France pharmaceuticals & chemical stock levels (SA)
France pharmaceuticals & chemical stock levels (SA) stood at -4.5 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry | |||||||||||
| Monthly business survey in goods-producing industries - Pharmaceuticals, medical chemical and botanical products - Level of stocks of manufactured products (balance of opinion) - SA series | -4.5 | -4.3 | -4.4 | -4.2 | -4.8 | 1.5 | -1.8 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.7 | |
| Monthly business survey in goods-producing industries - Manufacture of rubber and plastic and other non-metallic mineral products - Level of stocks of manufactured products (balance of opinion) - SA series | 2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 3.7 | -2.1 | 5.9 |
Understanding france pharmaceuticals & chemical stock levels (SA)
Monthly Monthly business survey in goods-producing industries - Pharmaceuticals, medical chemical and botanical products - Level of stocks of manufactured products (balance of opinion) - SA series — INSEE monthly business surveys: climate and sector balances of opinion, France. Series covers 1990 to 2026-08 (439 observations). Source: INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM).
Frequently asked questions
- What are pharmaceuticals and chemical stock levels?
- The net survey balance indicating whether inventories of manufactured chemical goods and medical products are judged excessive or insufficient.
- Why is inventory management critical in the chemical sector?
- Storage constraints and shelf-life limits for certain compounds require careful balancing of warehouse stocks.
- How does this stock series assist economic forecasters?
- It reveals whether chemical plants are holding unsold output, serving as a gauge of supply-demand equilibrium.