France manufacturing production volume trend balance (SA)
France manufacturing production volume trend balance (SA) stood at -8.7 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 Apr 1976 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 - General outlook - Probable trend in industrial production volume (balance of opinion) - SA series | -8.7 | -9.8 | -10.6 | -15.3 | -16.5 | -16.7 | -9.7 | -6.4 | -5.7 | -6.9 | |
| Monthly business survey in goods-producing industries - Mining, quarrying and manufacturing - General outlook - Probable trend in industrial price general level (balance of opinion) - SA series | 24.2 | 22 | 23 | 37.1 | 43.3 | 40.3 | 18.5 | 7.7 | 10.1 | 8.2 |
Understanding france manufacturing production volume trend balance (SA)
Monthly Monthly business survey in goods-producing industries - Manufacturing industry - General outlook - Probable trend in industrial production volume (balance of opinion) - SA series — INSEE monthly business surveys: climate and sector balances of opinion, France. Series covers 1976 to 2026-08 (605 observations). Source: INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM).
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series include extractive industries like mining or quarrying?
- No, this specific measure isolates the manufacturing sector, excluding raw mineral extraction and quarrying operations from its survey base.
- What timeframe do manufacturing executives consider when forecasting volume trends?
- Respondents project their expected physical production changes over the upcoming operating horizon based on current order books and market signals.
- Why is this manufacturing outlook tracked as a balance of opinion?
- Converting qualitative survey choices into a net percentage allows analysts to gauge broad business sentiment changes without waiting for delayed quantitative output data.