France business creations (SA-WDA): other service activities
France business creations (SA-WDA): other service activities stood at 11,523 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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| Other service activities - All items - Monthly working day and seasonally adjusted data | 11,523 | 10,693 | 11,253 | 11,842 | 10,391 | 11,497 | 11,308 | 10,937 | 10,760 | 10,493 | |
| Micro-entrepreneurs - Other service activities - Monthly working day and seasonally adjusted data | 9,130 | 8,356 | 8,984 | 9,623 | 8,380 | 9,263 | 9,041 | 8,619 | 8,627 | 8,475 |
Understanding france business creations (SA-WDA): other service activities
This series measures the monthly count of newly registered enterprises classified under other service activities, incorporating both traditional corporate formations and individual proprietorships operating in personal services, membership organizations, and miscellaneous services. The scope covers legal entities registered in administrative registers, excluding corporate restructuring events, simple changes of trade name, and transfers of ownership without a newly created legal unit. Unlike industrial or trade aggregates, this sector captures highly fragmented, service-oriented undertakings that often operate with minimal physical capital, distinguishing it from sibling series focused on manufacturing or retail.
Analyzing these monthly figures requires accounting for calendar effects, public holidays, and seasonal shifts in administrative registration activity, which are removed through dedicated working day and seasonal adjustment procedures. Early estimates are subject to routine administrative revisions as late filings and registration updates are processed by the statistical institute. Analysts should prioritize month-on-month seasonally adjusted comparisons to track immediate momentum while verifying broader shifts against unadjusted raw data. Comparing this series directly with bankruptcy or failure measures can mislead because new formations reflect gross market entry, whereas closures measure terminal exits.
Frequently asked questions
- What specific business types are included in other service activities?
- It covers personal services, repair of computers and household goods, membership organizations, and various domestic or wellness services not captured elsewhere.
- Why use working day adjusted data for this sector?
- Adjusting for working days ensures that monthly fluctuations are not driven merely by the varying count of calendar days or weekends in a given month.
- How do these creations differ from corporate transformations?
- The series tracks genuinely new legal registrations, completely excluding structural reorganizations or internal corporate shifts of existing entities.