly in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (+16.4%), less impacted than last year by supply difficulties for electronic components. It rose in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (+3.9%) and the “other manufacturing” industries (+0.3%). It was up substantially in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+24.2%), due to the reopening of a refinery that was shut down in the same period a year earlier. On the contrary, output decreased sharply in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (‑6.1%), mainly because of the drop in electricity production. Finally, it declined in the manufacture of food products and beverages (‑3.3%).

Over a year, output declined sharply in some energy-intensive industries

In the context of rising electricity and gas prices, energy-intensive industries are particularly exposed to rising production costs, which may affect their output. Output in the last three months (December 2022 to February 2023) was thus down sharply compared to that of the same months a year ago in the manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys (‑25.9%), the manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard (‑22.5%) and the manufacture of basic chemicals (‑19.9%).

Monthly industrial production index in five energy-intensive industries

Monthly industrial production index in five energy-intensive industries
Pulp, paper and paperboard (171) Basic chemicals (201) Glass and glass products (231) Basic iron and steel and ferro-alloys (241) Basic precious and other non-ferrous metals (244)
2023-02 66.48 83.95 103.65 55.44 82.34
2023-01 66.58 78.02 103.02 71.24 79.47
2022-12 68.05 78.44 105.67 68.93 88.16
2022-11 71.44 80.3 106.24 72.7 80.81
2022-10 76.42 78.16 113.88 74.72 79.89
2022-09 78.81 86.06 113.56 70.71 81.52
2022-08 78.37 85.77 108.72 83.65 84.98
2022-07 79.64 93.42 107.2 77.89 85.87
2022-06 81.36 95.84 111.04 85.43 86.02
2022-05 82.87 94.53 109.49 83.85 87.88
2022-04 82.21 92.51 108.79 83.26 86.47
2022-03 84.81 97.76 114.32 83.44 90.14
2022-02 85.56 96.38 110.35 89.83 83.6
2022-01 86.39 101.02 110.44 85.65 87.32
2021-12 87.5 102.89 110.61 88.57 87.91
2021-11 85.35 103.49 109.45 88.53 94.68
2021-10 80.5 100.28 106.18 87.91 91.09
2021-09 83.33 98.9 105.23 90.5 81.93
2021-08 84.75 97.35 104.87 88.47 92.9
2021-07 83.8 99.65 107.06 91.06 92.18
2021-06 82.71 101.05 105.58 87.45 92.32
2021-05 82.69 97.0 104.46 89.13 89.2
2021-04 83.81 101.7 104.17 90.72 91.38
2021-03 82.01 103.11 99.2 86.96 90.28
2021-02 81.58 99.98 101.78 84.55 88.82
2021-01 82.14 100.41 100.86 82.21 90.68
2020-12 80.43 107.07 98.64 97.42 100.44
2020-11 78.12 107.58 102.43 83.34 90.31
2020-10 76.92 106.12 100.31 66.78 92.0
2020-09 82.16 98.13 100.86 80.09 87.19
2020-08 77.78 85.78 95.65 68.79 85.73
2020-07 79.33 88.32 97.22 66.65 83.29
2020-06 78.77 91.66 92.77 58.84 72.25
2020-05 74.72 88.18 78.66 54.33 70.07
2020-04 76.03 91.73 59.92 51.58 61.38
2020-03 76.45 93.94 80.88 57.39 82.68
2020-02 83.63 102.51 108.15 87.61 99.93
2020-01 82.18 94.62 106.2 87.36 98.51
2019-12 83.97 91.77 100.96 86.65 98.13
2019-11 84.4 96.62 108.04 82.18 99.38
2019-10 84.63 102.07 110.72 83.87 100.77
2019-09 82.13 102.73 110.51 85.34 100.02
2019-08 87.04 99.24 101.32 93.64 98.85
2019-07 85.22 102.72 112.61 89.42 98.98
2019-06 87.86 104.85 110.87 85.14 100.5
2019-05 83.06 106.09 106.06 86.49 103.19
2019-04 88.68 101.28 107.24 87.52 103.22
2019-03 93.04 103.4 106.92 91.2 102.93
2019-02 89.17 107.98 107.83 90.04 104.69
2019-01 90.34 110.65 109.68 87.95 103.86
2018-12 90.68 105.88 109.07 90.4 101.29
2018-11 93.2 98.71 107.56 95.14 102.16
2018-10 94.76 100.55 107.2 95.41 103.08
2018-09 94.06 101.11 106.9 91.18 102.34
2018-08 93.55 101.7 111.55 85.71 106.19
2018-07 93.56 96.04 108.13 92.16 106.05
2018-06 93.3 104.33 108.73 89.89 102.19
2018-05 92.98 104.73 107.78 93.12 102.56
2018-04 91.19 105.08 109.27 92.42 98.86
2018-03 88.63 102.73 109.63 93.22 101.86
2018-02 94.62 101.05 107.65 93.6 97.67
2018-01 95.71 104.47 107.03 96.57 103.25
2017-12 99.09 102.1 109.15 102.17 108.94
2017-11 95.64 110.77 108.52 88.77 104.87
2017-10 98.2 109.53 107.54 93.07 103.89
2017-09 96.07 107.59 106.74 95.83 104.52
2017-08 96.97 108.52 109.2 99.48 106.66
2017-07 96.19 109.2 107.59 97.31 101.04
2017-06 96.44 108.71 103.07 96.63 105.92
2017-05 96.56 109.06 108.75 97.22 102.5
2017-04 97.46 104.77 107.42 105.16 103.89
2017-03 96.09 110.8 106.27 96.88 99.78
2017-02 94.45 101.94 104.85 97.76 103.02
2017-01 94.74 102.48 104.19 96.84 101.56
2016-12 94.41 111.35 105.92 91.53 96.78
2016-11 94.65 102.74 104.33 100.9 101.58
2016-10 93.57 95.71 103.62 96.7 100.9
2016-09 89.28 100.63 99.82 94.96 102.54
2016-08 97.46 101.9 103.09 99.23 91.14
2016-07 95.69 99.8 100.57 93.46 100.34
2016-06 97.73 84.11 101.9 98.17 100.2
2016-05 96.85 92.08 99.32 96.07 98.64
2016-04 96.3 103.49 98.68 97.55 98.92
2016-03 97.29 100.99 98.03 97.94 98.32
2016-02 101.13 105.07 100.8 100.46 97.54
2016-01 99.45 104.37 101.71 96.75 97.6
2015-12 102.32 104.58 100.34 100.76 98.26
2015-11 99.19 101.04 101.45 96.36 99.48
2015-10 95.38 99.75 101.84 96.93 99.81
2015-09 100.27 96.45 101.63 102.03 98.89
2015-08 100.82 100.7 102.09 97.29 101.79
2015-07 99.34 101.19 100.53 92.68 99.58
2015-06 100.11 101.62 100.63 104.75 98.89
2015-05 100.82 102.76 99.86 104.05 102.31
2015-04 98.07 97.53 98.79 98.28 101.42
2015-03 99.59 96.67 99.98 102.86 99.93
2015-02 101.81 98.57 96.49 100.04 100.66
2015-01 102.26 99.15 96.38 103.96 98.98

