France wholesale foreign orders placed: spec wholesale
France wholesale foreign orders placed: spec wholesale stood at -28.9 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 Jul 1979 to Sep 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the INSEE business surveys table
| Indicator | 09-2026 | 07-2026 | 05-2026 | 03-2026 | 01-2026 | 11-2025 | 09-2025 | 07-2025 | 05-2025 | 03-2025 | |
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| Other specialised wholesale | |||||||||||
| Opinion on foreign orders intended to be placed on months m and m-1 | -28.9 | -24.4 | -22.2 | -15 | -14.2 | -21.2 | -21.9 | -16.3 | -22.7 | -20.4 | |
| Judgment on the current cashflow position | -11 | -12.9 | -14.5 | -8.5 | -8.6 | -9 | -4.3 | -5.8 | -5.2 | -6.6 |
Understanding france wholesale foreign orders placed: spec wholesale
Specialized intermediaries trading in factory equipment and industrial machinery evaluate incoming purchasing intentions originating specifically from international trading partners across recent reference intervals. The indicator captures the net balance of reported foreign procurement interest, reflecting whether overseas clients plan to step up or scale back their acquisition requests. This measure isolates external demand intentions from domestic wholesale pipelines, separating cross-border procurement trends from local market dynamics. Excluded from this series are domestic commercial orders and retail consumer purchases.
Reading this foreign procurement gauge requires filtering out regional trade disruptions and currency volatility that frequently impact international sourcing decisions. Consecutive monthly comparisons provide the most reliable reading of shifting export demand trends without seasonal distortion. Analysts comparing this series with actual customs data should keep in mind that survey balances reflect anticipated purchasing interest rather than settled financial contracts.
Frequently asked questions
- What specific order origin does this specialized wholesale series measure?
- Foreign orders intended to be placed by international clients.
- What retrospective window do respondents review for these foreign procurement intentions?
- The current month and the preceding month.
- Does this series track domestic wholesale orders?
- No, it focuses strictly on foreign procurement intentions.