France output current prices: mining and quarrying
France output current prices: mining and quarrying stood at 5,888 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 | |||||||||||
| Mining and quarrying | 5,888 | 6,023 | 6,182 | 6,266 | 5,993 | 5,278 | 5,666 | 5,697 | 5,297 | 5,056 | |
| Manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and footwear | 22,620 | 22,792 | 22,228 | 20,141 | 17,418 | 16,093 | 17,861 | 17,675 | 16,964 | 16,556 |
Understanding france output current prices: mining and quarrying
Extraction of metallic ores, stone quarrying, gravel excavation, and peat cutting activities generate the primary raw material values tracked by this specialized indicator. The valuation sums total mine-gate sales and inventory shifts of extracted solid minerals, excluding the costs of heavy machinery, explosives, and fuel consumed during extraction. This narrow industrial category isolates pure subterranean extraction from downstream energy utilities and manufacturing.
Output levels depend heavily on geological discoveries and concession permits, making historical comparisons prone to structural breaks when mines open or exhaust their reserves. Revisions occur as mining enterprises submit audited production logs that correct preliminary extraction surveys. Analysts studying this metric should monitor global commodity price fluctuations, which heavily distort nominal figures relative to physical tonnage extracted.
Frequently asked questions
- What activities are included in mining and quarrying?
- Extracting metal ores, stone, sand, clay, and chemical minerals from the earth constitutes this category.
- Does this series include oil and gas extraction?
- No, oil and gas extraction is grouped under broader energy categories rather than solid mining and quarrying.
- Why might historical series show sudden level breaks?
- The opening or closure of large regional mines or quarries can drastically alter the entire national output level.