France business creations excluding micro: manufacturing (SA-WDA)
France business creations excluding micro: manufacturing (SA-WDA) stood at 803 units in Aug 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Business demography table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 2000 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Business demography table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
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| Excluding Micro-entrepreneurs - Manufacturing industry - Monthly working day and seasonally adjusted data | 803 | 820 | 804 | 791 | 680 | 798 | 778 | 789 | 751 | 775 | |
| Excluding Micro-entrepreneurs - Real estate - Monthly working day and seasonally adjusted data | 1,747 | 1,701 | 1,776 | 1,754 | 1,679 | 1,788 | 1,874 | 1,921 | 1,953 | 1,883 |
Understanding france business creations excluding micro: manufacturing (SA-WDA)
Industrial production units, factory operators, and goods-processing enterprises establishing formal corporate entities or partnerships form the basis of this monthly industrial creation measure. The dataset excludes simplified sole proprietorships, isolating manufacturing ventures that require substantial plant machinery, fixed capital investment, and organized factory labor. This specific industrial focus provides researchers with a dedicated gauge of formal manufacturing entrepreneurship, separating industrial investment from retail trade or service sector startups.
Seasonal adjustments eliminate factory shutdown periods, summer holidays, and annual inventory cycles that routinely distort monthly industrial activity. Early estimates are provisional and subject to upward or downward revision as manufacturing registries complete administrative checks. When reading this series, analysts should compare it against industrial production indices rather than consumer creation metrics, as factory formations reflect long-term capital allocation strategies. Year-on-year evaluations offer a stable perspective on industrial renewal, bypassing temporary supply chain disruptions.
Frequently asked questions
- What distinguishes this manufacturing series from broader business creation counts?
- It restricts the count to industrial processing and manufacturing entities operating under standard corporate or partnership frameworks.
- Are small craft workshops included if they use simplified sole proprietorship status?
- No, simplified sole proprietors are deliberately excluded to focus on capitalized industrial and manufacturing structures.
- How do factory holiday closures impact the monthly data?
- Summer and winter production halts create predictable seasonal dips that are corrected through seasonal adjustment models.