France business failures (12-month raw): construction
France business failures (12-month raw): construction stood at 14,351 units in Jul 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 Dec 1990 to Jul 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Business demography table
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | |
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| Business failures (INSEE) | |||||||||||
| 12-month cumulative raw data - Construction | 14,351 | 14,489 | 14,372 | 14,597 | 14,559 | 14,533 | 14,478 | 14,372 | 14,661 | 14,776 | |
| 12-month cumulative raw data - Wholesale and retail trade, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles | 14,073 | 14,143 | 13,950 | 13,963 | 14,054 | 13,927 | 13,902 | 13,837 | 13,714 | 13,635 |
Understanding france business failures (12-month raw): construction
Judicial liquidations and court-ordered safeguard proceedings recorded for enterprises operating within structural building, civil engineering, specialized trade contracting, and real estate development are tallied in this cumulative indicator. The scope covers firms engaged in residential and non-residential construction, heavy infrastructure projects, and specialized installation works. By isolating building contractors from industrial producers and service providers, the series highlights vulnerabilities connected to material price volatility, developer defaults, project pipeline delays, and financing costs for real estate ventures. Every formal insolvency ruling issued by commercial courts for registered entities in this branch contributes directly to the annual sum.
Evaluating this cumulative metric necessitates accounting for pronounced seasonality inherent in building activity, where weather conditions and holiday periods influence administrative filings, even though the twelve-month sum dampens those swings. Analysts must remember that court proceedings often commence long after a contractor ceases active operations, making this an inherently lagging gauge of building sector health. Comparing these figures directly against immediate business creations in the same field can be misleading because new registrations often represent self-employed tradespeople who face different insolvency pathways than established contracting corporations.
Frequently asked questions
- What types of building entities are included in this construction insolvency count?
- The measure includes general building contractors, civil engineering firms, and specialized subcontractors involved in installation or finishing trades.
- Does this series capture sole proprietors working in building trades?
- Only if they operate under a legal status subject to formal commercial court liquidation proceedings captured by official registry notifications.
- Why might insolvency figures lag behind actual construction downturns?
- Legal procedures require formal petitions and court hearings, which often take months to process after a firm runs out of liquidity.