Monthly industrial production index in five energy-intensive industries

  • Source: INSEE.

The evolution of the January 2023 manufacturing index is revised upwards

The evolution of the manufacturing index between December 2022 and January 2023 is revised upwards by 0.3 points (after rounding), compared to the previous release, at ‑1.5% instead of ‑1.8%. The evolution of the index for the whole industry is revised upwards by 0.5 points (after rounding), at ‑1.4% instead of ‑1.9%.

Revision of variations

(in percentage point)
Revision of variations ((in percentage point))
Jan. 2023 / Dec. 2022 Dec. 2022 / Nov. 2022 Nov. 2022 / Oct. 2022 Q4 2022 / Q3 2022 2022 / 2021
Industry (BE) 0.51 -0.13 -0.01 -0.03 0.00
raw serie 0.47 0.11 -0.04 -0.05 0.00
SA-WDA parameters 0.04 -0.24 0.03 0.02 0.00
Manufacturing (CZ) 0.31 -0.19 0.01 -0.05 0.00
raw serie 0.12 0.13 -0.04 -0.06 0.00
SA-WDA parameters 0.19 -0.32 0.05 0.01 0.00
  • How to read it: in the manufacturing sector, the SA-WDA variation between December 2022 and January 2023 is revised by +0.31 points, +0.12 points are due to the revision of the raw series and +0.19 points to the updating of the SA-WDA parameters.
  • Sources: INSEE, SSP, SDES

For more information

The methodology of the industrial production index is explained in « Industrial Production Index with Base Year 2015 », Insee Méthodes no 133 – July 2019 (link at the bottom of this page).

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