France other products past production trend balance (SA)
France other products past production trend balance (SA) stood at -1.5 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 Feb 1990 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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| Monthly business survey in goods-producing industries - Manufacture of other industrial products - Past trend in production (balance of opinion) - SA series | -1.5 | 5 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 6.2 | 3 | -0.2 | -2.3 | -3.5 | -0.3 | |
| Monthly business survey in goods-producing industries - Manufacture of textiles, clothing industries, leather and footwear industry - Past trend in production (balance of opinion) - SA series | 12.4 | 9.6 | 23.8 | -5.6 | 15.2 | 12.8 | -3.3 | 1.9 | -4.3 | -8.7 |
Understanding france other products past production trend balance (SA)
Executive assessments gathered from enterprises producing miscellaneous industrial goods form the basis of this retrospective activity gauge. The scope encompasses a wide array of intermediate and finished articles that do not fit into specialized sectoral categories like food or transport, ranging from rubber and plastic items to paper goods and construction materials. This measure differs from narrow sub-sector indices by bundling diverse material converters, providing a broad read on intermediate industrial demand. It omits raw extraction, energy generation, and primary agricultural production, centering entirely on secondary manufacturing transformations.
Reviewing these figures requires understanding that the heterogeneous nature of the underlying pool can dilute signals from specific product niches. Analysts should avoid treating this diverse composite as a proxy for any single material market, given that contrasting trends in plastics, paper, and minerals frequently offset one another. Seasonality in construction-adjacent inputs can persist despite statistical adjustments, making multi-month moving averages more reliable than isolated monthly readings for identifying turning points in secondary supply chains.
Frequently asked questions
- What types of products are covered under this miscellaneous category?
- It includes rubber, plastics, paper, and various other intermediate industrial goods not classified elsewhere.
- How does this differ from primary metals or chemicals surveys?
- It focuses on secondary conversion processes and diversified manufacturing rather than heavy chemical synthesis or basic smelting.
- Is this indicator seasonally adjusted?
- Yes, the series applies statistical adjustments to remove predictable calendar and seasonal variations from the reported balances.