France other industrial mfg: equipment difficulties (% of firms, SA)
France other industrial mfg: equipment difficulties (% of firms, SA) stood at 6% 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 other industrial products - Enterprises encountering equipment difficulties (percentage of firms in that case) - SA series | 6 | 6 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 7 | 7.7 | 7 | |
| Monthly business survey in goods-producing industries - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers - Enterprises that do not experience obstacles to activity growth (percentage of firms in that case) - SA series | 42.6 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 50.2 | 46.8 | 27.1 | 65.2 | 57.4 | 70.2 | 57.8 |
Understanding france other industrial mfg: equipment difficulties (% of firms, SA)
Monthly Monthly business survey in goods-producing industries - Manufacture of other industrial products - 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 goods fall outside the specialized sectors in this residual group?
- It encompasses manufacturers of rubber, plastics, chemicals, paper, and non-metallic mineral items.
- Why is a broad residual category maintained in industrial surveys?
- It captures the capital constraints of foundational processing industries that do not fit neatly into high-tech or transport categories.
- Are service providers captured in this manufacturing compilation?
- All responding entities are goods producers within the designated industrial classification boundary.