France hourly wage index, labourers: other manufacturing & repair
France hourly wage index, labourers: other manufacturing & repair stood at 123.7 in Q2 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Wages and labour cost table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q2 2017 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Wages and labour cost 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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| Hourly wage rate indice for labourers - Other manufacturing - Repair and installation of machinery and equipment (NAF rev. 2, level A38 CM) - Base 100 in Q2 of 2017 | 123.7 | 123.1 | 122.1 | 121.9 | 121.7 | 121 | 120.1 | 119.7 | 119.4 | 118.6 | |
| Hourly wage rate indice for labourers - Wholesale and retail trade (NAF rev. 2, level A38 GZ) - Base 100 in Q2 of 2017 | 122.9 | 122.2 | 121.3 | 121 | 120.8 | 120.3 | 119.1 | 118.6 | 118.2 | 117.5 |
Understanding france hourly wage index, labourers: other manufacturing & repair
Machine operators, assembly technicians, repair mechanics, and equipment installation workers engaged in miscellaneous manufacturing and industrial machinery repair constitute this specialized index. The series captures basic hourly wage rates for industrial production and maintenance personnel outside primary manufacturing sectors, separating repair services from heavy goods production. This makes the indicator useful for assessing service and repair cost pressures within industrial supply chains.
Reading the data involves tracking changes in industrial maintenance demand and specialized repair agreements across manufacturing sub-sectors. Analysts should compare quarterly movements with annual figures to separate genuine structural wage adjustments from cyclical fluctuations in factory utilization. Care must be taken when comparing these figures with primary production wages, as repair and installation activities operate under different commercial cost structures.
Frequently asked questions
- What activities are covered alongside manufacturing in this index?
- The series includes the repair and installation of industrial machinery and equipment alongside miscellaneous manufacturing.
- Does this index measure wages for heavy metal production workers?
- No, heavy metal production is tracked in separate primary metallurgical indices, whereas this series focuses on other manufacturing and repair.
- How do equipment maintenance contracts influence the series?
- Wages tied to specialized industrial repair agreements can create step changes when service sector collective accords are renewed.