France output current prices: chemical industry
France output current prices: chemical industry stood at 64,994 EUR million in 2025, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Annual national accounts table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1959 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Annual national accounts table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Output, current prices | |||||||||||
| Chemical industry | 64,994 | 68,053 | 69,129 | 74,477 | 62,306 | 52,425 | 57,419 | 57,272 | 56,521 | 53,865 | |
| Pharmaceuticals, medical chemical and botanical products | 37,530 | 35,415 | 33,160 | 29,257 | 25,342 | 23,818 | 23,041 | 21,886 | 21,722 | 20,963 |
Understanding france output current prices: chemical industry
Petrochemical processing, industrial gas synthesis, basic inorganic and organic substance creation, and fertilizer manufacturing constitute the foundation of this monetary production aggregate. The metric tallies total gross output at current market values, combining merchant sales, intra-group transfers, and capitalized production of goods within the chemical sector, while excluding downstream product fabrication covered in sibling categories. Each establishment is classified by its principal industrial activity, ensuring strict boundary separation from petroleum refineries or pharmaceutical laboratories.
Nominal figures reflect both physical production volumes and shifting transaction prices for raw feedstock such as naphtha and natural gas. Comparing consecutive annual figures therefore conflates underlying output trends with commodity price volatility. Long-term trend analysis necessitates consulting volume indices to filter out valuation effects caused by energy and raw material price shocks. Historical revisions frequently emerge as enterprise balance sheets and regulatory environmental reports undergo late reconciliation.
Frequently asked questions
- How does this series differ from pharmaceutical production records?
- Pharmaceuticals, medical chemicals, and botanical products are tracked in a dedicated sibling classification, leaving basic and industrial chemicals within this specific aggregate.
- Are intra-company transfers included in the output tally?
- Yes, goods produced and consumed within the same enterprise for further processing are counted at estimated market prices within total output.
- How do raw material cost swings affect the reported monetary values?
- Because values are denominated in current prices, spikes in feedstock costs immediately inflate the nominal output level without necessarily reflecting higher physical volume.