France imports: transport equipment
France imports: transport equipment stood at 130,177 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports of goods and services | |||||||||||
| Manufacture of transport equipment | 130,177 | 125,243 | 126,885 | 111,874 | 96,070 | 91,431 | 118,230 | 112,053 | 108,029 | 99,653 | |
| Manufacture of other industrial products | 284,964 | 279,496 | 286,361 | 304,847 | 256,640 | 221,141 | 235,319 | 231,213 | 223,292 | 209,014 |
Understanding france imports: transport equipment
Foreign-produced motor vehicles, trailers, aircraft, railway rolling stock, and maritime vessels brought across borders for domestic use constitute the focus of this trade measure. The series isolates the automotive and aerospace manufacturing sectors from general machinery and other industrial products, capturing whole vehicles, sub-assemblies, and specialized transport gear acquired from non-resident producers. Transactions involving components destined for domestic final assembly are included, provided ownership changes hands across national frontiers.
Reading these figures necessitates recognizing the highly concentrated nature of the transport manufacturing industry, where a small number of large corporate procurement cycles can dominate annual totals. Seasonality and lumpy delivery schedules for large commercial aircraft or ships can introduce sharp volatility into the annual series. When assessing growth, analysts should examine chained volume figures to eliminate the impact of price changes driven by safety and environmental regulatory compliance. Comparing transport imports with domestic vehicle registration and production statistics helps isolate substitution effects between domestic output and foreign supply.
Frequently asked questions
- What transport sectors are covered by this import category?
- It encompasses automotive vehicles, rail equipment, aircraft, spacecraft, and ships acquired from foreign suppliers.
- Why can annual figures in this series be volatile?
- Large-scale capital deliveries, such as commercial aircraft fleets or maritime vessels, occur intermittently and can heavily influence yearly totals.
- How do regulatory standards affect transport import values?
- Compliance with new safety and environmental mandates alters vehicle manufacturing costs, requiring careful price deflation to track true physical quantities.