France manufacturing no obstacles to activity share (SA)
France manufacturing no obstacles to activity share (SA) stood at 38.5% 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 that do not experience obstacles to activity growth (percentage of firms in that case) - SA series | 38.5 | 37.1 | 37.2 | 40.7 | 39.9 | 37.4 | 40.2 | 40.4 | 42.5 | 40.3 | |
| Monthly business survey in goods-producing industries - Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco - Enterprises that do not experience obstacles to activity growth (percentage of firms in that case) - SA series | 35.3 | 39.5 | 38.4 | 41.6 | 38.1 | 35.1 | 41.5 | 40.2 | 40.7 | 40.9 |
Understanding france manufacturing no obstacles to activity share (SA)
Monthly Monthly business survey in goods-producing industries - Manufacturing industry - Enterprises that do not experience obstacles to activity growth (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
- Does this index cover utilities or construction firms?
- It is restricted entirely to manufacturing enterprises, leaving out civil engineering, utilities, and services.
- What distinguishes this metric from the broader extractive index?
- It excludes mining and quarrying to isolate the core secondary processing sector.
- How do researchers use this specific indicator?
- It serves as a general barometer for factory-floor operational health across the entire manufacturing base.