France machinery equipment difficulties share (SA)
France machinery equipment difficulties share (SA) stood at 9.7% 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 Apr 1991 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 | |
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| Industry | |||||||||||
| Monthly business survey in goods-producing industries - Manufacture of electrical, electronic, computer equipments and machinery - Enterprises encountering equipment difficulties (percentage of firms in that case) - SA series | 9.7 | 9.2 | 11.4 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 12.1 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 9.3 | |
| Monthly business survey in goods-producing industries - Manufacture of transport equipment - Enterprises encountering equipment difficulties (percentage of firms in that case) - SA series | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Understanding france machinery equipment difficulties share (SA)
Monthly Monthly business survey in goods-producing industries - Manufacture of electrical, electronic, computer equipments and machinery - Enterprises encountering equipment difficulties (percentage of firms in that case) - SA series — INSEE monthly business surveys: climate and sector balances of opinion, France, in %. Series covers 1991 to 2026-08 (425 observations). Source: INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM).
Frequently asked questions
- Which technological industries are pooled within this category?
- The data aggregates firms producing electronics, computers, electrical gear, and general industrial machinery.
- What does a rising share of reporting firms imply for this group?
- An upward movement indicates that more high-tech manufacturers are facing physical tool or hardware bottlenecks.
- Are software companies included in this hardware-focused survey?
- No, the respondents are strictly goods-producing enterprises operating within the specified industrial manufacturing classifications.