France gross value added: transportation and storage
France gross value added: transportation and storage stood at 123,481 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 | |||||||||||
| Transportation and storage | 123,481 | 123,823 | 116,983 | 134,782 | 109,419 | 84,929 | 95,511 | 89,865 | 92,004 | 88,938 | |
| Accommodation and food service activities | 71,056 | 68,721 | 61,442 | 55,377 | 32,354 | 28,813 | 51,037 | 46,992 | 44,754 | 44,140 |
Understanding france gross value added: transportation and storage
Measuring the monetary wealth generated by movement of freight, passenger transit, warehousing operations, and postal services, this series captures the net value added of logistical networks. It calculates total operational revenues minus intermediate inputs across land, water, and air transport operators, as well as storage facilities, separating logistical activities from wholesale trade and manufacturing. The scope excludes independent delivery operations embedded internally within non-transport enterprises.
Interpreting this metric requires accounting for fuel cost volatility and seasonal travel patterns that directly distort nominal operational margins. Revisions to early figures frequently occur as corporate financial audits and freight volume surveys are incorporated into national accounts. Analysts comparing this performance with manufacturing output must account for time lags between goods production and their subsequent distribution. Long-run structural changes in supply chain organization and transport infrastructure investments also create breaks in historical comparability.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this transport measure include in-house delivery services operated by retail firms?
- No, internal transport services are classified under the primary activity of the respective enterprise.
- What external factors commonly disrupt short-term movements in this series?
- Fluctuations in fuel prices and seasonal travel demand heavily influence operational margins and gross value added.
- Why do early estimates for logistics and warehousing often experience revisions?
- Initial figures rely on partial industry indicators before comprehensive corporate tax declarations are integrated.