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5 March 2026 · n° 59
In January 2026, manufacturing output rebounded (+0.6%) Industrial production index - January 2026
In January 2026, production rebounded in the manufacturing industry (+0.6% after -0.7% in December 2025). It also recovered across the whole industry (+0.5% after -0.5%).
The industrial production index (IPI) series are subject to an annual review process over a 7 years cycle. Thus, every year, one seventh of the branches surveyed are reviewed in order to improve the measure of the production. The purpose of this review and any resulting updates is to guarantee that the indices remain robust and to adapt them to economic or technical developments, in particular by including the monitoring of new products and by eliminating those whose production has become very low. The results of the 2025 review are included in this publication. The renovated series are backcast to January 2022, which may lead to revisions since that date.
Furthermore for the branches monitored in working hours, productivity coefficients have been revised with national accounts data published in 2025. This leads to revisions of the indices.
At the same time, the industrial production index (IPI) and the index of the production in volume in construction (IPVC) are subject to an annual update of the weights. The weights for years 2023 to 2025 have been updated with the national accounts data published in 2025. The inclusion of these new weights leads also to revisions of the series.
Finally, the seasonal and working day adjustment (SA-WDA) models have also been revised over the recent past to improve the quality of the indices.
More information about these changes is available in the “Documentation” tab of the web version of this publication.
- Over one month, manufacturing output was back on the rise, due only to the rebound in the manufacture of transport equipment
- Over a year, output was up by 1.9% in the whole industry
- Over one month, output fell back by 1.4% in construction
- The monthly evolution of the December 2025 manufacturing index has been slightly revised upwards
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In January 2026, production rebounded in the manufacturing industry (+0.6% after -0.7% in December 2025). It also recovered across the whole industry (+0.5% after -0.5%).
tableauMonthly Industrial Production Indices
| C1: Manufacture of food products and beverages | C3: Machinery and equipment goods | C4: Manufacture of transport equipment | C5: Other manufacturing | CZ: Manufacturing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01 | 97.22 | 103.3 | 125.17 | 101.47 | 104.16 |
| 2025-12 | 97.98 | 103.77 | 113.87 | 102.44 | 103.55 |
| 2025-11 | 96.18 | 101.84 | 130.61 | 101.24 | 104.32 |
| 2025-10 | 96.42 | 100.39 | 125.92 | 101.74 | 103.89 |
| 2025-09 | 96.82 | 102.51 | 125.83 | 101.49 | 104.08 |
| 2025-08 | 96.42 | 100.66 | 117.68 | 102.29 | 103.23 |
| 2025-07 | 97.41 | 101.83 | 124.52 | 102.43 | 104.47 |
