France output current prices: transport equipment
France output current prices: transport equipment stood at 213,033 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 1949 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 | |||||||||||
| Manufacture of transport equipment | 213,033 | 198,138 | 195,359 | 175,812 | 152,584 | 142,635 | 204,563 | 194,186 | 187,507 | 172,688 | |
| Manufacture of other industrial products | 421,617 | 422,046 | 421,140 | 419,643 | 365,447 | 316,568 | 351,755 | 349,171 | 340,504 | 326,195 |
Understanding france output current prices: transport equipment
Assembly lines producing passenger cars, commercial lorries, railway rolling stock, aircraft, ships, and aerospace components generate the financial aggregates quantified here. The metric tallies total factory shipments, subcontracted assembly fees, and inventory changes of finished vehicles and aerospace parts, excluding components purchased from external suppliers. Unlike standard consumer goods manufacturers, transport equipment builders operate with long production cycles and heavy reliance on global supply chains for specialized parts.
Annual figures are prone to revision when large aerospace contracts or multi-year defense orders undergo audit adjustments. Reclassifications of industrial plants between automotive and machinery sectors can cause historical level breaks. Analysts must review volume-adjusted series alongside these nominal figures to separate raw price inflation in specialized metals and electronics from genuine changes in vehicle production output.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this measure include aerospace manufacturing?
- Yes, aircraft, spacecraft, and related defense equipment production fall squarely within this transport category.
- Why do transport equipment figures often experience large revisions?
- The lengthy fabrication timelines for aircraft and ships require deferred reporting that updates early provisional estimates.
- Are replacement auto parts included here?
- Parts manufactured specifically for assembly are counted, though standalone retail auto repairs belong in trade sectors.