France interim services expected activity trend
France interim services expected activity trend stood at -19.8 Balance of opinion (%) in Sep 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the INSEE business surveys table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1989 to Sep 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the INSEE business surveys table
| Indicator | 09-2026 | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services | |||||||||||
| Monthly economic survey in services - Expected trend of activity - Interim services | -19.8 | 6.4 | 0.3 | -18 | -14.7 | -21.9 | -3.1 | 2.7 | -1 | 5.4 | |
| Monthly economic survey in services - Expected trend of activity - Hotels and tourist accommodation | 10.5 | 11.5 | -8.7 | -36 | -16 | -2.3 | 3 | 2.2 | -7.1 | -9.3 |
Understanding france interim services expected activity trend
Firms supplying temporary labor and staffing solutions project whether their business volume will increase, decrease, or stay steady in the months ahead. This indicator tracks forward-looking operational tempo exclusively for businesses dispatching contingent workers to client organizations across diverse sectors. It differs from backward-looking metrics by capturing executive expectations regarding client demand for flexible staffing before those orders materialize in billable hours. Excluded from this specific scope are permanent placement services and general human resource consultancies that do not supply temporary personnel directly on their payroll.
Users should examine the seasonally adjusted balance to eliminate regular calendar fluctuations tied to industrial shutdowns and seasonal harvest or holiday cycles. Early estimates are subject to routine revisions as late questionnaires are processed by statistical compilers. Month-on-month changes offer a more responsive gauge of economic inflection points than annual comparisons, which can obscure short-term reversals in temporary labor utilization. Correlating this index with broader manufacturing output gauges helps verify whether projected staffing volumes align with actual industrial production dynamics.
Frequently asked questions
- What specific business model defines interim services in this survey?
- It includes agencies that hire workers directly and assign them to client companies to cover temporary staffing needs.
- Why is the expected activity trend considered an early indicator of economic shifts?
- Client firms adjust temporary staffing levels before altering their permanent payrolls, making interim projections highly sensitive to cyclical turns.
- Do these expectations account for price changes in labor contracts?
- Respondents focus on physical volumes of assignments and billable hours rather than monetary values inflated by wage adjustments.