| 2025-06 | 98.29 | 104.32 | 129.78 | 101.19 | 104.88 |
| 2025-05 | 97.13 | 99.71 | 116.65 | 100.74 | 102.17 |
| 2025-04 | 98.73 | 101.71 | 115.35 | 102.14 | 103.37 |
| 2025-03 | 99.26 | 103.16 | 115.98 | 101.84 | 103.6 |
| 2025-02 | 98.83 | 102.29 | 112.56 | 101.52 | 102.8 |
| 2025-01 | 99.6 | 99.55 | 108.57 | 100.34 | 101.41 |
| 2024-12 | 98.71 | 101.57 | 108.82 | 100.1 | 101.42 |
| 2024-11 | 97.03 | 100.54 | 113.03 | 101.95 | 102.56 |
| 2024-10 | 98.59 | 103.02 | 108.56 | 101.18 | 102.18 |
| 2024-09 | 99.68 | 99.86 | 111.25 | 101.77 | 102.59 |
| 2024-08 | 99.11 | 97.95 | 111.25 | 103.08 | 102.99 |
| 2024-07 | 98.23 | 103.5 | 107.64 | 101.37 | 102.17 |
| 2024-06 | 98.01 | 98.42 | 112.54 | 101.96 | 102.4 |
| 2024-05 | 98.26 | 100.63 | 110.86 | 101.39 | 102.19 |
| 2024-04 | 98.49 | 106.22 | 111.62 | 104.01 | 104.57 |
| 2024-03 | 98.92 | 102.12 | 113.2 | 102.81 | 103.59 |
| 2024-02 | 100.2 | 103.56 | 111.8 | 103.5 | 104.24 |
| 2024-01 | 97.81 | 102.28 | 115.12 | 102.01 | 103.18 |
| 2023-12 | 97.15 | 102.2 | 118.46 | 102.67 | 103.86 |
| 2023-11 | 96.2 | 107.25 | 116.5 | 101.26 | 103.4 |
| 2023-10 | 96.98 | 105.12 | 117.78 | 101.19 | 103.35 |
| 2023-09 | 96.76 | 104.82 | 113.86 | 101.07 | 102.78 |
| 2023-08 | 98.21 | 104.84 | 115.76 | 100.13 | 102.67 |
| 2023-07 | 98.13 | 106.26 | 114.31 | 100.63 | 102.94 |
| 2023-06 | 98.14 | 106.74 | 116.71 | 100.06 | 103.01 |
| 2023-05 | 98.31 | 108.75 | 119.86 | 101.39 | 104.49 |
| 2023-04 | 97.63 | 106.19 | 115.06 | 99.56 | 102.06 |
| 2023-03 | 97.74 | 104.21 | 115.74 | 100.13 | 102.07 |
| 2023-02 | 97.77 | 105.3 | 117.71 | 100.63 | 103.21 |
| 2023-01 | 97.36 | 104.31 | 110.11 | 101.11 | 102.34 |
| 2022-12 | 98.2 | 102.44 | 114.39 | 102.34 | 103.44 |
| 2022-11 | 101.62 | 104.75 | 104.88 | 103.83 | 103.82 |
| 2022-10 | 99.73 | 99.8 | 107.73 | 102.15 | 102.09 |
| 2022-09 | 99.71 | 105.32 | 108.22 | 103.21 | 103.69 |
| 2022-08 | 100.43 | 102.57 | 112.15 | 103.29 | 104.04 |
| 2022-07 | 99.65 | 97.81 | 106.24 | 100.61 | 100.92 |
| 2022-06 | 100.33 | 102.26 | 105.3 | 102.39 | 102.51 |
| 2022-05 | 98.63 | 99.85 | 102.68 | 102.9 | 101.85 |
| 2022-04 | 99.2 | 97.65 | 99.2 | 100.65 | 99.87 |
| 2022-03 | 101.07 | 99.42 | 95.65 | 102.3 | 100.86 |
| 2022-02 | 101.45 | 100.73 | 100.08 | 101.83 | 101.42 |
| 2022-01 | 102.41 | 99.88 | 102.0 | 103.29 | 102.53 |
| 2021-12 | 101.61 | 101.18 | 101.33 | 98.78 | 99.94 |
| 2021-11 | 102.56 | 98.26 | 93.29 | 99.34 | 98.91 |
| 2021-10 | 101.28 | 100.55 | 104.18 | 100.93 | 101.38 |
| 2021-09 | 99.26 | 100.73 | 90.2 | 99.77 | 98.54 |
| 2021-08 | 99.71 | 99.18 | 98.98 | 100.99 | 100.28 |
| 2021-07 | 100.3 | 98.85 | 104.27 | 100.29 | 100.64 |
| 2021-06 | 100.45 | 100.62 | 95.98 | 99.75 | 99.49 |
| 2021-05 | 98.65 | 99.2 | 98.27 | 99.81 | 99.33 |
| 2021-04 | 98.46 | 100.62 | 100.42 | 100.04 | 99.91 |
| 2021-03 | 99.97 | 100.17 | 101.1 | 99.47 | 99.86 |
| 2021-02 | 97.63 | 98.59 | 100.65 | 98.55 | 98.65 |
| 2021-01 | 100.12 | 102.05 | 111.34 | 102.27 | 103.07 |
graphiqueMonthly Industrial Production Indices
- Source: INSEE, SSP, SDES.
