France domestic turnover: food, beverages, tobacco
France domestic turnover: food, beverages, tobacco stood at 123.27 in Jul 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Industrial production and turnover table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1999 to Jul 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Industrial production and turnover 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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| Domestic market | |||||||||||
| Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco (NAF rev. 2, level A38, item CA) | 123.27 | 124.25 | 123.16 | 123.84 | 124.44 | 124.04 | 124.94 | 124.67 | 123.31 | 124.37 | |
| Manufacture of textiles, clothing industries, leather and footwear industry (NAF rev. 2, level A38, item CB) | 120.38 | 118.11 | 117.95 | 118.37 | 118.13 | 117.93 | 118.75 | 120.17 | 120.26 | 122.94 |
Understanding france domestic turnover: food, beverages, tobacco
Domestic invoiced billings generated by industrial enterprises producing food, beverages, and tobacco capture local market transactions within this specific processing sector. The series tracks total monthly sales revenues billed to buyers inside the national territory, excluding all export shipments destined for foreign customers. It encompasses activities related to agricultural product transformation, drink manufacturing, and tobacco processing, while leaving out primary farming and agricultural raw material extraction. Unlike export-oriented turnover metrics, this indicator reflects localized consumer demand and commercial transactions bounded strictly by national borders.
Interpreting these figures requires accounting for seasonal harvesting cycles, holiday shopping surges, and shifts in retail purchasing patterns that frequently distort raw monthly comparisons. Early estimates are routinely subject to revision as late enterprise survey responses arrive, making multi-month moving averages a safer method to discern underlying business momentum. Analysts should avoid comparing this nominal sales index directly with physical production volume metrics, because turnover figures incorporate price fluctuations, promotional discounting, and input cost pass-throughs that industrial output indices strip away.
Frequently asked questions
- What transactions are included in this domestic turnover index?
- It tracks invoiced sales billed exclusively to clients located within the national territory by enterprises manufacturing food, beverages, and tobacco.
- Does this index account for price changes over time?
- No, as a nominal turnover measure, it reflects both volume shifts and price fluctuations rather than constant-price physical output.
- Why might early figures for this series be revised?
- Initial estimates rely on partial survey responses from industrial enterprises and are updated as late returns are processed.