France electrical & machinery personnel shortages limit (SA)
France electrical & machinery personnel shortages limit (SA) stood at 11.7 Balance of opinion (%) in Sep 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the INSEE business surveys table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Apr 1991 to Sep 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the INSEE business surveys table
| Indicator | 09-2026 | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | |
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| Industry | |||||||||||
| Monthly economic outlook survey in the manufacturing industry - Activity limited by personnel shortages - Manufacture of electrical, electronic and computer equipment; manufacture of machinery - SA series | 11.7 | 11.1 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 16 | 12.4 | 11.3 | |
| Monthly economic outlook survey in the manufacturing industry - Activity limited by personnel shortages - Manufacturing of transport equipment - SA series | 5 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
Understanding france electrical & machinery personnel shortages limit (SA)
Monthly Monthly economic outlook survey in the manufacturing industry - Activity limited by personnel shortages - Manufacture of electrical, electronic and computer equipment; manufacture of machinery - SA series — INSEE monthly business surveys: climate and sector balances of opinion, France. Series covers 1991 to 2026-08 (425 observations). Source: INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM).
Frequently asked questions
- What operational constraint does this series measure for electrical, electronic, computer, and machinery firms?
- It tracks the proportion of surveyed manufacturing businesses reporting that workforce shortages restrict their current production capacity.
- How does this series account for routine seasonal staffing variations?
- The figures are seasonally adjusted to remove predictable calendar-related fluctuations in labor availability.
- What type of survey response is aggregated to create this metric?
- It reflects direct qualitative feedback from enterprise executives regarding factors limiting their normal business output.