France GVA volume: other manufacturing and machinery repair
France GVA volume: other manufacturing and machinery repair stood at 45,032 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, chain-linked volumes | |||||||||||
| Other manufacturing - Repair and installation services of machinery and equipment | 45,032 | 44,395 | 41,368 | 41,846 | 38,144 | 33,883 | 36,002 | 34,632 | 33,829 | 33,814 | |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 19,095 | 19,166 | 17,150 | 11,873 | 29,463 | 32,241 | 34,837 | 35,009 | 32,267 | 35,475 |
Understanding france GVA volume: other manufacturing and machinery repair
Miscellaneous manufacturing and industrial repair services calculate the constant-price gross value added from producing diverse goods—such as medical instruments, sports equipment, toys, and jewelry—alongside machinery installation and repair. This indicator measures real output by subtracting intermediate costs from gross receipts, using chain-linked volume measures to eliminate price inflation across disparate product lines. The scope encompasses furniture, musical instruments, recycling sorting, and specialized repair services for industrial machinery, separating them from heavy industrial production. Unlike single-product manufacturing branches, this category aggregates various niche manufacturing activities.
Interpreting these figures requires recognizing that diverse underlying sub-sectors react to different economic stimuli, ranging from consumer discretionary spending to industrial maintenance budgets. Early annual estimates face frequent revisions as administrative tax records and niche industry surveys are fully compiled. Year-on-year comparisons offer the most reliable trend analysis by smoothing out minor seasonal variations across disparate product groups. A primary pitfall is treating this heterogeneous aggregate as a unified industrial sector, given that repair services and consumer novelty manufacturing respond to entirely separate economic signals.
Frequently asked questions
- What activities are grouped under other manufacturing and machinery repair?
- The production of medical devices, jewelry, sports goods, toys, and the specialized installation and repair of industrial machinery.
- Why is this branch considered heterogeneous?
- It combines many unrelated niche manufacturing activities and service operations that do not fit into larger, dedicated industrial categories.
- How should analysts evaluate trends in this mixed category?
- Year-on-year comparisons are recommended to filter out noise from the diverse sub-sectors and provide a stable view of overall activity.