France GFCF volume: all sectors other manufactured products
France GFCF volume: all sectors other manufactured products stood at 10,378 in Q2 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Fixed investment table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q1 1949 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Fixed investment table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
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| GFCF of all sectors in all institutional sectors - Other manufactured products | 10,378 | 10,626 | 10,674 | 10,807 | 10,836 | 10,620 | 10,557 | 10,730 | 10,635 | 10,660 | |
| GFCF of all sectors in all institutional sectors - Construction | 59,026 | 59,172 | 60,437 | 60,195 | 60,082 | 60,152 | 60,707 | 61,491 | 61,835 | 62,128 |
Understanding france GFCF volume: all sectors other manufactured products
Factory output, industrial commodities, and processed physical merchandise procured as productive capital assets across the economy are captured within this chain-linked volume measure of gross fixed capital formation. The scope encompasses durable physical goods not classified under specialized equipment or heavy machinery categories, isolating miscellaneous manufactured items that contribute to productive capacity over multiple periods. Excluded are raw material inputs meant for immediate transformation, inventory accumulations, non-produced intangible assets, and construction outlays. This series isolates the volume component of miscellaneous manufactured goods acquisitions, stripping away price fluctuations to reveal pure physical capital formation changes, which differentiates it from nominal monetary valuations and from sibling product groups representing specialized industrial tools or transport equipment.
Interpreting these figures requires accounting for delivery schedules characteristic of industrial equipment markets, which often generate quarterly volatility that smooths out across annual horizons. Early estimates undergo routine revisions as manufacturers supply delayed delivery declarations and revised deflators. Analysts comparing this series against broader macroeconomic indicators must account for price adjustment methodologies tied to chained volume calculations, ensuring that growth assessments rely on period-on-period dynamics only after accounting for underlying technological quality improvements embedded in the deflators. Conflating physical volume changes with nominal expenditure shifts remains a frequent analytical pitfall.
Frequently asked questions
- What categories of physical goods are grouped under other manufactured products in this dataset?
- The classification aggregates residual factory-produced goods and industrial merchandise not captured by specialized machinery, transport material, or construction product categories.
- Why does this series use chained prices rather than current monetary values?
- Chained pricing removes the distorting impact of inflation and shifts in industrial purchasing power, isolating physical capital accumulation trends.
- How do revisions typically affect early estimates of this manufactured capital series?
- Initial quarterly figures often undergo adjustments as statistical authorities incorporate delayed trade declarations, late survey responses, and updated product deflators.