France regional public works survey
France regional public works survey balances of opinion on activity, order books and workforce.
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | Q4-2023 | Q3-2023 | Q2-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activity, change on previous quarter12 | ||||||||||||||
| Île-de-France | 5.13 | -7.81 | 13.04 | 24 | 17.42 | 6.96 | -18.71 | -8.63 | -1.31 | 10.29 | 4.6 | -19.53 | -15.44 | |
| Centre-Val de Loire | -27.72 | -18.75 | -11.4 | 8.48 | 18.86 | 18.28 | 32.31 | 12.36 | 2.22 | 6.19 | -6.99 | -18.71 | 23.95 | |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 3.44 | -19.17 | 21.89 | 30.91 | 42.09 | 9.06 | 17.77 | 9.64 | -22.98 | 26.48 | -17.15 | 0.38 | 4.9 | |
| Normandy | 1.28 | 28.23 | 11.73 | 14.44 | 24.43 | 10.85 | 13.15 | 16.15 | 10.57 | 16.49 | -4.66 | 11.54 | 9.2 | |
| Hauts-de-France | -22.5 | 14.4 | 4.76 | 1.54 | -19.9 | -16 | 17.7 | 8.94 | -11.71 | 15.7 | 13.08 | -9.88 | -5.79 | |
| Grand Est | 21.08 | -41.03 | 15.16 | 9.06 | 5.31 | 13.43 | 10.59 | 36.63 | 29.01 | 30.58 | 0.5 | -7.67 | -12.74 | |
| Pays de la Loire | -8.33 | -23.95 | 0.7 | 15.44 | 30.99 | 26.39 | -3.23 | 14.29 | 8.8 | -29.48 | 18.6 | 10.59 | -30.21 | |
| Brittany | -15.02 | -39.11 | 30.26 | -27.9 | -20.07 | 29.85 | 1.51 | 28.2 | 33.11 | -3.54 | 10.56 | -0.77 | -3.58 | |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 12.31 | -3.59 | -0.47 | -3.32 | 2.89 | 1.16 | -15.64 | 10.38 | -9.06 | 10 | -22.46 | 9.63 | 6.57 | |
| Occitanie | 4.68 | 3.64 | 7.97 | -1.94 | 0.2 | -4.47 | -9.81 | 12.72 | 33.24 | 29.6 | 0.46 | 14.18 | -12.9 | |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | -19.12 | -19.39 | 7.29 | -5.3 | -10.56 | 0.35 | 8.67 | 10.61 | -14.98 | -6.34 | -9.98 | -12.89 | 15.9 | |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | -9.59 | 5.87 | 20 | 0.79 | 12.04 | -16.08 | 24.33 | 18.91 | 17.08 | -1.86 | -16.43 | 3.65 | 1.32 | |
| Activity, outlook for the next three months12 | ||||||||||||||
| Île-de-France | 23.06 | 13.71 | 28.72 | 41.47 | 3 | 17.82 | -4.18 | -17.84 | -0.33 | 14.18 | 9.17 | -5.54 | 2.73 | |
| Centre-Val de Loire | -52.84 | -36.1 | -55.19 | 4.62 | 8.6 | 6.59 | -30.83 | 25.04 | 10.47 | -1.32 | 42.66 | -18.8 | 6.98 | |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | -8.44 | 28.03 | -6.55 | 12.62 | 17.43 | 17.68 | 12.8 | 15.44 | 12.77 | -25.03 | 26.44 | 11.38 | 6.54 | |
| Normandy | -14.51 | 16.25 | 5.1 | 15.86 | 8.22 | -7.4 | 8.49 | -6.1 | 33.66 | 7.46 | 11.12 | -3.07 | -0.06 | |
| Hauts-de-France | 7.22 | 3.79 | 11.23 | -0.42 | 4.95 | -8.38 | 22.15 | 49.7 | 34.21 | 25.05 | 7.58 | -0.44 | -2.27 | |
| Grand Est | -14.93 | 25.36 | -15.43 | -2.43 | -2.85 | -10.55 | 11.7 | -19.47 | 54.28 | 3.76 | 15.61 | 3.38 | 9.55 | |
| Pays de la Loire | 24.35 | 5.71 | -11.79 | 9.03 | 2.21 | 11.38 | 5.34 | 5.75 | 14.57 | 14.41 | 24.83 | 4.5 | -6.15 | |