Over one month, manufacturing output was back on the rise, due only to the rebound in the manufacture of transport equipment
In January 2026*, manufacturing output rebounded, driven only by an increase in the manufacture of transport equipment (+9.9% after -12.8%), particularly in other transport equipment (+19.1% after -20.1%) and more specifically in aerospace construction. Conversely, output decreased in all branches: it fell back in the manufacture of “other industrial products (metallurgy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, etc.)” (-0.9% after +1.2%), in the manufacture of food products and beverages industries (-0.8% after +1.9%), in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (-0.5% after +1.9%), and it fell again in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (-3.4% after -0.9%).
In mining and quarrying, energy, water supply, production was stable, after +0.1% the previous month.
tableauVariation in the Industrial Production
| NA : A10, (A17), [A38 or A64] | Weights* | January 2026 | December 2025 / November 2025 | January 2026 / December 2025 | Quarter-on-quarter change (3) | Year-on-year change (4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE: INDUSTRY | 10,000 | 103.1 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| CZ: MANUFACTURING | 7,529 | 104.2 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| (C1): Man. of food products and beverages | 1,276 | 97.2 | 1.9 | -0.8 | 0.6 | -1.3 |
| (C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products | 14 | 137.9 | -0.9 | -3.4 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| (C3): Machinery and equipment goods | 1,017 | 103.3 | 1.9 | -0.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| [CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products | 327 | 114.3 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 2.1 |
| [CJ] Man. of electrical equipment | 247 | 103.4 | 4.4 | -5.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
| [CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) | 443 | 94.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 |
| (C4): Man. of transport equipment | 907 | 125.2 | -12.8 | 9.9 | 0.1 | 11.9 |
| [CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 354 | 101.8 | 3.3 | -5.8 | 0.6 | 5.4 |
| [CL2] Man. of other transport equipment | 553 | 140.3 | -20.1 | 19.1 | -0.2 | 15.4 |
| (C5): Other manufacturing | 4,316 | 101.5 | 1.2 | -0.9 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| [CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products | 196 | 123.5 | 1.6 | -2.5 | 2.2 | 6.1 |
| [CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media | 368 | 84.8 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -1.8 | -3.3 |
| [CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products | 566 | 92.1 | -0.9 | 1.5 | -1.5 | 0.2 |
| [CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 424 | 118.0 | 4.9 | -1.8 | -0.4 | -1.4 |
| [CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other nonmetallic mineral products | 696 | 86.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| [CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 889 | 91.3 | 2.3 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| [CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 1,164 | 116.9 | 0.4 | -2.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management | 2,471 | 95.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 1.1 |
| [BZ] Mining and quarrying | 66 | 77.2 | 0.4 | -0.5 | -1.2 | -5.7 |
| [DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply | 2,279 | 95.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 1.3 |
| [EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation | 126 | 92.7 | -4.4 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| MIGs (2) | ||||||
| Capital goods | 2,822 | 114.2 | -4.0 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| Intermediate goods | 2,525 | 91.9 | 1.4 | -0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Consumer durables | 167 | 101.8 | -2.1 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| Consumer non-durables | 2,064 | 103.9 | 2.1 | -0.9 | 0.0 | -1.1 |
| Energy | 2,421 | 96.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | 1.2 |
- *Weights (10,000 = B...E).
- (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.
- Source: Insee, SSP, SDES.
Over a year, output was up by 1.9% in the whole industry
In the manufacturing industry, cumulative output over the last three months (November 2025 to January 2026) was 1.9% higher than that of the same months of the previous year in the whole industry in the manufacturing industry, and it was 2.2% higher in the manufacturing industry.
