France GVA current prices: computer, electronic and optical products
France GVA current prices: computer, electronic and optical products stood at 13,396 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 1959 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 computer, electronic and optical products | 13,396 | 13,159 | 12,679 | 11,922 | 10,870 | 10,123 | 10,879 | 9,972 | 9,955 | 9,867 | |
| Manufacture of electrical equipment | 9,092 | 8,910 | 8,653 | 7,434 | 6,898 | 6,522 | 7,617 | 7,579 | 7,464 | 7,394 |
Understanding france GVA current prices: computer, electronic and optical products
Measuring the financial value added originating from the design and assembly of computers, peripheral hardware, electronic components, communication apparatus, and optical instruments, this metric calculates gross output minus intermediate supply costs. It isolates high-technology electronics fabrication from electrical equipment manufacturing and heavy industrial branches. The classification covers precision optics, semiconductor components, and data processing hardware production.
Reading these figures demands awareness of rapid technological obsolescence and continuous quality-adjusted price deflation characteristic of high-tech manufacturing. Early provisional estimates are subject to substantial revision as specialized high-tech trade surveys and corporate financial reports are incorporated. Analysts must avoid comparing nominal figures directly with traditional industrial sectors, as rapid productivity gains and frequent product redesigns require specialized price deflators. Long-term historical comparisons must also account for global outsourcing of assembly operations and shifts in semiconductor supply chains.
Frequently asked questions
- How does this electronic product measure differ from electrical equipment manufacturing?
- Electronics focuses on computing hardware, semiconductors, and optical devices rather than heavy electrical distribution gear.
- Why do quality adjustments play a major role in evaluating this high-tech sector?
- Rapid technological change requires specialized deflators to separate price shifts from genuine performance improvements.
- What leads to revisions in preliminary estimates for computer and optical manufacturing?
- Initial calculations are updated as detailed trade surveys and corporate financial statements become available.