France business creations (raw): professional and support services
France business creations (raw): professional and support services stood at 22,552 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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| Professional, scientific, technical, administrative and support service activities - All items - Monthly raw data | 22,552 | 28,281 | 29,043 | 26,147 | 27,663 | 30,079 | 29,203 | 33,407 | 27,490 | 24,537 | |
| Transport - All items - Monthly raw data | 9,834 | 10,015 | 8,436 | 7,265 | 8,532 | 10,364 | 9,440 | 9,855 | 9,172 | 9,362 |
Understanding france business creations (raw): professional and support services
Management consultancies, legal advisory practices, architectural bureaus, engineering firms, advertising agencies, and administrative support providers complete formal establishment to enter this unadjusted monthly metric. The count encompasses all newly registered businesses offering specialized professional, scientific, technical, or administrative services to other enterprises and households. It separates knowledge-based business services and office support activities from manufacturing, trade, and construction sectors.
Month-to-month figures reflect administrative filing behaviors and professional services contract cycles, requiring cautious interpretation regarding underlying business momentum. Early estimates undergo periodic revisions as professional registries reconcile filing backlogs. Evaluating performance requires tracking twelve-month changes to eliminate seasonal administrative patterns, ensuring comparisons reflect genuine shifts in demand for professional expertise rather than processing artifacts.
Frequently asked questions
- What types of businesses are grouped into professional and support services?
- Legal, accounting, architectural, engineering, consulting, advertising, and administrative support operations.
- Is this professional services series seasonally adjusted?
- No, this is a raw series containing unadjusted monthly administrative counts.
- Why is year-over-year comparison recommended for this series?
- It removes recurring calendar distortions and administrative processing variations tied to specific months of the year.