France GDP growth contribution: final domestic demand
France GDP growth contribution: final domestic demand stood at -0.54 Percentage points in Q2 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Quarterly GDP and value added table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q2 1950 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Quarterly GDP and value added table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contributions to GDP growth | |||||||||||
| Final domestic demand | -0.54 | 0.68 | -0.29 | -0.2 | 0.55 | 0.6 | -0.23 | 0.9 | -0.13 | -0.1 | |
| Final domestic demand excluding stocks | 0.2 | -0.26 | 0.22 | 0.33 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.28 | 0.05 | 0.12 |
Understanding france GDP growth contribution: final domestic demand
Additive arithmetic components that sum to overall economic expansion are evaluated here through the lens of non-inventory domestic expenditures. This specific metric isolates spending originating strictly within national borders by resident households, private non-profit institutions serving households, and public administrative bodies, purposefully stripping away external trade surpluses or deficits alongside volatile changes in warehouse stocks. Unlike broader aggregates that incorporate international commerce, this indicator highlights solely the internal engine of economic activity, measuring how domestic absorption directly pushes output upward or downward in percentage point terms.
Interpreting these additive figures requires accounting for chaining methodology where individual percentage point impacts do not necessarily sum neatly to the exact headline rate due to mathematical properties of chained volume measures. Early quarterly releases undergo routine revisions as more complete administrative returns replace preliminary tax and survey estimates, altering the apparent magnitude of domestic traction. Analysts should avoid treating these internal demand contributions as proxies for overall prosperity, given that strong domestic absorption can occasionally coincide with widening external trade deficits that pull down headline output.
Frequently asked questions
- What does a negative percentage point contribution from final domestic demand mean?
- It indicates that internal spending by households and government bodies exerted a downward drag on overall national output growth during the period.
- Why do the contributions of final domestic demand and net exports not sum to total growth?
- Changes in inventories are also factored into total gross domestic product growth calculations alongside domestic demand and trade.
- How frequently are these additive contribution figures revised?
- Estimates are updated regularly across successive quarterly publications as more comprehensive source statistics become available.