France SME failures (raw): trade and motor vehicle repair
France SME failures (raw): trade and motor vehicle repair stood at 14,067 Companies in Aug 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Business demography table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Dec 2000 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Business demography table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SME failures by sector, 12-month cumulative total (raw) | |||||||||||
| Trade and repair of motor vehicles | 14,067 | 14,068 | 14,136 | 13,940 | 13,950 | 14,037 | 13,909 | 13,884 | 13,821 | 13,700 | |
| Transport and storage | 3,219 | 3,231 | 3,242 | 3,218 | 3,281 | 3,284 | 3,255 | 3,240 | 3,188 | 3,145 |
Understanding france SME failures (raw): trade and motor vehicle repair
Trade and motor vehicle repair enterprises operating as small and medium-sized businesses are tracked through a twelve-month raw cumulative total of formal business failures. This measure aggregates judicial liquidations and court-mandated safeguard procedures across wholesale, retail, and automotive maintenance sectors, excluding manufacturing, construction, and service industries. Compiling twelve consecutive months of raw data provides a broad picture of commercial distribution distress without seasonal distortion. The series captures the mortality of enterprises engaged in buying, selling, and servicing physical goods.
Interpreting this distribution and repair metric requires recognizing its sensitivity to household consumption patterns, supply chain shifts, and retail foot traffic. Because the series uses raw twelve-month cumulative figures, analysts should evaluate changes against the identical period from the prior year rather than comparing adjacent months. Revisions occur as commercial courts process delayed insolvency filings from retail and automotive businesses. Comparing this measure with accommodation or transport series shows how consumer-facing trade sectors perform relative to other service industries.
Frequently asked questions
- What businesses are included in the trade and motor vehicle repair insolvency count?
- Wholesale merchants, retail shops, and automotive repair garages operated by small and medium enterprises.
- Why is a twelve-month cumulative raw total useful for analyzing trade failures?
- It bypasses holiday shopping seasonal spikes and provides a stable annual benchmark of retail and wholesale distress.
- What factors most heavily influence insolvency trends in this trade sector?
- Changes in household consumption, consumer confidence, wholesale supply costs, and retail competition.