| Brittany | 12.87 | 10 | 7.52 | 0.36 | -2.63 | 21.76 | 10.69 | -12.13 | -10.57 | 8.63 | -7.55 | -0.84 | 6.64 | |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 2.57 | 16.23 | -15.33 | -0.41 | 7.71 | 12.07 | -2.55 | 5.31 | 8.67 | 9.3 | 14.58 | 4.61 | 6.08 | |
| Occitanie | -7.64 | 11.27 | -0.74 | 9.31 | -6.08 | -8.46 | -1.39 | -3.03 | 9.32 | 18.26 | 19.58 | 13.89 | 32.11 | |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | -18.97 | -11.95 | -5.62 | -2.39 | 1.27 | 8.39 | 13.09 | 11.87 | 13.2 | 11.29 | 8.21 | 5.78 | -16.36 | |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | -32.69 | 2.54 | 31.45 | -6.98 | 11.74 | 20.23 | 12.94 | 23.44 | 25.77 | 27.75 | 22.72 | 2.16 | 15.07 | |
| Order books at end of quarter12 | ||||||||||||||
| Île-de-France | -14.76 | -10.71 | 5 | 12.19 | 2.52 | -5.37 | -17.08 | -12.3 | -3.77 | 2.13 | -3.08 | -14.21 | -4.79 | |
| Centre-Val de Loire | -49.32 | -34.64 | -61.15 | -35.54 | -19.29 | -21.28 | -2.76 | 0.96 | 4.59 | 2.91 | 8.16 | -8.62 | -14.56 | |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | -12.88 | -12.22 | -7.15 | -7.09 | -3.53 | -13.06 | -19.06 | -14.01 | -23.38 | -8.03 | 8.74 | 1.02 | 16.94 | |
| Normandy | -24.16 | 25.07 | -1.44 | -1.27 | 10.4 | -5.33 | 10.03 | -4.43 | -4.3 | 0.37 | -1.37 | 15.91 | -1.52 | |
| Hauts-de-France | -14.64 | -9.68 | -18.96 | -13.33 | -24.56 | -20.79 | 4.26 | -1.31 | 4.72 | 26.34 | -18.75 | -7.73 | -13.47 | |
| Grand Est | -32.81 | -25.69 | -18.81 | -6.41 | 3.83 | 9.07 | 17.22 | 18.3 | 23.77 | 24.08 | 14.89 | 2.76 | 10.72 | |
| Pays de la Loire | -34.64 | -24.68 | -20.38 | 4.89 | 6.63 | 5.16 | -0.32 | -5.77 | 1.36 | -6.34 | 20.99 | -24.86 | -15.03 | |
| Brittany | -7.3 | 3.1 | -3.83 | -4.71 | 5.37 | -5.88 | 11.32 | 4.89 | 7.06 | 18.41 | 20.08 | 21.09 | 16.59 | |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | -15.55 | -13.58 | -18.99 | -11.12 | -10.73 | -10.81 | 5.3 | -6.28 | -1.24 | -9.32 | 0.63 | 0.75 | -1.03 | |
| Occitanie | -7.62 | 0.9 | -3.9 | 13.23 | 8.52 | 5.85 | 5.96 | 12.6 | 17.12 | 31.49 | 38.85 | 33.13 | 44.55 | |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | -35.19 | -19.45 | -12.6 | -12.24 | -9.41 | -4.13 | 10.19 | 7.89 | 13.36 | 16.16 | 4.57 | 19.09 | 2.15 | |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | -26.39 | -21.65 | -3 | -20.67 | -22.22 | -17.51 | -2.44 | 2.02 | -18.94 | -22.85 | -21.18 | -6.24 | 4.31 | |
| Workforce, change on previous quarter12 | ||||||||||||||
| Île-de-France | 13.15 | 2.9 | 1.71 | 5.58 | -0.78 | -3.27 | 2.46 | -2.18 | 0.58 | 6.15 | 0.88 | 1.34 | -3.26 | |
| Centre-Val de Loire | -42.41 | -20.99 | -8.94 | 1.51 | 11.02 | -18.68 | 5.75 | -1.13 | 2.61 | 3.37 | -1.15 | -0.83 | 0.34 | |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 8.68 | 3.89 | -3.61 | 17.88 | 9.64 | 6.41 | 3.53 | 8.97 | 3.44 | 2.37 | 7.97 | 0.71 | 3.43 | |
| Normandy | -12.25 | 24.04 | 21.12 | 8.21 | 4.73 | 6.42 | 0.24 | 1.67 | 6.7 | 7.83 | 1.05 | -6.63 | -10.26 | |
| Hauts-de-France | -4.04 | -13.96 | 0.62 | -21.38 | -19.18 | 27.16 | 35.31 | 29.91 | -5.19 | -2.85 | -11.72 | -17.27 | 8.64 | |
