French non-financial company non-produced asset acquisitions
French non-financial company non-produced asset acquisitions stood at -9 EUR million in Q2 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Household and corporate accounts table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q1 1949 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Household and corporate accounts table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
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| Non-financial corporations | |||||||||||
| Net acquisitions of non-produced assets of non-financial companies - Values at current prices - SA-WDA series | -9 | 1 | 15 | -5 | -60 | -149 | -273 | -335 | -334 | -271 | |
| Value added of non financial companies - Values at current prices - SA-WDA series | 389,532 | 388,535 | 390,261 | 387,275 | 384,189 | 385,197 | 385,435 | 385,623 | 378,749 | 379,973 |
Understanding french non-financial company non-produced asset acquisitions
This series tracks the net acquisition minus disposal of non-produced, non-financial assets by market-oriented corporate entities, covering items such as land, subsoil deposits, mineral rights, and purchased intangible assets like patents and trademarks. It excludes produced fixed assets like buildings and machinery, focusing exclusively on naturally occurring or legally protected non-produced resources. Compiled as a seasonally adjusted and working-day adjusted series at current prices, it reflects structural shifts in corporate asset ownership within the capital account.
Evaluating these figures requires attention to major corporate transactions, as single large asset purchases or transfers of intellectual property rights can distort quarterly patterns. Early estimates are subject to revision as legal registry data and detailed corporate balance sheet surveys are processed. Analysts should review both acquisitions and disposals separately to understand whether net figures are driven by expansion or asset divestment.
Frequently asked questions
- What assets are classified as non-produced in this account?
- Land, mineral reserves, subsoil assets, and intellectual property rights such as patents and trademarks.
- Are purchases of newly constructed office buildings included here?
- No, buildings are produced assets and are recorded under gross fixed capital formation instead.
- Why is working-day adjustment applied to this asset series?
- To remove calendar anomalies related to the timing of legal title transfers and registry processing days.