Over this period, output increased sharply in the manufacture of transport equipment (+11.9%). It also increased, but more moderately, in the manufacture of “other manufacturing industries (manufacture of basic metals, chemical industry, pharmaceutical industry, etc.) (+0.9%), in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (+1.1%), in the manufacture of electrical, electronic, and computer equipment (+2.4%), and in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+0.6%).
On the contrary, output decreased in the manufacture of food products and beverages (-1.3%).
Over one month, output fell back by 1.4% in construction
In January 2026, output fell back in construction (-1.4% after +2.0% in December). It declined anew in all the construction activities: civil engineering (-6.4% after +7.1%), specialised construction work (-0.6% after +1.3%), and construction of buildings (-3.6% after +3.7%).
In construction, output for the last three months (November 2025 to January 2026) was 3.1% lower than for the same three months of the previous year.
tableauVariation in the Construction Production
| NA : A10, (A17), [A38 or A64] | Weights* | January 2026 | December 2025 / November 2025 | January 2026 / December 2025 | Quarter-on-quarter change (1) | Year-on-year change (2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F : CONSTRUCTION | 10,000 | 90.8 | 2.0 | -1.4 | -0.8 | -3.1 |
| (F41) Construction of buildings | 664 | 83.2 | 3.7 | -3.6 | -1.7 | -5.3 |
| (F42) Civil engineering | 1,047 | 88.3 | 7.1 | -6.4 | 1.5 | -3.2 |
| (F43) Specialised construction activities | 8,339 | 91.8 | 1.3 | -0.6 | -1.0 | -2.9 |
- *Weights (10,000 = B...E).
- (1) Last three months / previous three months.
- (2) Last three months / same three months of previous year.
- Source : Insee.
The monthly evolution of the December 2025 manufacturing index has been slightly revised upwards
The evolution of the manufacturing index between November and December 2025 has been slightly revised upwards by 0.1 points, to ‑0.7% instead of ‑0.8% (after rounding). The evolution of the index for the industry as a whole between November and December 2025 has also been revised slightly upward by 0.2 points, to -0.5% instead of -0.7% (after rounding).
tableauRevision of variations
| October 2025 / September 2025 | November 2025 / October 2025 | December 2025 / November 2025 | Q4 2025/Q3 2025 | 2025 / 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry (BE) | 0.00 | -0.10 | 0.17 | -0.22 | 0.13 |
| raw serie | 0.53 | 0.83 | 0.90 | 0.73 | 0.16 |
| SA-WDA parameters | -0.53 | -0.93 | -0.73 | -0.94 | -0.02 |
| Manufacturing (CZ) | -0.03 | -0.06 | 0.08 | -0.24 | 0.07 |
| raw serie | 0.28 | -0.38 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| SA-WDA parameters | -0.31 | 0.32 | 0.06 | -0.30 | 0.00 |
- How to read it: in the manufacturing sector, the SA-WDA variation between November and December 2025 is revised by +0.08 points: +0.02 points are due to the revision of the raw series and +0,06 points to the updating of the SA-WDA parameters.
- Source: INSEE, SSP, SDES.
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* All data in this publication are seasonally and working days adjusted (SA-WDA). In the commentary, percentage changes by sub-branches are presented, with some exceptions, in descending order of their contribution to the overall percentage change of the industrial production index. The contribution of a sub-branch takes into account its weight and the scale of its change.
The methodology used to build and calculate the industrial production index (IPI) is detailed in the “Documentation” tab of this publication.
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Pour en savoir plus
Time series: Industrial production index – Base 2021
INSEE Focus n°35, March 2025: Bardet M., Bignon N., Guannel B., “Output in energy-intensive industries remained in sharp decline compared to the level of 2021”
Insee Méthodes n° 133 – july 2019 "Industrial Production Index with Base Year 2015"