France manufacturing equipment difficulties (% firms, SA)
France manufacturing equipment difficulties (% firms, SA) stood at 6.5% 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 - Manufacturing industry - Enterprises encountering equipment difficulties (percentage of firms in that case) - SA series | 6.5 | 6 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6 | 6.5 | 7.1 | |
| Monthly business survey in goods-producing industries - Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco - Enterprises encountering equipment difficulties (percentage of firms in that case) - SA series | 12.5 | 10.5 | 13.4 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9 | 8.6 | 10.1 | 13.8 |
Understanding france manufacturing equipment difficulties (% firms, SA)
Monthly Monthly business survey in goods-producing industries - Manufacturing industry - 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
- What specific operational bottleneck does this series capture within manufacturing?
- It tracks the proportion of industrial enterprises reporting that physical capital constraints, such as machinery malfunctions or tool shortages, impede their daily operations.
- How does seasonal adjustment affect these responses?
- The seasonal adjustment removes regular calendar patterns and recurring weather impacts, revealing underlying shifts in physical operating hurdles.
- Why is measuring equipment bottlenecks useful for analysts?
- It provides a direct signal of supply-side friction before those operational strains translate into broader production slowdowns or pricing pressures.