| Grand Est | -5.16 | -14.46 | 19.97 | -0.56 | -4.31 | 14.82 | -23.01 | 28.4 | 26.8 | 8.74 | -15.91 | -7.9 | -17.21 | |
| Pays de la Loire | 11.6 | -23.68 | 6.41 | 4.99 | 11.55 | -6.38 | -2.26 | -14.04 | -21.94 | -4.96 | -10.63 | -16.6 | 0.42 | |
| Brittany | -6.65 | -13.83 | -1.48 | 21.41 | 7.3 | 10.43 | 0.97 | -0.48 | -14.94 | -4.75 | -4.75 | 8.6 | 6.31 | |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 9.82 | -5.73 | -3.02 | -10.77 | -11.52 | -1.64 | -1.95 | -2.74 | 4.72 | 6.79 | -7.37 | 4.74 | -1.91 | |
| Occitanie | 4.77 | 15.39 | 1.06 | -3.94 | -3.14 | -12.6 | 3.6 | 8.12 | 9.08 | 4.76 | 1.19 | 12.39 | 12.56 | |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 6.72 | 1.75 | -14.72 | 13.34 | -8.27 | 14.66 | 10.29 | 5.57 | 7.54 | 1.36 | 10.45 | 10.48 | 14.65 | |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | -10.76 | 2.96 | -2.71 | -3.63 | 2.47 | 2.25 | -5.83 | 1.65 | 15.38 | 0.17 | 11.65 | 5.6 | -22.44 |
Latest reading
The latest reading is 5.13 Balance of opinion, for Q2 2026. That is +12.94 Balance of opinion from Q1 2026 and −12.29 Balance of opinion from a year earlier. The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q2 1996 to Q2 2026. Source: Banque de France – Webstat (webstat.banque-france.fr).
- Latest
- 5.13 Balance of opinion
- Q2 2026
- vs previous period
- +12.94 Balance of opinion
- Q1 2026
- vs a year earlier
- −12.29 Balance of opinion
About this data
France regional public works survey balances of opinion on activity, order books and workforce. This quarterly dataset covers twelve metropolitan regions including Île-de-France, Normandy, and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Published by the Banque de France, the series track balances of opinion on past and expected activity since 1996. The indicators are seasonally adjusted and represent the difference between positive and negative business leader responses.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the France regional public works survey measure?
- The survey measures business sentiment in the French public works sector, tracking past and expected activity, order books, and workforce changes. It is expressed as a balance of opinion.
- How often is the French regional public works survey published?
- The Banque de France publishes this public works survey on a quarterly basis, with historical series available starting from 1996.
- Which regions are covered in this French public works dataset?
- The dataset covers twelve metropolitan regions of France, including Île-de-France, Normandy, Grand Est, and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- How should the balances of opinion in this survey be interpreted?
- Balances of opinion represent the difference between the percentage of French business leaders reporting an increase and those reporting a decrease, adjusted for seasonal variations.
