France gross value added: transport equipment manufacturing
France gross value added: transport equipment manufacturing stood at 43,579 EUR million in 2025, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Annual national accounts table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1949 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Annual national accounts table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross value added, current prices | |||||||||||
| Manufacture of transport equipment | 43,579 | 41,266 | 38,613 | 29,975 | 29,740 | 26,701 | 36,030 | 34,242 | 30,919 | 30,977 | |
| Manufacture of other industrial products | 167,981 | 166,434 | 159,812 | 140,861 | 126,405 | 117,701 | 130,839 | 127,212 | 126,358 | 124,159 |
Understanding france gross value added: transport equipment manufacturing
Quantifying the financial surplus generated by the production of motor vehicles, trailers, rail rolling stock, aircraft, and ships, this dataset evaluates automotive and aerospace industrial output. The metric captures value added by stripping out raw material expenses, energy purchases, and outsourced component costs from the final sales value of finished mobility assets, keeping transport manufacturing separate from general machinery or electrical production.
Evaluating these metrics demands awareness of long production cycles and heavy reliance on international supply chains for specialized parts. Analysts should note that current price figures can fluctuate due to shifting contract values and raw material inflation rather than simple shifts in assembly volume. Comparing this sector against consumer spending indicators helps reveal whether vehicle output serves domestic demand or international trade partners.
Frequently asked questions
- Are aerospace and automotive industries grouped together here?
- Yes, the transport equipment branch combines motor vehicles, rail vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft, and ships into a single aggregate.
- What is excluded from this value-added calculation?
- Intermediate consumption, such as purchased steel, rubber, electronics, and energy used during assembly, is subtracted from total output.
- How do revisions typically affect this transport series?
- Early estimates often rely on monthly industrial surveys before annual corporate balance sheet data refines the final value added.